Posted on 03/11/2019 4:16:34 PM PDT by jazusamo
Sarah Sanders sparred with CNN’s Jim Acosta during the first White House press briefing in 42 days on Monday.
The exchange was prompted after NBC’s Hallie Jackson initially asked Sanders if Trump truly believes that “Democrats hate Jews,” following Trump's declaration last week that Democrats are "anti-Israel" and "anti-Jewish." The White House press secretary declined to answer directly, noting that the president has laid out his position on the matter in the past.
“Democrats have had a number of opportunities to condemn specific comments and have refused to do that,” Sanders said, referring to the ongoing controversy surrounding Rep. Ilhan Omar for making allegedly anti-Semitic remarks.
Sanders eventually called on Acosta, whom she has feuded with on a regular basis during past press briefings.
CNN’s chief White House correspondent opened with a question about whether Trump tried to block AT&T’s merger with Time Warner. After Sanders said she was not aware of any such conversation, Acosta circled back to the situation with “Democrats and Jewish people,” asking if Trump’s rhetoric is “beneath” the American people.
“Do you think that the president has thought, at all, going into the 2020 campaign that the rhetoric just needs to be lowered? Whether it’s talking about Democrats, the media, immigrants, or should we just plan on hearing the president use the same kind of language that we heard in 2016 and all through the first couple years of this administration?” Acosta asked.
Sanders responded that it’s a shame Democrats won’t come together and condemn anti-Semitic remarks.
“I think that is a great shame,” Sanders said. “The president has been clear on what his position is, certainly what his support is for the people and the community of Israel.”
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Dear Diary...
Yep, the idiot is certifiable when it comes our POTUS and his administration.
He only asks gotcha leading questions and inserts insults with them, he’s sickening.
Jim Acosta is a goosestepping, Jew-hating neo-Nazi.
Jim Acosta isn’t fit to work the local McDonalds drive-thru but still, I hope he ends up working there someday. I want to see his beat down video when he shorts some hoochie her chicken nuggets.
“Little Jimmy @hole is extremely bitter that White House press conferences are now very infrequent. After all, the press conferences are supposed to be all about HIM.”
yep. they USED to be daily until Jimmy won a ridiculous lawsuit that said he couldn’t be excluded from the Pressers, so guess, what? they just cancelled the Pressers! (Something that should have been done MANY months earlier anyway).
BTW, I bet Jimmy is REAL popular with his WH press buddies ...
And she does! She is one smart woman, and great in her job!!
Sarah probably calls on him to give him the opportunity to demonstrate how stupid he really is.
Acosta’s soul is uglier than a dermoid cyst.
Democrats: The Jews are enemies of America!
POTUS: Shame on the Democrats for their anti-Semitic comments
Acosta: When will the president stop being so divisive!
This is and has been the Dem playbook for YEARS. They are divisive, they cheat and lie and corrupt; then they accuse their opponents of doing what they themselves are complicit and guilty of doing.
I hope that the Trump DOJ starts moving towards prosecuting everyone involved in the conspiracy to align with foreign spies and Russia to influence the 2016 election with the help of the DNC and the media. It should reach a peak right into the 2020 elections and show the country the truth.
:: the rhetoric just needs to be lowered ::
Unspun:
Given the recent difficult statements by Rep Ilhan Omar (J-Mecca), the media has begin altering the words we use in describing such curious remarks. We are wondering if the President will start using our New Speak?
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Sarah says,”Brang it ya homosexual twerp.”
Yes, they are highly schitszoid. Real mental cases.
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