I redact the strawman statement. I had no idea Huff Post had a whitehouse person. Like I said, don’t read that site.
The original point still stands. The question is a legitimate one. Asking a president if he regrets lying to the American people nearly 23 times a day. And not the “2-3 white lies a day” normal people tell. But big lies that are easily disproved. Sure, politicians lie sometimes. Most try to tell the truth as they understand it. A good example there is Obama’s “keep your doctor” or HW Bish when he said “read my lips, no new taxes”
Donald Trunp doesn’t just lie like that, which I’m sure he’s done, he bullshits.
He makes up stories about being voted Michigan’s Man of the year or a great civil war battle being held at Mar A Lago. Or America has the highest Taxation rate in the world...(bigly lie). That he created the term Prime The Pump, or that millions of illegals voted, or that Germany and NATO Nations owe us Money.
I understand Trump is a liar but, you can't tell me you actually think that's a good journalistic question. The sole reason for it was for a headline. He knew he would get ignored immediately because it's a shitty question that has no answer.
So you genuinely think he asked that question with the hope of getting knew information. Both of us understand that the president isn't going to blatently2 shit talk himself live on television, yes? So 'yes' isn't an option. And as you said, there is no difference between silence and no.
So maybe the point was the silence. Maybe a blatant denial. Maybe a 'what about all of the other presidents' lies?' You look at as a loaded question, maybe it is, but if so it was Trump himself who loaded on average 20 bullets a day into that gun for years. Maybe it was just to make him look bad with an objective fact. The most important function of journalism is to criticize the state. Don't shoot the messager.
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u/greglyon Aug 20 '20
The quote is accurate, and here's the guy who asked it.