Lawrence O'Donnell Slams His Papers Over Media Taking This 'Insult' From Trump
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The MSNBC anchor ripped news outlets for making the "same mistakes" as 2016 following the former president's press conference.
Lawrence O’Donnell wasn’t having it with cable news outlets for their coverage of former President Donald Trump’s rambling, false claim-filled press conference on Thursday.
The MSNBC anchor read a “good question” to Trump from NBC News’ Garrett Haake, who asked the former president if he’d direct the Food and Drug Administration to revoke access to mifepristone.
Trump’s response to the “yes or no” question was “not an answer,” said O’Donnell, who slammed his papers on his desk after reading what the former president told Haake.
“The words Donald Trump spoke to those reporters in response to that clear, simple and important yes or no question were an insult to everyone in that room and they took the insult. Nothing in those words was an answer, nothing,” O’Donnell said.
He later continued, “Donald Trump is not smart enough to answer questions. Anyone who then tells you that Kamala Harris has to answer questions from reporters because Donald Trump already answered questions from reporters is lying to themselves and to you and you must not allow them to do it.”
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