Trump to address black Journalists.

Shame on you

They're counting Harris Faulkner as a "journalist," so he'll have at least one bloviating sphincter in his corner.

Don’t get me started on that hideous hypocrite Harris Faulkner-the Candace Owen of fox tv.

Link?

Roll out the Uncle Toms and the Auntie Toms.

Klandace will be there too.

And don't forget to include the 2-4 paid black faces with Trump signs amongst a sea of white MAGA supporters placed strategically behind Trump at all his rallies.

Didn't he speak at a "black church" where most of the parishioners were white? This could be comedy gold so I'll reserve my opinion until after this magnificent and tremendous event concludes.

"Kamala Harris is a crappy black person. She will be terrible for the blacks. Nobody does more for the blacks than me."

[quote]Trump to address black Journalists.

I shudder to think what he will address them as.

They should ask what he meant when he said that world leaders will walk all over her because of "how she looks".

[quote]“She’ll be like a play toy,” he said. “They look at her and they say, ‘We can’t believe we got so lucky.’ They’re going to walk all over her.” Trump wouldn’t spell out what exactly he meant, adding: “And I don’t want to say as to why. But a lot of people understand it.”

"Black guys counting my money! I hate it. The only kind of people I want counting my money are short guys that wear yarmulkes every day."

Now live CNN-the shit himself

It's not going well.

They're laughing at his idiocy.

This is GOLD! Hahahaha the audience is laughing at him.

Be patient, R11.

[quote]It's not going well.

And this is surprising because...?

Weird:

I’m watching now. This is so funny! He yells “they are taking black jobs!” The interviewer says “what’s a black job!’ Hahaha

Now he’s complaining he can’t hear her and it’s all her fault.

I hope they rip him to shreds!

Unbelievable open borders!

OMG! He’s nuts! Certifiably nuts!

Kudos to the moderator for keeping her composure

Kamala's campaign team will have fun with these quotes.

This is unbelievable that he would carry on like this!

He called the first interviewer/host nasty and rude to her face. I think I might have walked out at that point.

The interviewer just butts in when he doesn’t answer the question. “What’s your plan.” And he just babbles and doesn’t answer anything. Lots of vague shit like he’s hallucinating.. his ear looks fine and shows he’s a cry baby bitch. He sounds like an old dementia sufferer.

He’s now referring to himself as a prosecutor.

again, you did not WIN the case in Florida. The dingbat you appointed dismissed it pending appeal.

He’s insulting the interviewer again and the audience gasped.

This criminal will make this work for him or he wouldn’t have done it-wait n see.

He's talking to journalists like he talks to his idiot fans, as if they're going to swallow all his lies.

Use the Apollo Theatre's world-famous hook and drag his stank ass off the stage. Be careful of his boobooed ear... or not.

And stop calling him sir.

"not something I've heard before" Jesus Fuck.

Does Harris Faulkner have facial paralysis?

You guys make it sound as though the audience is going to end up outright hating him?

He doesn't even bother with dogwhistles any more, he just says the quiet part out loud. The N word is going to slip out soon, I'm sure.

Baby is whining about the mics and he can't hear Harris. Isn't she sitting 10 feet away? Do you need a hearing aid, Donald?

so basically, yeah, he sucks, but who really cares? it doesn't matter.

He’s such a prick. I hope any fence sitters see this and are horrified at his crude behavior.

You wouldn’t let your child behave this badly in public.

"everybody wanted it." This is such a stupid lame lie.

“They are allowing the abortion of babies after they are born”

🙄

Why any of this is surprising to anyone at this point is beyond me.

He just said Democrats are killing babies after they're born and the interviewer says "that's illegal in every state". And he just blew past that and kept bloviating. I cannot believe that people are so fucking stupid to believe this asshole.

So write the fucking question on a card and hand it to him for answeing.

oh, god he is such a stupid whiny bitch. it's truly embarrassing, though never surprising.

Aaron Rupar:

[quote] Trump doesn't answer a question about if JD Vance will be "ready on day one" "The vice president in terms of the election doesn't have any impact," Trump says. Not exactly a ringing endorsement!

Hahahaha

R46 Lmao! "Post-birth abortion". Perhaps he just heard his mother wish out-loud for such a procedure so often that he's taken it as a legitimate thing?

Someone needs to throw a net over him and haul him off to a psychiatric facility.

Now claiming Kamala Harris did not pass the bar exam.

Watch live.

He’s defending J6 and notes the red paint will always be a stain that will be there forever.

I'm several minutes delayed.

He’s complaining that the J6 people were ushered into the capitol. Yeah ok

What clowns are running his campaign? This is an utter disaster. Maybe they secretly despise him too like everyone else and set him up to fail.

Whatevs, I am enjoying the show!

I’m glad you got that R53 because I couldn’t figure out what the hell he was trying to say.

Will he tell The Blacks "You'll never vote again!"?

He’ll tell them that’s not a black job R58

I wonder if they've just given up r56. Let weirdo grandpa just go yell at some black ladies, cause this shit is done anyway.

"How come nothing happened to YOU people?!"

I think he is in the throes of narcissistic collapse. He thought he had this election all sewn up and then the stuff of his nightmares, a popular, confident, accomplished black woman, appeared to steal his thunder. You think he can't get uglier, but there is no bottom for him.

This is how he was during the debate. No one noticed because Biden’s performance was so shocking.

He keeps repeating the boast that he's going to end inflation with a "Drill Baby Drill" policy.

Has nobody told him that U.S. oil production is at an all-time high under Biden?

Pa.the.tic.

“And then she turned Black…” OMFG.

Kamala and her team are going to have a field day with this. As they should.

His team are fucking idiots because this was a disaster. They shouldn't have let him do it.

And I only saw a few minutes because I was watching the Olympics before.

Grandpa, Matlock isn't real!

The question that set him off:

I thought that "turning black" business might not go over well with the audience.

The illegals are taking black jobs. What he meant is picking cotton and cleaning toilets, you know-the only jobs that black people should be doing.

He is such a vile racist POS.

Kamala was Indian and then she turned black.

I wasn’t expecting much but this whole Q&A was unconscionable even for him.

"Kamala might be an octoroon or even a quadroon, but she was never black-black"

How does one turn black? Do you take a pill?

Unsurprisingly weird.

Yeah - but possibly even weirder than I imagined. Really strange things to say in public, even for Trump.

trump: The new Uncle Ruckus.

R74 Ask John Howard Griffin.

Dammit.

Republican strategist Shermichael Singleton on CNN:

"To question the vice president's ethnicity, I can't even say what I think ... I think a lot of black people will point to the former president and the Republican party and say this is why we will never give you our support."

The movie "Hillbilly Elegy" was a "smash hit"?

FAKE NEWS

I caught the last few minutes of this train wreck. I'm pissed that I can't get that time back.

And as a Black man, I'll never understand why any Black person or minority would ever consider voting for that asshole considering all the things he's said and done.

Do better, Black journalists.

donald played you like a vintage banjo.

Sad.

I'm not sure I can take much more jubilation observing as the GOP and Trump/Vance, in particular, continue to fall apart while being their own worst enemies. It's truly magical.

And she’s a Jew hater that married a Jew!!!

He didn’t say that but you know he wanted to, but he ran out of time.

Wrong account, r84?

lolz

When you sit home calling out the lies, and the reporters are sitting on their hands, except for obvious mistruths, it's not good.

Doubling down on "black jobs" was an early clue things wouldn't go well.

I believe he did refer to Doug Emhoff as a "crappy Jew" as I understand it, R87?

He is, for all intensive porpoises, done.

I will never forget 2016. It's not done until it's done.

Porpoises? Was that a J D Vance dig, R92?

who told him this was a good idea?! lol

This is all he is: a crumbling old man, insulting Jews and women.

I love Karine Jean-Pierre and I hope she remains Press Secretary in the Harris administration.

I am now a big fan of Rachel Scott. These are the questions that should be asked of him every day, and she was polite, poised, and professional while he threw a tantrum.

What r84 said.

I saw Black journalists interviewed who predicted this and were against inviting Trump.

He did accomplish one thing today--getting the media to talk about him.

Which will be short lived until Kamala says something wonderful again.

I just have this feeling that this event today sealed his fate.

He said several repulsive, insulting things, R97. Context, please?

Attiah is a WaPo journalist.

LOL at fact-checker Daniel Dale telling us on CNN that Trump's claim that "Harris just turned black" is false.

Unfortunately his performance will work well with white voters.

[quote] I just have this feeling that this event today sealed his fate.

You must have been in a coma for the last decade.

I was surprised he had the composure to not call them the n-word.

Maybe the white people you know, R106.

When you've lost even your chief propagandist

It'll work with the racist uncles, r6. The young voters are going to hate this, and they're voting now that Biden's out.

Damn, even my 96-year old, blind, double-stroke with resultant dementia Dad was fucking HOWLING at that flaming bag-of-shit performance. Actually said "As a Southern Black man who fought in TWO wars, THIS is who I fought for."

NABJ and Trump should take this act on the road; I would buy a ticket for that shit.

When he started by harping on how the event started late due to no fault of his own, I thought he would accuse them of being on Colored People’s Time.

The NABJ got played.

I wish now that I had watched this on Fox. Did anyone ? If so what was their reaction? There is no way this could have gone off as planned.

WTF were they thinking?

I don’t get Fox here-did they “shield” their viewers from this ?

I wouldn't be at all surprised if the people running his campaign served these journalists fried chicken or watermelon. You know, "We are NOT racist!"

For those you missed it, you can watch here. Trump enters @ 1:12

[quote] I saw Black journalists interviewed who predicted this and were against inviting Trump.

You're ridiculous r99. They are JOURNALISTS. They are eliciting the responses we want to hear. They are not supposed to stomp and scream and protest over his every utterance.

Trump: “A lot of the journalists in this room are black. I will tell you that coming from the border are millions and millions of people that happen to be taking black jobs.

Q. “What exactly is a black job, sir?"

Trump: "A black job is anybody that has a job! That's what it is.”

[quote]The NABJ got played.

The NABJ didn't make a fool of themselves, Donald Trump did. And as a result, we have yet another example of why Trump and his ilk shouldn't be anywhere near the Whitehouse ever again.

Crushing this = having a narcissistic meltdown

The dog whistles have been replaced by fog horns.

What donald was saying is that Vice President Harris "passes" opportunistically.

He was also saying the interview's delayed start was due to it being on CPT ("colored people's time").

What a shit storm!

Stranger than fiction.

Amber Rose needs to put down the pipe R121.

Like Amber Rose even knows what HBCU is...

wow.

Thanks for the clips, NABJ! Saves us money!

“ I knew harris before she was black. …....She should be investigated.”

If I had not heard it myself I would have never believed anyone telling me this is how it went

[quote]Harris Faulkner, in full North Korean propagandist mode, says on Fox News that Black journalists actually are glad Trump came to NABJ

"They were laughing with the president, not at him!"

[quote] The NABJ got played.

Do try harder, dearie at R114.

[quote]What he meant is picking cotton and cleaning toilets, you know-the only jobs that black people should be doing.

Wait, you mean he wasn’t talking about bankers, professors, attorneys, doctors and engineers?

If they are glad about the way things went, it's more along the lines of "voters need to see him for what he really is!"

His hater-base are so proud-he’s crushing it!

Did he by any chance say that slavery was good since it provide guaranteed jobs to new immigrants from Africa?

They could make a great ad from his quotes at this thing.

I guess he doesn't get that the MAGA base is locked in but he needs other voters (like black people) to win.

A clever politician would have used the audio tech problems to his advantage:

[quote]"Sorry, but I'm still having hearing problems related to my recent ear injury. Would you speak a little louder, please?"

But, nooooooo!😹

What ever plan trump had when he went in disappeared about half way thru the first question he got.

I wonder if Junior and Fredo told him this was a good idea.

Off topic but...

[quote] A clever politician would have used the audio tech problems to his advantage:

I don't need to try harder r133 to know that Trump knows his deliberate behavior here in full unapologetic Redneck Asshole mode, before this audience, is applauded by his moronic base.

Now, it's already pointed out that he already has his base, but I think he's sending a Dog Whistle to bigoted Americans who may be wavering in voting for him with See? This is why you like me.

The Secret Trump Voter is a real thing.

And he knows it.

The NABJ gave him a platform. They got played.

I'm a bit sad that he didn't ever address the audience as "you people" at least once.

He seems convinced that world leaders will not see her the same way they see him.

R84 -Fuck you Trumper Get back to Fox!

I like how Massa Trump entered the stage and told the assembled Negroes that it was disrespectful how he was greeted.

I believe they should have stopped short of offering their pussies to grab. Except the Faux Fox Journaliste Negress Harris what's her name. I wonder if she has been the recipient of a Trump Pussy Grab in the past.

They won't, R146. They see her as intelligent whereas they always saw him as a childish idiot.

Every time, we say OK, surely this, THIS will be the thing that finishes off that fuckwad at long last.

This is a fucking train wreck to anyone sane -- but do we think it'll make a dent in what happens vote-wise?

R143

Nope Trump went in trying to keep his black support or even expand his black support. I would have loved to have seen his senior staffs reaction while this train wreck was occurring.

He went off script at the first question then made an absolute fool of himself and he could not stop.

And one would have to be an idiot to suggest that trump did this just to speak to maga voters. No one could be that dumb,

He is done

And that thing about Kamala failing the bar exam?

Many, many practicing attorneys and judges, who are considered to be at the top of the game, have failed the bar exam, maybe even his favorite federal judge who guards him from himself, Judge Aileen Cannon.

He calls out Kamala in failing the bar exam because, to his racist, bigoted base, it's a reminder that she, just like any other minority who has earned higher credentials and office, probably only got there because of their favorite slur - DEI.

It's not just the percentage (poll numbers), but to win you need turnout. He did a lot to help Harris with that today.

[quote] And one would have to be an idiot to suggest that trump did this just to speak to maga voters. No one could be that dumb,

*eyeroll*

This was worse than Biden's debate but I doubt many Republicans will be calling for him to drop out

He demonstrated a deep disregard and disrespect for Black people today -- scornful, scolding, dismissive and condescending. Black people take racists slights very seriously. He lost almost all of his Black support today.

R143 He was supposed to be there for an hour and his people pulled him off stage after 35 minutes. This didn't go well, he wasn't some mastermind, and NABJ did not get played.

Just curious, are you also the Nikki Haley stalking horse troll?

JD can't be very happy with the performance, either:

R150 No-won’t change much so we have to vote.A close race could involve Trump Supreme Court-very scary.

Trump used this forum to highlight Harris’s blackness. It’s what helps him with the majority of white Blue Wall voters.

Trump doesn't need any help shoring up support of those voters, R161.

The medication cart will make another round just before dinner, R147; please return to your cell in time for this hour's double dosage.

Seriously, you must be new here to mistake me for a fox-dwelling trumper.

“He went to their conference and called us everything but the N word” -Al Sharpton on MSNBC

You Fox dwelling Trumper.

It's sinking in that the dominant culture thinks he's a creepy fool. It's fucking with his head and it's delicious to watch.

Whoopi and Sunny will be worth tuning in for on The View tomorrow morning.

Harris Faulkner also cringed after “Vice Presidents never mattered” Thx Dump

They're all gonna laugh at you, Donald!

[quote] Just curious, are you also the Nikki Haley stalking horse troll?

No, I'm a life-long, staunch, partisan, big government, tax and spend liberal Democrat and proud of it. I've never voted Republican in my life, and I'll go to my grave having never done so.

And Trump's henchmen are going to excuse pulling him off stage by blaming the late start.

R162, Trump’s vote among older & non-educated whites in the Blue Wall states fell about 5% in 2020. Those voters turned to Biden, giving him just enough votes to return those states to the Democratic fold. I believe Trump is trying to win back these voters by highlighting Harris’s race (& gender).

Sure, this disgusting racist display may excite the qult, but they were always going to vote for their orange god anyway.

It also gives plenty of ammo to Harris’s campaign, galvanizes any fence voters with this blatant hate - most people wouldn’t let their kids act like this in public - and it lives forever in the internet.

Generations from now, people will be disgusted and horrified that this cunt was installed by Putin and our IC stood by and did NOTHING. Except aid and abet this traitor.

Agree r172

R171, if they don’t know by now that she’s Black and a woman, they won’t be able to find a polling place.

[quote]Every time, we say OK, surely this, THIS will be the thing that finishes off that fuckwad at long last.

Exactly. I would love nothing more than for this to be it, but people keep forgetting that this man has built the last eight years on pure hatred and bigotry. There is no low he can go that they won't follow him to. And what's sickening, it's a sizable part of the country.

Hopefully, this turns enough independents and fence sitters our way. Which it most surely will.

Not to worry, Cheeto Loser will only get worse and worse as his campaign progresses. I want Pete as the VP pick because, among many reasons, Trump and Vance will not only go after Pete and Chasten they’ll go after their POC adopted toddler twins.

Yesterday I met with the council of black journalists. It went amazing, there was a lot of love. A LOT OF LOVE...in that room for Trump. Because you see what I've done and they're saying I was the greatest president ever maybe in the whole world because of the history of the blacks and what I've done for the blacks. Black jobs with great numbers and now it's all going away because of the crazy left. Crooked Joe and Laughing Kamala, she's indian but now she's black I guess, they're terrible for black jobs. It was a great event it went really well they're saying it was a perfect speech very powerful maybe the best anyone has ever done since Martin Luther King actually

But, R174, the Harris campaign seems to understand that, unlike Obama, Hillary leaned in a bit too much in the history-making nature - “I’m with her” - of her candidacy, turning off enough non-college educated & older white Blue Wall state voters.

Didn't he mention that he'd be happy to go up against Kamala in another "cognitive test"?

Bring it on, asshole.

^ person man woman camera tv

Nailed it!

I hope that the NABJ sent him off with Minnie’s Chocolate Pie as a parting gif.

R172 Rocks!- can you do my taxes?

Yes.

SNL should do a special around the time of the DNC Convention and have this as one of the sketches. This and “The Gay White Dudes for Harris Tea Party.”

Pete Buttigieg coming up after the break on MSNBC.

I wonder what the future dem vp is doing ? Must be a stressful time waiting. Do you think they will be watching Pete after the break ?

Damn, R186 -- he looks tired; and unless he's trying to grow a mustache, he desperately needs a shave.

[quote] [R162], Trump’s vote among older & non-educated whites in the Blue Wall states fell about 5% in 2020. Those voters turned to Biden, giving him just enough votes to return those states to the Democratic fold. I believe Trump is trying to win back these voters by highlighting Harris’s race (& gender).

A fair number of those voters have died since 2020.

NOT PETE! he’s great but too much minority folks is too much minority folks! Gotta have a cool straight white guy and you know that.

Pete’s growin a mustache-MSNBC now

I kept waiting for his comparing himself to Martin Luther King because he, too, was shot.

But he's probably waiting to compare himself to JFK, RFK, and Lincoln soon. He wouldn't want his base to be turned off because he compared himself to....

"Damn, [R186] -- he looks tired; and unless he's"

Pete is still breastfeeding...

Hopefully Trump killed some of his own voters while he was denying Covid.

Fingers Crossed!

R146

Considering that world leaders are looking more and more like her, he couldn’t be more wrong.

Is Youtube all bots? Every youtube video of the conference is overwhelmed with shit like this - I cannot stomach this disrespect towards President Trump...This woman does not represent me as a black woman

R197 forgot the /s

Pete's 5 o'clock shadow is of Nixonian proportions. To quote an old DL truism, his hole must hold many hairy, musky secrets.

[quote]I wouldn't be at all surprised if the people running his campaign served these journalists fried chicken or watermelon. You know, "We are NOT racist!"

Right, R118. With cotton bales to sit on.

R197 Get off our platform and go back to your black hole.

[quote]A fair number of those voters have died since 2020.

Yes, and a fair number of voters are also *new* to the demographic. How the fuck do you think Biden won in the first place?

Showboats’s a comin!

Pete looks good-what a nice and honest guy.Im grateful we have him.

R197 Excuse me? Is everyone confused? I'm quoting a youtube comment from a fake russian bot pretending to be a black woman. I'm just surprised by how many there are and how quickly they move. Or are you mad because you think I'm slandering Youtube and their bot moderation standards or something?

You didn't phrase your post clearly, r206.

Can I turn Black? He makes it sound so easy.

#WhenITurnedBlack is trending on X.

I can turn rosy red!

There he goes again – shooting himself in the foot. Trump's self-delusions – in this case not merely claiming he was the "best president for Black people," but doing so IN FRONT OF a Black audience! – are almost entirely how he lost the 2020 election. He could've helped the GOP candidates in the two Georgia seats in the Senate two years ago, but "couldn't stop himself" from using all of his speaking time to bitch & moan about losing the election.

I’m so glad Trumps looks like the old sick shit he is…

Nice try, Donny.

[quote]"First of all, I don’t think I’ve ever been asked a question in such a horrible manner, a first question. You don’t even say ‘hello, how are you.’ Are you with ABC, because I think they’re a fake news network, a terrible network,” Trump told Scott in response to the question “Why should Black voters trust you” given his past rhetoric about them.

[quote]He called Scott’s question “nasty” and said she had asked it “in a hostile manner.” In 2018, then-NABJ President Sarah Glover slammed Trump for “verbally abusing journalists,” calling his comments toward April Ryan, Abby Phillip and Yamiche Alcindor — which used similar language — “appalling” and “irresponsible.”

[quote]White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre almost immediately slammed the comments. “As a person of color, as a Black woman who is in this position that is standing before you at this podium, behind this lectern, what he just said, what you just read out to me is repulsive, it’s insulting,” she told reporters during the White House daily briefing.

They're bringing back birtherism

He did manage to call Georgia’s Secretary of State to change the state’s election results so, there’s that.

I didn’t turn Black yesterday. There’s this thing called genetics. I guess his dad didn’t pay his way through that class.

Thank God he’s not President now. He is going to bring this rage to the debate stage, which is better than the world stage.

r213, Trump will lose because his old cunting shtick won't float. But we know that he does not understand Archimedes Principle.

Cognitive Test - any time, any place:

" 'Cheeseburger. Fries. Diet Coke. Two Scoops. Poop.'

Aced it! Your turn, Kamalalala."

Sir.

[quote]I didn’t turn Black yesterday. There’s this thing called genetics. I guess his dad didn’t pay his way through that class.

There's also the extremely well-known fact that she graduated from Howard, arguably the most well-known HBCU in America. And I'm assuming he didn't get the memo that she's speaking tonight in front of a Black sorority group. That should be fun!

Back in the day, Howard was known as the "Black Harvard," accepting only the best of the best.

Beyond the racist attacks, he looked old and fat. He has loser stank.

People who a few days ago were screaming that Biden would not drop out are now telling us exactly how the election will turn out.

You're fucking weird, r224.

He just can’t control himself.

The full panel discussion for those who missed it

Anthony Scaramucci @Scaramucci 2h

Whoever told him to do this interview should be fired.

[Quote]Jeff Storobinsky @jeffstorobinsky 2h -The ENTIRE @NABJ Trump Interview (34 Minutes)

Ivanka probably told him to do it.

Watch out for sharks!

This is interesting...

rolandsmartin @rolandsmartin 3h

THIS IS A 100% LIE!!! There is NO PROBLEM with the @NABJ audio. @realDonaldTrump is ALREADY LYING. I am in the room. The announcer has spoken several times. The music is playing. The Trump campaign is FLAT OUT LYING.

[Quote]Trump War Room @TrumpWarRoom 3h--President Trump has been waiting backstage for NABJ to fix their audio issues. x.com/katiephang/sta…

No one talks about how old men often have hearing problems and complain. Most people don’t know that!

He won my vote today!

Do we know why the interview started late?

^ They are ALWAYS late!

They are using Kamala's birth certificate to prove she's not black because it doesn't state it specifically? Did anyone see a place where they could have shoehorned it in, you know, just to be sure?

I believe that there were audio issues R233.

Jesus Christ, we've regressed back to the weird birth certificate shit again?

Next up. A very special edition of Finding Your Roots.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. will get to the bottom of this.

[quote] Do we know why the interview started late?

His team objected to the real-time fact checking. It took them 35 mins to sort it out.

My fiancée Mindy is converting to Black.

That was a disaster worse than Biden's debate performance.

Kamala’s social media team is on top of things.

Honies, dem chilluns over thar at Twitter ("X") have lost their minds. They are fit to be tied! With the Harris rally last night and then this interview today, they just don't know what to do...

Let me get this….

The dems are giving out highly paid jobs to DEI candidates all over the place. It’s a confetti bomb of DEI jobs.

And you can turn black and get one!

But a Guatemalan schizophrenic is going to cross the border and take your new “black job”

He has nothing to offer but fear and now it’s getting beyond ludicrous. He’s taking it so far that only MAGA loons can feel the fear. Everyone else is going to laugh.

And earlier today a Fox presenter said that any man who votes for a woman will transition into a woman!! Watching them implode like this is delicious. I did not have this on my bingo card. I thought they would keep up the macho posturing a while longer.

^Fit to be tied. They're just fit to be tied...

Kamala’s sister on Instagram.

Well, guess who's back in the headlines!!! MEEEEE. I played them like a fiddle and got my name back on the minds of everybody. Those stupid idiots, playing right into my hands. Come on media, report on it for days. I'm #1.

Yes he got the media attention he so desperately needs but we will see if it continues.

Yeah, that whole All Publicity Is Good, well, dear, it's not entirely true.

He needed a last minute diaper change R233.

I posted this on the other thread about this subject, but this thread is getting more traction.

Al Sharpton explains what we saw, and why trump behaved the way he did.

Trump made a very bad choice, he only made things worse for his campaign, and it will not end well for MAGA.

It’s 3:30 minutes to where he ends comment. Everyone else who spoke made good sense as well.

I can't wait for tomorrow's NYT bothsiderism bullshit: "Donald Trump said some offensive and racist things in his NABJ interview. Here is why this is bad news for Harris." Or, "Is racism really bad? Bret Stephens argues that it is not."

R246, Meena is her niece.

R143 (and the others who say NABJ "got played"... and it's interesting how consistent the "got played" comments are so similar in talking points):

Listen kids, ANYONE who would see this performance and (because of their putative redneck, racist, angry white) support Trump more, or change from undecided to Trump... ALREADY is for Trump. This election is about the 3-4 hundred thousand voters in 5-6 swing states. Those "double haters" or undecided, or under-engaged voters.... see this garbage and hold their nose. The old wisdom of "don't give him a platform!!" is no longer relevant in this election. He is older and crazier than ever, and folks are exhausted with his nonsense. This is Season Three of the comedy, and folks are tuning out. The Trump Show is over.

Doesn't it feel good kids? Can you feel the wonderful, positive, patriotic, and hopeful energy rising from the earth? The fever has, good Lord, the fever has broken.

Oh that Harris Faulkner looked lovely in a salmon pantsuit busily shuffling her notes before she sprang into action to support her “boss hog”-bitch has no shame.

Harris speaking in Huston now-CNN

Older, fatter, grumpier and deafer.

Why were they sitting so far apart? Was it because he smells so bad??

Very off topic, but I can't help but wonder what Justice Thomas thinks about these interviews.

As conservative as he is, he can't ignore (on an intellectual level), the presidential candidate for his (I presume) party.

Can he?

Justice Thomas and Faulkner don't identify as black, r258.

EMERGENCY! EMERGENCY! EMERGENCY!!!

DANGER DANGER, WILL ROBINSON!

DECON 1

Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy

The hard truth is we need a massive reset right now. The criticism that Kamala mounted a coup on Biden isn’t landing, neither is the claim that she covered up Biden’s cognitive decline. None of that matters to voters now. We need to offer our vision for the future of America, it’s the only way we’re going to win this election.

Thomas does not care..He knows he’s smarter than the plantation owner. Thomas thrives on ending civil rights for others.

Trump won't win. The majority of black voters and women voters won't vote for him and that counts for a LOT of people.

Hope you right-still can’t get lazy.

[quote] We need to offer our vision for the future of America, it’s the only way we’re going to win this election.

Good luck. You ain't got nothing.

yeah, unfortunately for them their "vision" is just "give more money to rich fuckers."

Fun fact: they started 1/2 hr late because he refused to go on stage unless they premised not to fact check him.

I think I heard that also r266, but do you have a source?

Oh Viveka at R260. Just go back to selling Alzheimers drugs that are worthless with your Mommy.

Chuck Todd said today's news makes it far less likely that they'll be a Trump-Harris debate. That Trump can't handle being questioned by a Black woman & his people won't want him to go head-to-head with Harris.

I wonder if Trump even knew who Harris Faulkner was today at conference. She tryin so hard to get dumps attention then he says Vice Prez position doesn't matter.How did Faulkner take that one. She will reinterpret his response and make excuses. Bitch.

[quote]I think I heard that also [R266], but do you have a source?

Not a hard quote from a news source, but Phillip Lewis (Huffington Post editor) was posting that on Twitter this morning.

Why were there only women on stage. These groups are so tone deaf to optics.

thanks r271.

R269, I rarely agree with Chuck Todd but he’s right. It would be political malpractice to let Trump debate Harris. He seems to have little connection to reality at this point.

Fact-checking is his kryptonite.

They can shift from "weird" to "this is embarrassing". Free idea.

R274, I have to assume that Fox has dropped its "Biden Border Crisis" chyron. And all the coverage of the "Biden Crime Family" has been mothballed, too.

Even Jesse Watters, asshole extraordinaire, said he wouldn’t have done that. Could this be the one?

This is his Biden bad debate moment and yet no one in the media will suggest he drop out.

That’s right Trump is perfect, leave him in.

As a devout Trump hater, R280, I recognize kindred spirits who dominate the non-right wing media. They saw that Biden was a sure loser &, fortunately, proceeded accordingly. I wouldn't expect them to act likewise toward any downturn in Trump's electoral chances. In any event, due to the Republicans' Electoral College advantages, Trump, however diminished, remains the favorite to be elected. Not the prohibitive favorite, but the favorite nonetheless.

I saw it. It would be hard to believe otherwise . “ immigrants are taking black jobs” Laughter … “ what are black jobs ?” “ Kamala was Italian ( can’t remember if it was Italian ) And then SHE TURNED BLACK.

He didn’t realize how HATED he was there

HOLY SHIT!!!!

ABANDON SHIP! ABANDON SHIP!!!!

Anthony Scaramucci @Scaramucci 1h

Don’t be surprised if Donald Trump drops out of the race.

What’s a “Black Journalist”?

If Republicans had any dignity they would call for Trump to drop out of the race.

Harris Faulkner is saying audience members enjoyed Trump.

Sorry, r288, you lost us at:

[quote]If Republicans had any dignity

[quote] I think he's sending a Dog Whistle to bigoted Americans who may be wavering in voting for him with See? This is why you like me.

And how many of them do you really think that there are?

[quote]“She’ll be like a play toy,” he said. “They look at her and they say, ‘We can’t believe we got so lucky.’ They’re going to walk all over her.” Trump wouldn’t spell out what exactly he meant, adding: “And I don’t want to say as to why. But a lot of people understand it.”

This reminded me of Trump being mocked behind his back at the 2019 NATO conference in London, and, as the "Washington Post" documents, at many other international meetings.

"World Leaders Laughing at Trump," but he is certain Harris would not be respected. Malignant narcissism.

[quote] Why were there only women on stage. These groups are so tone deaf to optics.

NABJ was quite purposeful about the optics. Trump is running against a Black women and this was an opportunity to show the world what Trump thinks about Black women. It worked.

Senator Kelly's pointed response.

SHE'S COLORED!!!!!

r296 Jesus Christ. In the minds of these people, Obama was a fluke they pretend never happened. They don't understand that most normal people actually feel that way about Trump.

Over $23 million to Dems raised through ActBlue thanks to Donnie's tantrum

According to batshit crazy Loomer - Kamala is not black.

[quote]If Republicans had any dignity they would call for Trump to drop out of the race.

They don't so that won't be happening.

Did Harris Faulkner know Kamala Harris was black?

Nobody did R301.

I think embarrassing is right up there with deplorable.

Old, deaf, creepy, stupid.

This FUCKING guy and his hands.

I love how everybody's shocked "his people" let him do this. Who could tell him not to?

r304 watching the clips, I couldn't get over the accordion hands. It's deeply unsettling to me for some reason.

I actually think he uses the accordion hands when he is in a state of anxiety, because I watched about three minutes of his rally last night, and I didn't see any accordion.

Why is somebody following Yashar Ali the grifter?

Good response from Mark Kelly

R303 - don't forget fat. And repellent.

The people in this photo are not black despite what your eyes are telling you. Ignore your mafuckin eyes and everything you know about race and socialization. These people are Icelanders. They ain’t black. Chuckle.

“I love the black population” has never sounded so condescending and demeaning.

"Black jobs".

"What exactly — is — a 'Black job,' sir?"

Race is a social construct!! Like gender, of course.

[quote] I know, everybody's super sensitive. And they all want to turn this into him as some sort of racist.“

r305 He doesn't do the accordion hands at his rallies because he's holding on to the podium. He only uses the accordion when there's nothing in front of him.

Eurgh he’s just SO fucking weird.

R260 great idea Vivek, please explain why being a feudal serf is the future for me and the public of America. Their vision of the future is the lowborn TOILING.

To be fair, the first questioner was immediately hostile and confrontational. And, are there no black male journalists who could have asked questions? He might have responded differently to a man. That being said, Trump played them like a master and they bit. He doesn't care what the media is saying about him; he achieved what he wanted- he's the top story ( for part of a day). Will it be enough to win? I hope not. But, it was so obvious that he thought the women were inferior fools and he was going to string them along. They became enraged, which made him secretly laugh. Harris is right to ignore it and get on with it. If she makes it an issue, it goes on much longer than it deserves to. But, of course, the media ( insulted bigly) will harp on this for weeks, offering every yahoo the chance to get their face on tv by saying the same thing on every CNN or MSNBC program.

[quote]To be fair...

Hilarious.

He grabbed her water bottle like he was someone on a memory ward of a nursing home.

[quote]To be fair, the first questioner was immediately hostile and confrontational.

Poor baby, that's the last thing a Presidential candidate should be expected to cope with.

[quote]Trump played them like a master and they bit.

So masterful that the session was terminated halfway through, there was simply no more need for any more mastery.

Trump shits on the floor while on national TV. He then dominates the news for a week.

And there are some on DO that would say that Trump played the media , they bit, and he got exactly what he wanted. A week of dominating the news.

I have a hard time deciding between humor, stupidity and trump supporters who believe what they say——life on the DL .

Maybe this is why they are stretching out the gap between Biden's announcement, the reaction, the announcement of the VP, and the convention. They know that Trump is going to try to dominate news cycles, which they can counter by stretching out major events on the Democratic side.

Women, step aside! Your presence may cause a presidential candidate to go into a meltdown.

And the Dems do identity politics. HA!

That opening question was nasty :-)

He was expecting at least a hello annd a warm up and she punched him in the mouth. I believe he had a somewhat plan to try and hold on to his black support.. That plan went to shit with the first question.

Really r318? There should be considerations because Dump would rather speak with male journalists? The way Dump responded to the female journalists was very telling—he had total disrespect for them. That needs to be seen. And they were nowhere near being enraged. Dump’s handlers pulled him after 35 mins., and if you’re claiming it was because the interview started late, it didn’t start that late, and they were trying to end it even before that.

The truth is it was a dumpster fire. Dump needs some black votes because he can’t get there with the votes he has. Hence, his even agreeing to be interviewed there.

But you’re right in that Kamala needs to ignore it. Let everyone else point out the clusterfuck. She is concentrating on a hopeful vision, and she should stay the course.

R325, it was an excellent display of how Trump can't cope with the slightest bit of stress.

Trump is finally getting what he gives. Nobody's required to be nice to him.

She used his own words and asked him to explain. If you see that as combative, you surely have a basement brimming with participation trophies.

[quote]To be fair, the first questioner was immediately hostile and confrontational.

Yes, how nasty to read the former president's statements back to him.

[quote]And, are there no black male journalists who could have asked questions? He might have responded differently to a man.

Yes, journalists should know that the former president will react badly to women, even worse if it's minority women, so white male journalists should always be forefront.

Nasty = women who challenge (refuse to defer to) me.

Ping me when this thread has moved beyond R330 and their hackneyed bullshit.

Well, r332, we’ve moved on from r332 and their hackneyed bullshit.

I'm watching the whole thing now.

He mispronounced Kamala's name in the first two minutes.

I'm waiting for the day when after trump responds to a journalist's question with one of his typical answers, "you're horrible, rude, fake, lying, sit down and shut up yada yada yada ..." with, "No, asshole, you're the horrible rude lying disaster."

[quote]He doesn't care what the media is saying about him; he achieved what he wanted- he's the top story ( for part of a day).

Perhaps, but it doesn't appear to work out well for him or his party. From Politico:

"We spent last night working the phones calling Republicans to find out what the hell happened to attacking Harris as the “border czar” who wants to end private health insurance, decriminalize border crossing and the like.

And we can tell you this morning that virtually every Republican we spoke with was flat-out distraught by what they perceive as a self-inflicted wound not only for Trump, but for Republicans down the ballot."

[quote] This should be interesting…

Truer words have never been spoken.

[quote]I believe he had a somewhat plan to try and hold on to his black support.

A "somewhat plan"? Are you the Tangerine-Tinted Tyrant himself?

Trump has nearly zero Black support, and that's always been the case. As a textbook narcissist, he believes he can charm literally almost anyone, never mind that this is bullshit and he nearly always inflicts his own wounds.

[quote]He was expecting at least a hello annd a warm up and she punched him in the mouth.

Bitch, please. He whined & bitched & moaned about them doing real-time fact checking on his claims. He delayed his appearance by 40 minutes as he whined! He knew he was gonna get clobbered, because dipshits like you constantly suck his dick and provide affirmations for a proto-fascist, and said, "Fuck it. I'll call KaMAla 'Indian-American' and that'll save me!"

It clearly did not, and all you're getting out of it is scraped-up knees. (And probably a STI.)

Kamala briefly commented on DUMP's fiasco comments at the NABJ during her gathering last evening. She said 'We deserve Better' and then moved on. THAT is the way to squelch DUMP's attempt to stir the media back in his direction. She didn't bite and you can bet he's pissed (along with a brimming diaper) she wasn't ruffled in the least. Keep moving forward Kamala!

He’s going to have his black journalist liaison, teafake, with him of course.

"He was expecting at least a hello and a warm up and she punched him in the mouth."

Yeah, like the time he so graciously pushed the Prime Minister of Montenegro out of his way to position himself in front of the cameras.

That was so cringe. Well, at least he went to Europe representing the nose picking hillbillies who put him in office.

[quote]He only uses the accordion when there's nothing in front of him.

Couldn't he just grab his dick like a normal person?

R338: there were polls before Harris' ascent showing significant support for Trump, can't recall if 27% was both genders or just black men.

In the "I don't think that means what you think it means" department, his comment that world leaders do not think of Harris the same way they do of him is likely correct.

[quote]Couldn't he just grab his dick like a normal person?

He takes a different approach:

The number of black men polled was so low it was plus or minus 15%.

[quote]Kamala briefly commented on DUMP's fiasco comments at the NABJ... She said 'We deserve Better' and then moved on.

That, my friends, is how you stoop to conquer. Delicious.

He thought they had something in common because he was unjustly [sic] convicted too.

Kamala should ask when Donald turned orange

[quote] In the "I don't think that means what you think it means" department, his comment that world leaders do not think of Harris the same way they do of him is likely correct.

Donnie's doubling down on the racist comments

R338 I get it you knew more about Trumps black support than the many professional polls showing his black support.

And those professional polls were showing trumps black support as much higher than anyone could have expected, Sadly all those professional pollsters did not have your insight, The Biden campaign should have called you rather than be concerned,

Sweetie you an Internet tough talker. Impressive.

R352, looks like that "black support" is cratering

I loved when the racist asshole said B'LAK! She's B'LAK. I thiught she was Indian, bu now she is B'LAK.

THAT was pure Mark Burnett.

R353 :-)

The slide will continue for a while. And it is a slide, Trump had a lot more black support , now he has less.

There were an alarming number, at least alarming in a very close election, blacks being polled who were not just saying they supported Trump they were saying they had been Biden voters in 2020.

R340, the snout isn’t nearly bulbous enough

So...

I am just catching up. Is it true that the interview was delayed because Trump and/or his team did not want to be fact checked in real time?

[quote]To be fair, the first questioner was immediately hostile and confrontational.

She only quoted his words verbatim. The truth can hurt.

[quote]To be fair, the first questioner was immediately hostile and confrontational.

I'm surprised he hasn't rolled out the dog whistles accusing her of being too "aggressive" and "angry" to placate his base.

[quote]He was expecting at least a hello and a warm up and she punched him in the mouth.

By now, if Trump hasn't realized that everyone isn't going to constantly kiss his ass, then he shouldn't be running for President. America needs a leader with a backbone. He surrounds himself with "yes" men and yells mistreatment when people don't act like his personality cult of supporters. Where the fuck was his apology for running late? That's disrespectful as hell and bad optics considering the venue and audience. He looked and behaved like a fool.

I'll be glad when the election results come in and show Black voters overwhelmingly supporting Kamala and the Democrats, as expected, so this 'Blacks are shifting to Trump' narrative is proven to be the pie in the sky bullshit we always knew it was.

CALL IN THE DARKIES! CALL IN THE DARKIES!!!

DEFCON 1

Trump campaign deploying Black surrogates on airwaves following NABJ appearance

Trump’s NABJ remarks: Former President Donald Trump’s campaign is handling the blowback from his false claims a day prior about Harris’ racial identity by deploying its top Black surrogates to span the airwaves Thursday, including Sen. Tim Scott and Rep. Byron Donalds. Trump’s comments drew united opposition from Democrats, while Republicans offered up a mix of solidarity and deflection. Harris responded directly to the attack Wednesday, calling it “the same old show, the divisiveness and the disrespect.”

R359, “she punched him in the mouth” — the projection is shocking. He’s an established sexual predator. He’s a man who violently raped his first wife. But, yes, but a woman asking him a question is a physical danger TO HIM.

Look, we cannot get complacent. We need to run these traitors and MAGAts into the ground. Drive them off the face of the planet.

Vote in such huge fucking numbers for ALL Democrats that even the NYT and Fux have to notice.

We can point and laugh, but let’s not get distracted. Eyes on the prize.

It's pretty rich for a man who revels in mispronouncing the name of his opponent to expect pleasantries from his interlocutors.

Looking forward to Trump explaining that Josh isn't really Jewish, Andy isn't really southern and/or Pete isn't really gay.

SEND IN the Darkies. .

Did Trump actually expect questions from the NABJ to be softball pandering questions like the ones he gets from Fox? Any interview you see of Trump with Fox is like a staged farcical set-up with nonsensical questions.

[quote] To be fair, the first questioner was immediately hostile and confrontational.

What the fuck?

Anytime you have to provide shelter and excuses for Trump, who can dish it out, but can't take it, you're LOSING, Trump moron.

Trump/Fox debate:

Mr. President , Sir, what did you have for lunch?

Was it as good as MAL?

Do you think Harris is in it for better food?

This fiasco is the end of Trump’s campaign. He will never recover and even doubled down posting a picture of Kamala in an Indian outfit, as if that is scandalous. Americans will remember him only as a racist mistake. And what must JD’s Indian wife be thinking? Only regret I’m sure.

If only, R370. This long running real life horror story no doubt has more twists to come.

R370 Where have you been for the last 9 years? This will not have any impact on Trump's campaign. There is one very low bar standard for Trump, and another very high bar for everybody else. And the media plays along. That is the very definition of a cult.

He’s weak and low energy and he can’t hear very much.

There’s blood in the water.

I don't know, is she dot or feather? Maybe she should ask that nasty Pocahontas Elizabeth Warren.

Her campaign should just issue a breezy statement about how most Americans don't care about skin color, but maybe Donald didn't get the memo.

Where there's blood in the water, there're bound to be sharks, ElderLez R373.

Doggy-paddle, donald. Doggy-paddle for your wretched life.

[quote]This fiasco is the end of Trump’s campaign.

I disagree. I'd say that this performance is one that has allowed him to live another day and more. Trump knows this and that is why he was probably anxious to do this event. While this has now taken over the news cycle and conversations (race and racism) it has totally taken the spotlight off of Project 2025 which could have brought down not only Trump, but Trump and the entire Republican party!

So... was this a smart move or not?

[QUOTE] racism) it has totally taken the spotlight off of Project 2025

No, it most certainly hasn’t.

[quote]No, it most certainly hasn’t.

Well, we agree to disagree, R378. Sure! Many more are aware of Project 2025 and have googled a little something about it and concluded that it isn't something that they would like to see. However... how many know that Project 2025 is NOT a 10-year plan but a plan for the first 180 days of a Republican administration? How many know that there already exists a resume database of candidates who once installed will move swiftly to enact Project 2025? On and on...

Therefore... instead of all the pundits asking all of these Republicans about the race of Kamala Harris, why aren't they questioning these Republicans about Project 2025 and asking them to justify their support of it?

[quote]what must JD’s Indian wife be thinking?

-He's a good provider.

-That she will be the 2nd Lady of the United States of America and the odds are good that Trump will not make another full four year term and therefore she will become the FIRST Lady of the United States

OH! It appears that Joy Reid's zit is going down BUT boy-oh-boy is she overly made up tonight!

Madame Vice President looks good in her skirt suit.

Mmph... if looks could kill, Madam Vice President would be dead from the look that former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinto gave her upon greetings at Sheila Jackson Lee's funeral...

[quote]Looking forward to Trump explaining that Josh isn't really Jewish, Andy isn't really southern and/or Pete isn't really gay.

Um, Kentucky isn't "the South" by any reasonable definition. (And Andy's from Louisville, practically spitting distance from Indiana and the Rust Belt.)

That orange is not a good color on Joy

R381 wasn't Kentucky in the Confederacy? That's the South.

FFS Kentucky is below the Mason Dixon line and is a part of the American South.

I'm confused: Is this one Defacto or Teacake?

[quote]if looks could kill, Madam Vice President would be dead from the look that former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinto gave her upon greetings at Sheila Jackson Lee's funeral...

I'm guessing nobody ever told you you're good at analyzing body language.

[quote]wasn't Kentucky in the Confederacy? That's the South.

Kentucky was a border state.

[quote] if looks could kill, Madam Vice President would be dead from the look that former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinto gave her upon greetings at Sheila Jackson Lee's funeral

Not seeing it.

[quote]He mispronounced Kamala's name in the first two minutes.

I give him a pass on that because she mispronounces her own name. It's one of the most common Indian names out there and no one pronounces it the way she does. It's like if Trump insisted his first name be pronounced as DonAld instead of DOnald. This is a common occurrence with kids of immigrant parents, though.

[quote]While this has now taken over the news cycle and conversations (race and racism) it has totally taken the spotlight off of Project 2025

Kamala and the Democrats aren't letting it go.

[quote]Um, Kentucky isn't "the South" by any reasonable definition.

Quite possibly THE stupidest post ever produced on DL.

A GOP strategist said the interview was like "watching a baby crawl across a freeway."

Which is a metaphor I thought I never needed until now.

R 380 Really? I don’t see it.I hope Hilary is as hopeful as we are.Maybe she’s not feeling well today but wanted to pay respects to Jackson-Lee.

There is a troll on here convinced that this was a genius chess move on the part of Trump. No, it wasn't. He's desperate now and trying to reach out to some different people. But he's an utter failure because he can't help but say stupid things. He also got booed off stage at the Libertarian conference recently, another failure. But I guess that too was some sort of genius strategic move by Trump.

R392, seriously, thank you for bringing it to our attention. I love it.

[quote] Which is a metaphor I thought I never needed until now.

Well said.

[quote]if looks could kill, Madam Vice President would be dead from the look that former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinto gave her upon greetings at Sheila Jackson Lee's funeral...

LoL, r380, you have a vivid imagination.

Wow-hearing Kevin Roberts in the video is frightening. Thankfully he’s giving the credit to Trump.

[quote]Quite possibly THE stupidest post ever produced on DL.

The fuck? Like I said, it's not in the South, and no, being a "border state" doesn't count, unless we're adding Maryland & Missouri into the South as well.

^ Parts of Maryland were essentially the Deep South/Plantation/Slave economy until the 1960s.

[quote]Thankfully he’s giving the credit to Trump.

So what?

There is nearly a 1000 page document that exists. It is the Project 2025 manual. There is a database of candidates already to pull from. Have you heard the Republican party denounce Project 2025? Maybe you have and I missed it.

If not Trump, then maybe Josh Hawley, Mike Johnson, Gym Jordan,... there are many Republicans who can step into the shoes of Trump and get the initiative rolling again. The work is all done. It's now all about execution.

R398, “the South” has actually been defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, and includes Kentucky and Maryland.

Watched Kamala Harris speak at Jackson Lee funeral. Very well done as she knew her well. I’m surprised by so many coming forward many months ago with how abusive she was to staff. If true that’s very disturbing.

Your concern trolling is noted, r402.

[quote]I’m surprised by so many coming forward many months ago with how abusive she was to staff.

I never buy into that stuff. No one is holding a gun to anyone's head, forcing them to stay on any job. If one doesn't like a situation... LEAVE!

[quote]If true that’s very disturbing

I can think of *much* more disturbing things, r402.

That's right, Kamala! CLAIM IT!!!!

Mike Sington @MikeSington 3h

Kamala Harris accidentally calls herself “President”, audience goes wild. (Video: CNN)

R394, it wasn't even smart checkers

Predictably, Mike Lindell wants her to do a DNA test so we'll know it's not a scam like with Elizabeth Warren.

Madam President doesn't need to waste her time responding to lunatics. It's not like they are ever going to accept her no matter what she says or does.

R409 A month ago Harris was borderline hated on DL. Dead weight not ready for prime time. The need to find a true number one if it could not be Biden. Three weeks ago many here were ready to kick her off the ticket entirely or see some white guy picked ahead of her. Get that black dead weight off the ticket was the majority DL call.

If the lunatics of the DL, and we are over run with nut cases, can now accept her as The One. the Only One. The One who the dream said would come from the west and save us all. Even without fucking dragons.

A month ago we were the lunatics now except for the Harris Troll x2 she is the Only One.

Her 2020 political skills were atrocious, R410.

I agree, R409. R408, I never "get" this whole issue/argument. Yes, I know what these people are trying to insinuate, and if my memory serves me correctly, I believe that Warren mishandled that issue, IMHO. I always thought that she was just repeating what had been told to her by her family over her lifetime. Why would she question it?

Yesterday, I saw a clip from that crack pot lawyer, Alina Habba, at some Trump rally (I LOVED HER DRESS, THOUGH!) where she was yelling about Kamala Harris not knowing her roots. "I KNOW WHERE I CAME FROM, KAMALA!" -- (OH! MJ is playing the clip now!) Well... that's nice, but in not diminishing others who do not know their origins, do these people know that a race of people in the USA--African Americans, have no clue about their origins? In general, it was a history that was taken/stolen from them in which there were/are laws that stopped them from even seeking to learn and teach about that history. Just look at today where many areas of the country are trying to eliminate the teaching of Black history,etc

I always said she had to be on the ticket R410. The fact is she’s fabulous and the Democratic Party has many wonderful other potential presidential candidates and those two things aren’t in conflict. You know why they aren’t in conflict? Because Democrats aren’t addicted to grievance, envy, divisiveness or cults of personality.

[quote][R409] A month ago Harris was borderline hated on DL. Dead weight not ready for prime time. The need to find a true number one if it could not be Biden. Three weeks ago many here were ready to kick her off the ticket entirely or see some white guy picked ahead of her. Get that black dead weight off the ticket was the majority DL call.

I don't recall that. I recall there were those of us who supported President Biden and though that he was being treated shabbily (which was true) and fought for him to "not quit" until he wanted to.

R414 many on DL were suggesting that moving the first black woman off the ticket would improve the ticket and they argued like 100% idiots that a move like that would not hurt dem support for the dem ticket.

“We can’t win with Harris” my now cheering her once recently said that

True idiots who had no understanding of the dem party and its support.

The idiocy and hate have now turned to cheers.

Live by the sword, die by the sword, R414. A not terribly appealing Biden was thrust on us by the powers that be in ‘20 as the only one who could beat Trump. When age caught up to him, the same actors turned on him this year when his chief selling card, his ability to beat Trump, had been spent.

And if you don’t think we were very much like that on DL as far as Harris you just were not paying attention.

Now we have one or two anti Harris trolls left. But if she does lose in the EC many will appear to tell us what a bad choice she was all along.

DL can be just as insanely stupid and fickle as any other forum that does not attract, strictly smart well informed non QAnon people.

Having a discussion about the merits of the various candidates is what people do in a Democracy. It doesn’t mean we hate the people whom we don’t consider the strongest candidate. And it doesn’t mean that we stamp our feet and refuse to support the eventual nominee if everything doesn’t exactly match what we wanted. We aren’t toddlers.

R418 there are DL members that have “ claimed” they won’t vote for Harris if Pete is not her VP choice. And a shitload of POC Dems would have been voting for Trump if the Dems had listened to DL and removed the black woman from the ticket or placed a white in front of her.

DL is full of QAnon conspiracy spouting toddlers saying some of the craziest and dumbest shit ever.

Ask Mrs Clinton how many Dems or those leaning Dem won’t support or vote for the dem nominee if they are not seen as their perfect choice.

I have to assume those first are division trolls just trying to stir up fake outrage.

QANONers are not Democrats so I don’t know why you are bringing them up.

Clinton was a uniquely and deeply flawed candidate and she isn’t running. No candidate is perfect, but none of the potential candidates are as unpopular or polarizing as Secretary Clinton.

[quote] This should be interesting…

Quite the understatement, OP.

[quote] When age caught up to him, the same actors turned on him this year when his chief selling card, his ability to beat Trump, had been spent.

You know, I think Biden has cancer on top of Parkinson’s disease. Biden never had a cleft in his chin, but lately he has one. He’s 81 years old, he’s not getting plastic surgery at this point in his life. The only reason to remove part of your lower jaw is a tumor. I think “inside” Dems panicked when they realized he had cancer surgery. What is it they say on Reddit? MMW. Mark My Words.

[quote]And a shitload of POC Dems would have been voting for Trump if the Dems had listened to DL and removed the black woman from the ticket or placed a white in front of her.

I definitely agree with this

[quote]No candidate is perfect, but none of the potential candidates are as unpopular or polarizing as Secretary Clinton.

I definitely agree with this

[quote]You know, I think Biden has cancer on top of Parkinson’s disease.

I don't know about any diseases, but he doesn't look well. It appears as if he has lost some weight... As someone who supported President Biden (and I still do) and wanted him to stay, his stepping aside seems to have been the better decision. I noticed what appeared to be his frailty when he made his announcement.

R420 there are Dems or libs on DL that are in fact QAnon level posters. They believe in the bazaar and the crazy and the insane. And are no different than any other QAnon spouter.

You either don’t recognize crazy or you have not been paying attention.

astro people are saying/implying something could happen with his health around the eclipses late sept. oct.

the astrology has been right on the past few weeks.

R416, he wasn't "thrust on us" - he won the most votes in the primary.

Please forgive me God, but what if President Biden dies in mid-October and Madam Vice President must assume the presidency until November 5th, and then WINS the presidency outright!

HOLLYWOOD!!!

[quote] They believe in the bazaar and the crazy and the insane.

Not me. I believe in the rummage sale, in the church basement.

Confirmation that Trump's appearance at NABJ was delayed because he didn't want to be fact-checked:

Moments before former President Trump took the stage at the National Association of Black Journalists annual convention in Chicago on Wednesday, the organization’s president was called back to address an issue. Trump did not want to be fact-checked live and was refusing to go on stage, NABJ president Ken Lemon told Axios.

“[Trump’s team] said, ‘Well, can you not fact check? He’s not going to take the stage if you fact-check,'” Lemon said. The Q&A with the GOP presidential nominee was delayed more than an hour before he eventually joined a panel of Black journalists. At the time, President Trump blamed the delay on audio problems.

r429 Interesting, people kept saying the Huffington Post reporter made that up but it turns out, it's true.

If there's anything to that I'd assume it was a mental issue. Might be the point where she'd have to take over if they can't prop him up any longer.

FINALLY! The TRUTH reveals itself! Thank you, R429!!!

Now, my question is why did it take so long for this to be revealed? Roland Martin (and I love/respect Roland) did speak immediately but he came across to me with a bit of a chip on his shoulder because he and his network weren't invited to be on the panel. So, I took it as a "top line" comment.

Simone Biles trolls Trump with the "black jobs" joke

I chuckled, R374, but he’s totally pulling out the Liz Warren playbook here. It’s such a weird flex claiming a woman of obviously Black heritage isn’t Black. I don’t know what it accomplishes other than making himself look like an even bigger racist asshole.

I'll cop to it.

Post-debate, I wanted both Biden and Harris out. I said so here, repeatedly. The ingrained bigotry of Americans had internalized a pessimism in me that convinced me she couldn't win.

Then, while standing on the curb, the Kamala Harris for US President Bandwagon came 'round the bend. The nearer to me it got, the more I was compelled to approach. "Any more room? Can I jump on?"

I wasn't pushed away. I was pulled in.

Jump on, Americans!

The FULL story

Scoop: Trump stalled Black journalists interview over fact-checking

Delano Massey, Sophia Cai, Russell Contreras

Moments before former President Trump took the stage at the National Association of Black Journalists annual convention in Chicago on Wednesday, the organization's president was called back to address an issue.

Why it matters:

Trump did not want to be fact-checked live and was refusing to go on stage, NABJ president Ken Lemon told Axios.

"[Trump's team] said, 'Well, can you not fact check? He's not going to take the stage if you fact-check,'" Lemon said. The intrigue: The Q&A with the GOP presidential nominee was delayed more than an hour before he eventually joined a panel of Black journalists, including ABC News correspondent Rachel Scott, Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner and Semafor reporter Kadia Goba.

At the time, President Trump blamed the delay on audio problems.

Lemon told Axios, "There were audio problems, but they were resolved very quickly."

"The bigger problem was his threat not to take the stage when he had agreed to go on. He did not want to be fact-checked, but we could not let him on the stage without fact-checking," Lemon said.

Behind the scenes: The stalemate was so prolonged that NABJ leaders were prepared to explain to the audience of nearly 2,000 people why Trump would not appear.

"I was prepared to go on stage to craft a statement, saying he decided not to go on stage because of fact-checking... we couldn't compromise on that.

As Lemon was preparing that statement, Trump walked onto the stage. The other side: The Trump campaign disputes NABJ's account. Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung told Axios on Friday that they waited "for close to 40 minutes while audio/technical issues were fixed by NABJ."

Audio issues were apparent during the event.

Zoom in: Lemon says Trump's team eventually asked NABJ not to post the fact-checking on its social media platforms or allow the moderator to disclose that there would be fact-checking.

ABC's Rachel Scott discussed the fact-checking on stage, and NABJ publicized ahead of the event that there would be fact-checking."

Catch up quick: Earlier this week, NABJ announced that Trump would be in Chicago to conduct the in-person interview, creating a divide among members who didn't think the organization should provide him with the platform.

Lemon and other leaders have noted that NABJ has traditionally invited both candidates to the convention every election cycle. He said he understands the disappointment.

Zoom out: Members began lining up three hours ahead of the event to get a seat in the more than 2,000-seat auditorium, making their way through a line that snaked through the hallway.

Once everyone was seated, they waited patiently for the interview to begin, having been told the program would begin "momentarily."

Ultimately, the program that was supposed to begin at noon central time did not begin until more than an hour later. Between the lines: In the aftermath, members remain divided on whether it was right for NABJ to extend the invitation and give a platform to Trump. Some said it was embarrassing; others praised the interviewers for their tough questioning.

Brittany Cummings, a communications professional, was among the members who didn't think the organization should have extended the invitation to Trump.

"I'm not sure that any group of journalists has the 'secret sauce' to make him tell the truth and speak as a normal candidate would," she said. "He's not a normal candidate, so we can't treat him as such."

"During the actual discussion, he was disrespectful, and I don't think there was anything new to learn."

The bottom line: Lemon said it is important for people to know that NABJ did not let anything slide. They said "no" several times to ensure the event was put together correctly and to protect the women conducting the interviews.

"Our whole team stood our ground."

Editors' note: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that moderator Rachel Scott did not address the fact-checking controversy from the stage. She did.

[quote] astro people are saying/implying something could happen with his health around the eclipses late sept. oct.

We need Biden to hold on. We can't have Mike Johnson acting as vice president when it comes to counting electors.

“So….have you always been black? Or did you recently turn black?”

[quote] [R416], he wasn't "thrust on us" - he won the most votes in the primary.

After doing miserably in the earliest contests, Biden had one great night & the party leaders immediately coalesced around his candidacy. I'm glad they did, but to deny that the rise & fall of his candidacies in the two elections were not very similar is to deny the obvious.

Weird, old, fuck.

This campaign is like watching the Wicked Witch of the West melting down in slow motion. Try and take in every delicious second of it because it'll be over before you know it.

I love Mehdi. Project 2025 (all 30 chapters) in 2 min.

Brian Cardone 🏴‍☠️🇺🇦 @cardon_brian 16h

💥Oh this is brilliant!💥Mehdi summarizes all 30 chapters in the MAGA manifesto known as #TrumpsProject2025 Y’all need to check this out and then make your plan to VOTE🗳️for Democrats up and down the ballot! Let’s get this win!

But if the election were held “today” I have NOt seen anyone , those that are paid to know more than us on this, say that Harris would win in the EC.

Ha! I love that, R442!

Matt Gaetz recently tweeted something similar referencing OZ.

"The House of Representatives is like the Wizard of Oz. You had Paul Ryan that had no heart; Kevin McCarthy that had no brain; and Mike Johnson with no courage."

And Matt Gaetz who had unfortunate plastic surgery that made him look… well… more unfortunate.

R442 & R445

[quote] It’s like watching a circus 🎪 going out of business.

I didn't say she was Black, I said she was B'lack.

R444, it doesn’t matter. The election will be held November 5. And the momentum is going toward Harris. Unless a miracle happens, the trajectory will continue in that direction. Dump will not change, he doubles down on every single boneheaded thing he’s ever done. Damn if he had not doubled down on his Covid non-response, he’d be president today. He just can’t help himself. And now that he’s even more inept and decrepit, it’s just going to get worse and worse as he continues to melt in front of us.

Re R447

Simone Biles: "I love my black job"

I would love to see her at the DNC!

Pigboi 🐽 Rittenhouse is voting for Ron Paul.

I learned today that Ron Paul is still alive. 🤡🐖 Such a smart young man! He's the future of the Republican party!

I think Rittenhouse doesn't even know this about himself, but I think Trump's Flying Monkey Votes Looters are sensing an iceberg and they're jumping ship.

Pigboi is also getting roasted alive by the MAGA faithful this morning.

One does not cross Dear Leader and expect to be left intact.

[quote] [R370] Where have you been for the last 9 years? This will not have any impact on Trump's campaign. There is one very low bar standard for Trump, and another very high bar for everybody else. And the media plays along. That is the very definition of a cult.

Republicans and media pundits have been suggesting that Trump's appeal was broader this time around. That his campaign would openly court more women and ethnic minorities. He'll always have the MAGAts but he is losing everyone else.

[quote] The idiocy and hate have now turned to cheers.

A lady is allowed to change her mind.

[quote] [R409] A month ago Harris was borderline hated on DL. Dead weight not ready for prime time. The need to find a true number one if it could not be Biden. Three weeks ago many here were ready to kick her off the ticket entirely or see some white guy picked ahead of her. Get that black dead weight off the ticket was the majority DL call.

Not all of us. Admittedly I did not foresee her current popularity but I was always adamant that jumping over her to put a white guy at the top of the ticket would be a losing strategy.

I thought Ron Paul was dead.

Only his brain is dead.

R457 I was actually shocked that there were so many men on DL that argued that removing the black woman VP from the ticket or having some white dude jump over her would not be a problem for the Dems. And that POC would not care because they all hated Trump.

World class stupidity

I always thought she had to be the one and I never dreamed she was going to be this good.

Just because it’s fun to ask and shocking even typing it out, but what’s a black job?

If you are American born then the NBA would be an obvious choice. They need a DEI quota for every nba team when it comes to having US native born white guys on the roster..

Olympic sprinters.

Two examples but I doubt this is what trump had in mind.

I'll go out on a limb and say that Pigboi Kyle has Daddy issues--first Trump and now Ron Paul. A pattern is forming.

This is BIG news... I didn't want to start a new thread though...

Ryan Lizza @RyanLizza 25m

NEWS: DAVID PLOUFFE is joining the Harris campaign as a senior adviser, per a person familiar.

That is big news, R464. They must be rolling out the Brinks truck to get Plouffe.

It's official

This is good. When Biden was still running, Plouffe was very intelligent and forensic explaining why Biden’s campaign was utterly doomed. Clearly his opinion has done a180 with Kamala.

[quote]R398, “the South” has actually been defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, and includes Kentucky and Maryland.

I'm truly baffled as to whether this is a troll post, but it's definitely not the Census Bureau's call either way. (D.C. is "the South"? Seriously? Despite being the Union's HQ during the Civil War?) Moreover, they seem to have stuck Kentucky in it because they decided it was a better "fit" than being in their Midwestern division. Do you even live in the South? I do. Literally no one considers even Texas or Florida to be truly Southern, and arguing Maryland & D.C. qualify as such is absurd. Kentucky may be slightly less absurd, but it's a toss-up.

Further, there are at least three definitions of what "counts" as Southern. ACTUAL Southerners only include the states listed on ALL of these, with the exception of Florida, which was included as "the South" solely for geographical reasons. Florida & Texas being part of the Confederacy isn't a decider, much like Maryland, Delaware & D.C. being in the Census Bureau's list doesn't count. The main other scale is the Mason-Dixon Line, which is a bit absurd given that it predates the Revolutionary War and is no more than a line "separating" Pennsylvania from Maryland.

Finally, the only "real" argument here is whether Virginia still qualifies as the South: it's flipped from red to blue, but backtracked a bit in 2022 when they elected a Republican governor, albeit mainly due to people being "upset" with Biden for no particular reason. Still, there's at least a reasonable argument that it still counts.

[quote]FINALLY! The TRUTH reveals itself! Thank you, R429!!!

The truth I posted yesterday? (R429 merely confirmed my own post.) I assumed, clearly incorrectly, that this was common knowledge: I would've included the Lemon quote had I known OP was weirdly unconvinced.

[quote]But if the election were held “today” I have NOt seen anyone , those that are paid to know more than us on this, say that Harris would win in the EC.

Well golly: if you haven't seen someone do something, that must be unequivocal proof! (In reality, however, polling is still wildly off, and all the polling for BOTH of the last two presidential elections has been considerably off on Election Day. Per the polls, Hillary "should" have won in 2016 and Trump "should" have won in 2020, after considering their popularity with voters three months ahead of the vote.

[quote]Post-debate, I wanted both Biden and Harris out. I said so here, repeatedly. The ingrained bigotry of Americans had internalized a pessimism in me that convinced me she couldn't win. Then, while standing on the curb, the Kamala Harris for US President Bandwagon came 'round the bend. The nearer to me it got, the more I was compelled to approach. "Any more room? Can I jump on?"

Thank you for being the voice of reason, Della!

Plouffe is awesome and will bring a lot of analytical heft to the Harris campaign. As stated upthread he's been on fire during his CNN appearances during the waning das of the Biden campaign, making excellent arguments about why Joe had to go (he convinced me). Battle tested and hardened, he'll help them a lot.

Gossip had it a couple of weeks ago, when Jennifer O'Malley Dillon was retained by Harris as campaign leader-in-charge, she made it clear that if she stayed on, her word, except for Kamala's, was the final one.

The rumors of Plouffe taking a role were rampant then, and I inferred from Dillon's stand that she would refuse a subordinate role to Plouffe.

I'm surmising that had to be a topic during negotiations with Plouffe.

Thanks r469

Or, Plouffe wouldn't forgive himself if Trump were elected?

[quote]The rumors of Plouffe taking a role were rampant then, and I inferred from Dillon's stand that she would refuse a subordinate role to Plouffe.

Barak had yet to make a call. Eric Holder is leading the team for the vetting of the new Vice President and of course Plouffe would be brought in to help assure a win. After all, this is all done in the spirit for saving the historic legacy of President Biden.

Obama's team is now running her campaign, which is fantastic! They are lightyears above all other Democratic managers and strategists. Stephanie Cutter is the queen of effective messaging. She's also running the convention this year, so expect a real barn-burner with great entertainment and speeches:

The Harris campaign is also being joined by Stephanie Cutter, a Democratic communications veteran, who previously served as Obama's White House communications director and deputy campaign manager. She will join the campaign as senior adviser on strategy messaging.

Cutter's firm is on contract to produce the Democratic National Convention in August.

Other Obama alums joining the campaign include Mitch Stewart, who worked on both Obama campaigns, and will come in as senior adviser on battleground states.

David Binder, who led Obama's public opinion research operation, will expand his role on the Harris campaign to lead the opinion research operation.

Excellent news, all of it r475. Obama ran great campaigns, its how he went from a relative unknown all the way to the WH (twice!). Things have really come together quickly for Harris.

IT'S THE OBAMA FOURTH TERM!!! YAY!!!

F&F the troll at R477, Editor!

But it was Tom Perez who realized that a sane old white man was necessary to beat a crazy fuck old man in 2020.

Harris probably wouldn't have won against Trump in 2020 hence the Perez alignment of candidates, headed by Jim Clyburn, behind Biden.

History will record Perez as the quiet savior of America.

And Cheryl at r477, it most certainly is the continuation of the Obama/Obama/Biden/Harris POLICIES.

Only more aggressive.

What world would we be in if Obama said that the Senate, in delaying the vote on Garland, simply did a DIRECT APPOINTMENT, and let the yet to be corrupted SC with Garland ON the court, NOT recusing himself, decide if a delayed vote was a no vote. I think we might have got a recusal determination.

[quote]But it was Tom Perez

Who?

[quote]Tom Perez who realized that a sane old white man was necessary to beat a crazy fuck old man in 2020.

What?

I'll admit that I'm not the most educated and/or up-to-speed on all of this but (IMHO) this Jaimie Harrison has been the MOST effective DNC chairman that I can remember, and I liked Howard Dean, but...

Actually my favorite moment in the whole interview is when Rachel turns her head away and Trump reaches over and steals her water bottle. He already had his own on a table on his other side.

Did he think it made him look "dominant" ? Real men don't ask for water, they take it! It's such a chickenshit move because he clearly waited to do it when she wasn't looking. So Trump.

Did he think it was his and couldn't open it so he put it back?

Harris Faulkner was just fine with no-fact-checking. Thats how she make’s her millions.

r481, then you do not understand the backroom politics it took Perez to get every Democratic candidate behind Biden in the face of a Bernie Rules Committee Democratic convention meltdown. An orchestration he gave credit to, to JAMES CLYBURN. He was the Nancy Pelosi of DNC because he knew when he had the votes.

Jamie and Howard are cheerleaders. Nice window dressing.

Perez negotiated the most important nomination in the history of our Democracy.

Jamie is going to be a cheerleader until, again, he takes on Miz Lindz for the Senate in 2028.

Just like Amy Grant, who KNOWS the benefit of losing on principle to McConnell, but creating a huge war chest, for 2028.

[quote]Did he think it was his and couldn't open it so he put it back?

That's what I thought. I thought that he was thrown so off-kilter and angry that he needed a swig of water and just reached for what he saw and then realized that it wasn't his and then put it back.

[quote]Just like Amy Grant, who KNOWS the benefit of losing on principle to McConnell

Mitch won a Grammy?

I’m hopeful as well but ANYTHING can happen so like previously mentioned ‘’Fasten your seatbelts-bla-bla-bla.’’

Oops. cahnge those to 2026. The six year terms of Lindzybelle and McConnell end n 2026

2026

I don't think he realized it wasn't his, r486, I don't think he was able to open it.

I wonder who Plouffe and Obama want for her VP, because they will have the biggest influence on her decision?

[R481], then you do not understand the backroom politics it took Perez to get every Democratic candidate behind Biden in the face of a Bernie Rules Committee Democratic convention meltdown. An orchestration he gave credit to, to JAMES CLYBURN. He was the Nancy Pelosi of DNC because he knew when he had the votes.

Jamie and Howard are cheerleaders. Nice window dressing.

Perez negotiated the most important nomination in the history of our Democracy.

Jamie is going to be a cheerleader until, again, he takes on Miz Lindz for the Senate in 2026.

Just like Amy Grant, who KNOWS the benefit of losing on principle to McConnell, but creating a huge war chest, for 2026.

And in 2026 Dems FINALLY get the Supermajority in the Senate that will enact REAL CHANGE.

[quote]Jamie and Howard are cheerleaders. Nice window dressing.

I'll agree with this.

[quote]Perez negotiated the most important nomination in the history of our Democracy. Perez to get every Democratic candidate behind Biden in the face of a Bernie Rules Committee Democratic convention meltdown. An orchestration he gave credit to, to JAMES CLYBURN. He was the Nancy Pelosi of DNC because he knew when he had the votes.

Mmph... I did not know or realize this. Thanks for setting me stright, R485

Trump and friends excuses for backing out of debating Kamala are of course pathetic. Hope they reconsider with all the pressure. Would love to see that.

R492, we heard you the first time.

[quote] That's what I thought. I thought that he was thrown so off-kilter and angry that he needed a swig of water and just reached for what he saw and then realized that it wasn't his and then put it back.

And another thought I have without any proof: He only realized that it wasn't his bequest the cap hadn't been pre-loosened for him. Just like the question he was shocked that the path wasn't paved for his coddled ass ahead of time.

I don’t know if it’s been said because I haven’t read the thread. BUT I wish Kamala had come out swinging harder with her response. Not in intensity, but with what she chose to say. It would be cool if she had calmly said:

“No matter how many times he says he loves us, Trump really seems to have an issue with black people in power. He tried to force Obama to prove he is an American. And now he’s questioning my heritage. For a man who lives in a glass tower, and who has never met me, he professes to know a lot about my blackness.”

R497

Insight from white people

r495, you didn't if you didn't catch the change in dates from 2028 to 2026,

Which you said nothing about when you re-posted your entire post again (with you random ALL CAPS), R499.

No, R497, the less Harris talks about race & gender the better.

[quote] Just because it’s fun to ask and shocking even typing it out, but what’s a black job?

President of the United States, for one.

While I understand how some of the people who attended this event are angry and disgusted that this racist sack of shit was given a platform, I am glad they did and called him out on his lies and bullshit.

NONE of the other media outlets or “journalists” can be bothered to ask him tough questions and FOLLOW UP WHEN HE LIES. None of them will call him out.

So I’m glad his lying, racist ass was utterly exposed and caught on tape for all to see.

Biden dropping out was a shock. Of course I was going to vote for him even if he was losing a step; I know he has a great team behind him. Kamala Harris, I hadn’t paid much attention to her but she seemed unpopular. However, she came out with guns blazing. Full support of the Dems (a miracle to corral those puppies). She’s able to beat Trump easily in the social media war; not afraid to call a dog a dog. Biden couldn’t do that, it’s not in his old-school nature but Harris can. That’s what is so encouraging, the spark. The best way to defeat Trump is to laugh at him and he haaaaates that. He’s going down.

Harris Faulkner is Fox’s DEI hire-she’s doing a wonderful job!

I'm seeing A LOT of negative tweets/posts about Josh Shapiro from the unwashed on Twitter. Either they know something or they REALLY, REALLY believe that he is the VP pick.

R500, I am sorry my emphasis caps annoy you because you must be some FUCKING IDIOT.

I’m a fucking idiot because you posted the same exact thing twice - totally unremarked - except for changing a year and then got called out on it? Okay, sweetie.

Your emphasis caps just make you look unstable.

[quote] what’s a black job?

R508, Idontthinkyouknowwhatcallingoutmeans. Youstillpresentassomeassholeknowitall.Ifeelsorryfir yourrugidadhetancetoyourselfimposedrules. ButrestassuredyouaresomedumbFUCKER.

And if you have emotional problems attached to emphasis caps, then IhavetobelievethatyouareFUCKINGLOSTwhenitcomestoSARCASM.

Hey, Kammy, I can run a great campaign. My boss won the popular vote - well, I mean, I had to quit before the election.....but I got it going.

Bring me on board.

Jamaican & Chinese Sarah Cooper doing her Black job

In case anyone thought otherwise, Trump was late onto the stage because he was scared to be fact-checked in real time. He was lying when he claimed that audio problems caused the delay.

Faulkner lied too when she told the audience they were having audio problems on the stage.

Don't let her get away with lying,either.

R513 I had a strong feeling he was bullshitting about something when he said that, but I didn't know exactly what. This makes a lot more sense, putting the blame for the delay on the host when it was really his side that wanted to renege on the agreed factors.

R507 and R508- I’m sitting here right now knitting an emphasis cap-for my husband who’s bald and his head gets cold at night.

‘’Just because President Trump makes racist comments doesn’t mean he’s a racism’’ Harris Faulkner-Fox News. (she really said this)

[quote]‘’Just because President Trump makes racist comments doesn’t mean he’s a racism’’

He's not a racism! He's a racist!

Faulkner also told the Fox News crowd that the event went great.

Harris Faulkner makes my skin crawl.

^ Harris Faulkner's skin makes her crawl.

Fixed that for you, R520.

‘‘Harris Faulkner Harris Faulkner’’ Come on you guys leave him alone.

498, I’m black, thank you very much.

As one TV pundit eloquently stated..."He shit the bed".

I thought Donald tRump was an old fat white guy. When did he become an old fat orange Oompa Loompa? Are we sure he was not born in Loompaland? Have we seen his birth certificate? I'm not sure he's eligible to be president.

Rachel Scott is receiving death threats just for asking Trump some tough questions

Judge Chutkan set an August 16 status conference for August 16. She’s not playing around. I gave Kamala $100 today.

It’s terrifying. So many of his followers are ready for journalists to slip from balconies. And yet we have people saying “both sides”.

And there will be more of it if Trump wins the election, R528. The media seems to love the chaos that follows Donald Trump. It might be good for ratings and clicks now, but if he returns to the presidency, the moment a journalist pisses him off, no doubt his MAGA mob will be given free rein to threaten, intimidate and harass anyone who is disloyal to their dear leader.

[quote] Rachel Scott is receiving death threats just for asking Trump some tough questions.

And it all could have been avoided if only she had led with, "Hello. How are you?"

Heh.

It’s no wonder Trump thinks a person can turn another color all of a sudden.

Fox is receiving death threats for show face of Harris Faulkner.

Didn't Harris backpedal the next day, saying how great Dump did?

HA HA bitch, it didn't work. MAGA is out to get you.

Trump is now out there calling Kamala 'low I.Q." and "dumb." He's not even trying border stuff, it's just racism and misogyny from here on out.

Kamala probably has 40 + IQ points on Trump.

Is Vance at these rallies? Or is he doing separate rallies?

[quote] Trump is now out there calling Kamala 'low I.Q." and "dumb."

He really hasn't gotten the message that the base is on board, he needs to expand past his 43% or whatever it is.

[quote]Trump is now out there calling Kamala 'low I.Q." and "dumb."

So basically the same bullshit, different day. Can't even come up with new insults.

Imagine being that old and being that much of an asshole. It must be exhausting.

Just what was this "real-time fact-checking" that was the point of contention? I honestly don't know how this was supposed to have worked. Everything he says, there's a team backstage researching it to verify or refute it? And then ... they rush it to the moderators for follow-up, or run it like opera supertitles for the audience to read?

Granted, I'm very tired right now, but I'm not understanding what they were fighting over.

R443, I wish he'd taken an extra 45 seconds to allow his speech to be fully intelligible. I had to stop listening; too annoying.

The fact checking was eg, the woman from ABC who interrupted Trump during his rambling answers. They were both talking at once and she was saying “that’s not true”, stuff like that. In other words, they didn’t let his answers go unchallenged but it wasn’t like there was a pause while someone recited facts. Trump never shuts up, you have to talk over him.

That's known as the Gish Gallop, R541, after the evangelist who pioneered the technique.

Death threats. Of course.

^What I don't understand... so much that I don't understand... is that... okay, sure, police budgets, etc are spread thin, but in this day & age and technology, when a company or person receives such threats why they don't hire a private investigator (or whatever) to track IP addresses, etc and then turn that information over to the proper authorities so that these imbeciles can be charged, if warranted. It's getting very old that "someone" is receiving death threats.

Oh yeah-an exhausted asshole.

Cops don’t GAF if someone threatens to kill you or has beaten you within an inch of your life.

Cops only care AFTER you’re dead and now they have to do some work because the family and media demand it.

Then the dumb fucks act like they don’t know who could’ve done this. Like it’s all some big surprise that the person who called the cops 15 times in the last month about death threats is now dead.

"Trump to address black Journalists."

So, how did it go?

It was no Gettysburg Address. And stop saying my name, dumb ass.

Trump campaign definitely on the defense now, having to drag up Michaelah Montgomery and her blunt lips at an Atlanta rally just to show that he is capable of hugging black person. Curious as to why she didn't speak at the Butler Rally. They must feel the heat from the backlash over his "black jobs" comment and coming after Kamala's ethnicity.

[QUOTE]Michaelah Montgomery and her blunt lips at an Atlanta rally just to show that he is capable of hugging black person.

Now, isn't she the same grifter... I mean gal, that started a GoFundMe to raise money for new wigs, clothes, and to get her hair and feet done?

[quote]Curious as to why she didn't speak at the Butler Rally.

1) There weren't any "Blacks 4 Trump" signs available for her to hold.

2) He knew the largely White audience would just see her as a "DEI hire."

3) She had a premonition that something might happen and didn't want to end up being part of some whack job QAnon conspiracy theory for life.

Donald keeps putting up AI-generated images of him hanging out with black people, but the people in the images all have 16 fingers and webbed feet.

To be fair, the webbed feet part is real.