Posted on 05/11/2017 1:19:15 PM PDT by ForYourChildren
President Trump unloaded on CNN hosts Don Lemon and Chris Cuomo and CBS "Late Show" host Stephen Colbert in a Monday night interview with Time magazine.
Trump started his diatribe by noting that he no longer watches CNN or MSNBC, instead tuning into Fox News because it is the "most accurate."
"I do watch Fox in the morning, and their ratings have gone through the roof because everyone knows I'm watching Fox," Trump said. "But they're pleasant. And if I do something wrong they report on it. I don't mean theyif I do something wrong. But it's really, honestly it's the most accurate."
Trump called out two CNN anchors specifically. The first was "New Day" co-host Chris Cuomo.
"CNN in the morning, Chris Cuomo, he's sitting there like a chained lunatic. He's like a boiler ready to explode, the level of hatred," Trump said.
Trump then unleashed on CNN host Don Lemon.
"This Don Lemon who's perhaps the dumbest person in broadcasting, Don Lemon at night it's likesometimes they'll have a guest who by mistake will say something good," Trump said. "And they'll start screaming, we're going to commercial. They cut him off."
Trump also commented on Trump supporter and CNN commentator Jeffery Lord, saying he gets constantly attacked on the network.
"And poor Jeffrey Lord. I love Jeffrey Lord. But sometimes he's sitting there with eight unknown killers that nobody ever heard of. And CNN actually is not doing nearly as well as others," Trump said.
Trump then brought up late-night host Stephen Colbert, who was recently criticized for a crude joke he made about the president. Trump referenced Colbert's joke and then continued to brag about the ratings he had when he appeared on Colbert's show.
"You see a no-talent guy like Colbert. There's nothing funny about what he says. And what he says is filthy. And you have kids watching. And it only builds up my base. It only helps me, people like him. The guy was dying. By the way they were going to take him off television, then he started attacking me and he started doing better. But his show was dying. I've done his show.
But when I did his show, which by the way was very highly rated. It was highhighest rating. The highest rating he's ever had."
Somebody please post when these TRUMP interviews are going to air. FR is full of innocuous threads and no substance. Sorry, I can’t post.
I can’t find a means to copy and paste from this lap top of mine, therefore I can’t meet the “body of the thread” requirement to get hot news on the forum.
It's very interesting evidence, and a counterpoint to my observation of him on Jeopardy.
As an aside, you haven't seen Jeopardy unless you've been to a taping. They do a practice game with a stand-in host. There's also a lot of talk among the contestants, Alex, and the audience between segments. It's very interesting. Should you ever get a chance, take it.
Funny you should mention that because after I posted that reply I thought of the same exact thing and wished I would have included it.
And the media is the enemy 100%. If he’s not aggressive they will bury him....thankfully he likes the fight.
+1
Dude looked like Chef Inspector Charles Dreyfus.
...I do watch Fox in the morning, and their ratings have gone through the roof because everyone knows I’m watching Fox...
Guilty. We both watch Fox and Friends in the morning.
CNN Responds...
“YIKES! CNN Statement Slams Trump for Knocking Cuomo, Lemon; Beneath the Dignity of the Office”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3552233/posts?page=1
This Don Lemon who’s perhaps the dumbest person in broadcasting
I prefer to describe people of that ilk as, ‘unrestrained idiots’, but ‘chained lunatic’ also works. It’s all good.
Go Trump.
Loved every word. These guys are not use to this sort of criticism. Always thought Colbert was untalented.
All very true.
Saw Cavuto and Gasparino today, rolling in their own vomit they were so excited about the Comey firing.
Don Lemon, whose New Year’s Eve broadcast featured him drunk on his ass, getting a gross earring piercing on air. What a professional.
Yep...
They have absolutely no room for an opinion of what Trump says or doesn’t say about anyone.......they’re also supposedly there to “serve the public’ in their reporting....which they long ago put aside and now simply spin and distort everything to promote ‘themselves’ and their favored bias on every issue
We have no news sources today in the MSM they are all self serving.
bkmk
Might have been his back hole?
“CNN in the morning, Chris Cuomo, he’s sitting there like a chained lunatic. He’s like a boiler ready to explode, the level of hatred,” Trump said.
“Trump then unleashed on CNN host Don Lemon.
“This Don Lemon who’s perhaps the dumbest person in broadcasting, Don Lemon at night it’s likesometimes they’ll have a guest who by mistake will say something good,” Trump said. “And they’ll start screaming, we’re going to commercial. They cut him off.”
Hilarious. I love it.
It would be beneath the dignity of the President to speak these obvious truths.
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