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The Trump White House’s very authoritarian attitude toward criticism
The Washington Compost ^ | October 9, 2017 | Aaron Blake

Posted on 10/09/2017 4:23:47 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

President Trump, as the White House will often remind us, is a counterpuncher. You hit him; he hits back twice as hard. You bring a knife; he brings a bazooka.

But while the White House thinks Trump's counterpunching is only fair, this is not a two-way street. And yet again Monday, the White House made the case that it is simply not okay to criticize the president in the manner he goes after others.

After Trump attacked Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) over some veiled criticisms last week, Corker tweeted Sunday that the White House was an “adult day-care center” and later suggested Trump's threats to foreign countries could lead to World War III. Appearing on “Fox and Friends” on Monday morning, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said that this was not okay.

Host Brian Kilmeade teed it up nicely, saying, “What a demeaning tweet at the president.”

“Well it is, and world leaders see that,” Conway responded. “We’ve all worked with Senator Corker over the years. We thank him for his service, but I find tweets like this to be incredibly irresponsible.”

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: snowflakes
TRANSLATION: Republicans are not supposed to fight back!
1 posted on 10/09/2017 4:23:47 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
"When we criticized Trump's hurricane response by harping on Melania's HIGH HEELS, Trump didn't like that, and THAT IS AUTHORITARIANISM..!!! WAAAAAH..!!!"
2 posted on 10/09/2017 4:25:35 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

And because Donald Trump fight back, we elected him.

Otherwise known as, pugnatis electamus.


3 posted on 10/09/2017 4:26:48 PM PDT by reasonisfaith ("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

OhNoWoPoGoHoMo


4 posted on 10/09/2017 4:26:58 PM PDT by Eddie01
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Gee I remember a certain President “Cough Cough” Barack Obama..who criticized Fox News REPEATEDLY and the Commie media LOVED that


5 posted on 10/09/2017 4:27:07 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
WaPo's Aaron Blake (who just made the little league All-Stars)

(You THINK this isn't him)

6 posted on 10/09/2017 4:27:15 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: reasonisfaith

Or, slightly more accurately but still grammatically incorrect,, pugnas ergo te electamus.


7 posted on 10/09/2017 4:29:45 PM PDT by reasonisfaith ("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Sounds like they miss President Bush.


8 posted on 10/09/2017 4:31:17 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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9 posted on 10/09/2017 4:31:35 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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And Obama didn’t? LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!


10 posted on 10/09/2017 4:32:14 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Screw The NFL!!!!!! My family fought for the flag!)
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"After Trump attacked Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) over some veiled criticisms last week..."

There was nothing veiled about them.

11 posted on 10/09/2017 4:32:56 PM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: gaijin

Aaron Blake the snowflake?


12 posted on 10/09/2017 4:37:05 PM PDT by Fungi (90 percent of all soil biomass is a fungus. Fungi rule the world.)
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(Sounds like they miss President Bush.)

Well said. Luckily Trump learned from President Bush what NOT to do! I bet he says to himself “what would George W do?” and then does the opposite! No wonder he’s doing well against the Democrat media.


13 posted on 10/09/2017 4:38:55 PM PDT by winner3000
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I think I see the problem, Pajama Boy.

Why are you punching in the first place?


14 posted on 10/09/2017 4:51:17 PM PDT by relictele
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

When Obama was in there he had the entire MSM to act as a critic of anyone who complai9ned about him.

Trump is “A Man Alone” and as such has to YELL HIMSELF instead of having his non-paid butt kissing lackeys in the MSM defend him like Obama did.


15 posted on 10/09/2017 5:05:30 PM PDT by GraceG ("It's better to have all the Right Enemies, than it is to have all the Wrong Friends.")
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IMHO the attitude of the White House toward unfair criticism is not authoritative enough.


16 posted on 10/09/2017 5:32:40 PM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat
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To: winner3000

Yeah he really is doing a great job.


17 posted on 10/09/2017 6:04:25 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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