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bbernardini

(10,023 posts)
Tue May 12, 2026, 06:04 PM May 12

Who do you think will be the first reporter to snap and give Trump what for to his face when he demeans them?

I honestly have no theories. I'm just curious what we all think.

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Who do you think will be the first reporter to snap and give Trump what for to his face when he demeans them? (Original Post) bbernardini May 12 OP
I Believe We Have to Think of the Likely Makeup of Your Hypothetical Population The Roux Comes First May 12 #1
Hoping for someone to cast caution to the wind. cachukis May 12 #2
bluntly: none RT Atlanta May 12 #3
It should have been the quiet piggy woman LearnedHand May 12 #4
At this late stage, why would you be holding out hope Beringia May 12 #5
It would be such a great day... keep_left May 12 #6
Please IcyPeas May 12 #8
Well, there's that one about the Zapruder... keep_left May 12 #11
I remember when Dan Rather of CBS confronted Nixon Sequoia May 12 #7
And The Revenge Was Served Cold. ColoringFool May 12 #10
Whoever Planned To Retire That Day. ColoringFool May 12 #9
It'll be a woman GenThePerservering May 12 #12
Jeff Tiedrich has been saying for a while now Danascot Wednesday #13

The Roux Comes First

(2,322 posts)
1. I Believe We Have to Think of the Likely Makeup of Your Hypothetical Population
Tue May 12, 2026, 06:12 PM
May 12

It seems to me it is an embarrassingly small fraction of the increasingly-rare actual "reporters" with talent, resources, and that "Edward R. Murrow" persistence and spine who are even willing to submit to his crap in the first place. And then there is the problem that when he can control the circs, he excludes anyone who's ever done him wrong - like, say, telling the truth or failing to fawn properly.

For me, it is such a small set that the answer to your original query is meaningless.

cachukis

(4,083 posts)
2. Hoping for someone to cast caution to the wind.
Tue May 12, 2026, 06:15 PM
May 12

One that would have practiced a littany of call outs landing staccato jabs that reminded us that stinging like a swarm of bees is only the beginning of knock out punches.
I have been practicing to the silencing eyes of my wife hoping I don't have an opportunity.

RT Atlanta

(2,797 posts)
3. bluntly: none
Tue May 12, 2026, 06:19 PM
May 12

And if there is anyone, when it does happen, it will be a strong-willed female reporter (and likely African American) if I were placing a bet.

The male reporters - especially Jake "Tapper" - are all spineless lapdogs.

LearnedHand

(5,604 posts)
4. It should have been the quiet piggy woman
Tue May 12, 2026, 06:25 PM
May 12

When he got away with that there were no more holds. Anything goes.

keep_left

(3,223 posts)
6. It would be such a great day...
Tue May 12, 2026, 06:36 PM
May 12

…if that ever happened. But as one poster has already mentioned, it would happen only once, because Trump would then start excluding everyone who wasn’t a servile toady. It would also require a reporter with the attitude of Bill Hicks.

IcyPeas

(25,797 posts)
8. Please
Tue May 12, 2026, 08:14 PM
May 12

Post a clip of Bill Hicks to support your statement.

I'm still mad at Bill Hicks for dying.

He was up there with Carlin in his observations.

keep_left

(3,223 posts)
11. Well, there's that one about the Zapruder...
Tue May 12, 2026, 08:27 PM
May 12

…film—you have probably seen it, though (it’s probably Hicks’ most famous routine). I’m not real proficient at posting clips from a phone, however (just got a smartphone a couple weeks ago).

Danascot

(5,294 posts)
13. Jeff Tiedrich has been saying for a while now
Wed May 13, 2026, 10:17 AM
Wednesday
The first reporter to stand up and ask "what the fuck is wrong with you" should get a lifetime Pulitzer.

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