90 Miles From Tyranny : Watch: Trump Spars with NBC’s Peter Alexander for ‘Sensationalism’ in Coronavirus Briefing

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Friday, March 20, 2020

Watch: Trump Spars with NBC’s Peter Alexander for ‘Sensationalism’ in Coronavirus Briefing









Donald Trump berated NBC reporter Peter Alexander on Friday for suggesting he was offering “false hope” to Americans, by talking about the effectiveness of drugs like chloroquine to fight the Chinese coronavirus.

“Is it possible that your impulse to put a positive spin on things may be giving Americans a false sense of hope and misrepresenting preparedness right now?” Alexander asked.

Trump replied he was optimistic about the effectiveness of the drug chloroquine even though Dr. Anthony Fauci said during the briefing it was not clinically proven.

“It may work and it may not work,” he said. “I feel good about it. that’s all it is, just a feeling.”

“What do you see Americans who are watching you right now that are scared?” Alexander asked, citing the numbers of invected and people killed by the virus.

“I say that you are a terrible reporter,” Trump replied. I think that’s a very nasty question, and I think it’s a very bad signal that you’re putting out to the American people.”

Trump berated MSNBC/NBC/Comcast for promoting sensationalism.

“I don’t call it Comcast, I call it Concast,” Trump said. “That’s really bad...




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4 comments:

Cato the Nth said...

Dick stomp!

Tworesqu7 said...

Gotta just love our President!

Trialdog said...

Isn’t Alexander a non-essential service?

Jeffery in Alabama said...

Trump broke Peter Alexander (along with several other LibCommies) down like .410 and loaded him like a 12 gauge.
I don't why Peter and the other Commie bastards can't root for America every now and again. If it wasn't for the U.S. of A., those sonsofbitches couldn't behave nowhere near the way they do. Yet, they miss the boat when it comes to real civil liberties and the rights as guaranteed by the Constitution.
I loved Trump's answer when Alexander asked him what would you tell the millions of American who fear the current situation to which replied, "that you are a horrible reporter".