I saw PEOTUS's news conference Wednesday, and was appalled by the arrogant jerk's utter disrespect for the CNN reporter. He was annoyed about the CNN Network's reporting and took his wrath out on the reporter, as if he were the one responsible. Then he accused the reporter nof being rude. No he was rude! What a boorish, classless, and utterly vulgar display of prideful arrogance! He is NOT emperor or king that all others are to kneel and bow down and do obeisance, he is merely the President of the United States (by some fluke of our Constitution, at that). He is our representative and public servant, not our ruler or master. He is a man like you or me. He is not better, nor above us. We give our respect until he loses it. He has with me.
Then, even more horrifying was, the rest of the reporters went on like nothing had happened! They got totally cowed by him making an example of Jim Acosta. As a body they should have stood up and said, No, you don't get to treat us like that, and walked out, and reported just what happened to the American people. They are the fourth estate, but it looks like like they're lapdogs of the first.
(h/t Driftglass and Blue Gal)
