Dialing In to Fox News, Trump Offers a Rambling Rebuttal to Harris’s Speech

[cigaretteman]

Former President Donald J. Trump was watching television on Thursday night and he did not like what he saw.
His Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, and her allies were accusing him of groveling to dictators, imperiling democracy, and betraying American values.
So Mr. Trump picked up the telephone and called Fox News. The network patched him in to its live coverage of the Democratic convention — moments after Ms. Harris had deemed him, in her speech, “an unserious man” — and the former president proceeded to issue a meandering, stream-of-consciousness rebuttal.
Several times, the Fox anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum tried to interject to ask a question. Several times, Mr. Trump ignored them. “Mr. President, let me interrupt,” Mr. Baier pleaded at one point. Mr. Trump kept talking.
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The call-in — which lasted for 10 minutes, until Fox News informed Mr. Trump that the network had run out of time — was hastily arranged. Network producers confirmed the interview less than a half-hour before Ms. Harris began her prime-time remarks.

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Still, Mr. Trump did not want to wait until after the speech to weigh in. While Ms. Harris was speaking, he took to his social media platform, Truth Social, to provide real-time commentary.
His posts there, capitalized in a haphazard manner, were less directed at her specific remarks than at broader complaints about issues that Mr. Trump wants to keep the focus on: crime, immigration and the economy.
At times, he digressed.
“WHERE’S HUNTER?” Mr. Trump asked as Ms. Harris came onstage, reviving one of his favorite slogans about the son of President Biden, who withdrew his candidacy weeks ago.
At one point, referring to Ms. Harris, Mr. Trump asked, in all capital letters, “Is she talking about me?” (She was, often.)

​

Mr. Trump also accused Ms. Harris’s running mate, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, of puffing up his résumé as a leader of a high school football team. “Walz was an ASSISTANT Coach, not a COACH,” he wrote.
A few minutes later, on Fox News, Mr. Trump argued that Ms. Harris had not accomplished much during her tenure as vice president.
“All of these things that she talked about — ‘We are going to do this, we are going to do that, we are going to do everything’ — but she didn’t do any of it!” Mr. Trump said on the air, complaining that “she didn’t talk about China, she didn’t talk about fracking, she didn’t talk about crime.”
His one concession? The Democrats’ convention hall. “It was a nice-looking room,” he said.
When Ms. MacCallum observed, accurately, that Ms. Harris was “having some success” with women, Hispanic and Black voters, Mr. Trump objected. “She’s not having success; I’m having success,” he said. “I’m doing great with the Hispanic voters, doing great with Black men, I’m doing great with women.”
“It’s only in your eyes that they have that, Martha,” he added. “We are doing very well.”
At several points during the call, a familiar beeping sound interrupted Mr. Trump’s remarks. It appeared that the former president was accidentally pressing buttons on the keypad of his phone.
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Finally, while Mr. Trump was still midsentence, Mr. Baier moved to end the interview and thanked his guest for his time: “We appreciate that live feedback.”
The network immediately shifted to an episode of its late-night comedy program, “Gutfeld!”
The host, Greg Gutfeld, looked bemused. “That wasn’t my fault, Donald Trump,” he said, speaking to the president through the TV.
“He’s still talking, by the way,” Mr. Gutfeld joked.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/us/politics/trump-reaction-harris-dnc.html

 

[torbee]

 

[MitchLL]

Fox did everything they could to try and tamp down the obvious momentum last evening.

They don't even remotely attempt to hide their bias.

 

[mnole03]

He switched over to Newsmax to continue his rant.

 

[nelly02]

 

[LuteHawk]

Donald Trump continued his self-destruction with phone
call to Fox News. His unhinged ramblings are evidence that
he is more delusional each day. Trump is going to lose big
time to Harris in November and it will be his final demise.

 

[Crafty Beaver]

You guys really should stop watching Fox News.

 

[torbee]

You guys really should stop watching Fox News.

It's the best comedy show on television and it's completely unintentional! Quite entertaining, TBH.

 

[MitchLL]

Donald Trump continued his self-destruction with phone
call to Fox News. His unhinged ramblings are evidence that
he is more delusional each day. Trump is going to lose big
time to Harris in November and it will be his final demise.

Seeing him in an orange jumpsuit in a year will look like he's wearing camouflage.

 

[MitchLL]

You guys really should stop watching Fox News.

Nope, it's like watching a NASCAR race and waiting for the 14 car pile up on the last lap.

 

[cigaretteman]

Former president Donald Trump did not hold back as Democratic nominee Kamala Harris delivered her acceptance speech Thursday night, firing off a series of scathing, insulting and sometimes unrelated comments while Harris was speaking.

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Trump took to his Truth Social account to make a variety of comments, from accusing Harris of falsehoods to defending his record to making extraneous remarks, such as demanding “WHERE’S HUNTER?” in reference to President Joe Biden’s son.

At the outset of Harris’s speech, Trump took exception to how she thanked the crowd for cheering her onstage at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Trump also complained that Democrats referred to Harris’s running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, as “coach,” pointing out that he was an assistant coach of a high school football team.

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While Harris recounted her upbringing, Trump urged her to address his three main issues: “Border, Inflation, and Crime!”

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“Kamala’s biography won’t lower prices at the Grocery Store, or at the Pump!” he said. He repeatedly criticized her for not already implementing her proposals during her time as vice president, a critique he has previously aimed at Republican and Democratic opponents with long records of government service. Still, Trump himself has already served a term as president.
Trump’s rapid-fire commentary created the unprecedented spectacle of a former president and current nominee firing off critiques of his rival’s acceptance speech in real time. While Harris’s speech was in many ways a traditional convention address, Trump’s unorthodox reaction to it underlined his harsh, visceral style of politics and suggested the former president was glued to Harris’s speech as it unfolded.


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Trump falsely accused Harris of letting in 20 million undocumented immigrants, which would be almost twice the total estimated undocumented population as of 2022, and about twice the recorded enforcement encounters since 2021.
Trump called “many” of the undocumented immigrants “Criminals, who are MAIMING and KILLING our people!” The available data on crime rates among undocumented immigrants compared with the general population is incomplete, but an analysis by the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee concluded that about 10 percent of immigrants in removal proceedings had criminal convictions or pending charges.
At another point, Trump defended his opposition to a bipartisan bill to add emergency border authorities and funding, which Harris said he had blocked to deprive the administration of a politically beneficial accomplishment. Trump argued the legislation was unnecessary because Biden and Harris “could have just said, ‘CLOSE THE BORDER!’ like I did.” Illegal border crossings fell last month to the lowest level in four years, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data.



As part of reforming the immigration system, Harris suggested creating “an earned pathway to citizenship,” a goal discussed in both parties for decades. Trump responded, “SAY GOODBYE TO THE U.S.A.! SHE IS A RADICAL MARXIST!”
When Harris described the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 initiative as “written by his closest advisers,” the former president insisted: “LYING AGAIN ABOUT PROJECT 2025, WHICH SHE KNOWS, AND SO DO ALL DEMOCRATS, THAT I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH!” Trump has repeatedly sought to distance himself from the effort, which was intended to prepare the next Republican administration with policies and personnel, although many former Trump administration officials helped craft it.
As Harris vowed to sign legislation that would reinstate abortion rights nationwide, Trump defended the overturning of Roe v. Wade, falsely claiming that “everybody,” including Democrats, “wanted Roe v. Wade TERMINATED.”



One of the notable parts of Harris’s speech was her decision to address the sensitive topic of the war in Gaza. “I will always stand up for Israel’s right to defend itself, and I will always ensure Israel has the ability to defend itself, because the people of Israel must never again face the horror that a terrorist organization called Hamas caused,” Harris said, also stressing the widespread suffering of Palestinians.

Harris discusses war in Gaza at DNC
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Vice President Kamala Harris said Israel should be able to defend itself while also addressing the suffering occurring in Gaza during the DNC on Aug. 22. (Video: The Washington Post, Photo: Joe Lamberti/The Washington Post)
Trump proceeded to say: “SHE HATES ISRAEL - Wouldn’t even show up to Congress for Netanyahu’s session!” Harris did not attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent address to Congress, but she met with him when he came to the United States.
In another rhetorical device Trump often uses, he several times turned Harris’s words back against her. “She’s talking about the Middle Class, but she’s the one who broke the Middle Class,” he said in one post. “I TRUST WOMEN,” he said in another, when Harris cited antiabortion proposals from Trump allies and asked, “Why exactly is it that they don’t trust women?”



“I saved NATO!” Trump responded when Harris accused him of undermining the alliance.
Harris said Trump cozied up to dictators, who she said are now rooting for him to win because he would be easy to manipulate. Trump responded, “There will be no future under Comrade Kamala Harris, because she will take us into a Nuclear World War III! She will never be respected by the Tyrants of the World!”
Trump continued his commentary after the speech ended, appearing on Fox News to argue that Harris has had plenty of time to accomplish the things she is now promising to do. “She could have done it 3½ years ago,” he said.
Trump offered a series of other criticisms, then concluded that other than that, “it was a nice-looking room.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/23/trump-reacts-harris-dnc/

 

[abby97]

If Trumps is so bad, why is harris so determined to copy everything he does or says? Stealing his no tax on tips idea, stealing his securing the border pledge, stealing his common sense verbiage, claiming she will insure America will always have the strongest military in the world. One might think she was running as a Republican. If she actually believes these things, why hasn't she governed using those ideas her entire career?

 

[Scott559]

Trump last night

 

[4ohs]

Trumps is so bad, Fox News cut him off last night.

There. Fixed it for ya.

Although I’m assuming you meant Trump. Not Trumps.

Or do you have some sort of fetish towards the family? NTTAWWT.

 

[CoachH]

If Trumps is so bad, why is harris so determined to copy everything he does or says? Stealing his no tax on tips idea, stealing his securing the border pledge, stealing his common sense verbiage, claiming she will insure America will always have the strongest military in the world. One might think she was running as a Republican. If she actually believes these things, why hasn't she governed using those ideas her entire career?

That is exactly happening exactly.

 

[Joes Place]

Former President Donald J. Trump was watching television on Thursday night and he did not like what he saw.
His Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, and her allies were accusing him of groveling to dictators, imperiling democracy, and betraying American values.
So Mr. Trump picked up the telephone and called Fox News. The network patched him in to its live coverage of the Democratic convention — moments after Ms. Harris had deemed him, in her speech, “an unserious man” — and the former president proceeded to issue a meandering, stream-of-consciousness rebuttal.
Several times, the Fox anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum tried to interject to ask a question. Several times, Mr. Trump ignored them. “Mr. President, let me interrupt,” Mr. Baier pleaded at one point. Mr. Trump kept talking.
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The call-in — which lasted for 10 minutes, until Fox News informed Mr. Trump that the network had run out of time — was hastily arranged. Network producers confirmed the interview less than a half-hour before Ms. Harris began her prime-time remarks.

Inside the Democratic National Convention​

• Protests Smaller Than Expected: Pro-Palestinian organizers predicted overwhelming turnout to take their case to the Democrats. Protesters gathered, but they did not steal the show.
• Breaking the Gender Barrier: Are voters ready to elect a woman? In interviews, prominent Democratic women said they have no doubt that voters are.
• Best, Worst and Oddest Moments: The Democratic party’s four-day gathering featured memorable zingers, self-effacing humor and more than a few lines that didn’t land.
• Convention Fashion in Photos: What has been the hot accessory for convention goers in Chicago? Accessories.

Still, Mr. Trump did not want to wait until after the speech to weigh in. While Ms. Harris was speaking, he took to his social media platform, Truth Social, to provide real-time commentary.
His posts there, capitalized in a haphazard manner, were less directed at her specific remarks than at broader complaints about issues that Mr. Trump wants to keep the focus on: crime, immigration and the economy.
At times, he digressed.
“WHERE’S HUNTER?” Mr. Trump asked as Ms. Harris came onstage, reviving one of his favorite slogans about the son of President Biden, who withdrew his candidacy weeks ago.
At one point, referring to Ms. Harris, Mr. Trump asked, in all capital letters, “Is she talking about me?” (She was, often.)

​

​

Mr. Trump also accused Ms. Harris’s running mate, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, of puffing up his résumé as a leader of a high school football team. “Walz was an ASSISTANT Coach, not a COACH,” he wrote.
A few minutes later, on Fox News, Mr. Trump argued that Ms. Harris had not accomplished much during her tenure as vice president.
“All of these things that she talked about — ‘We are going to do this, we are going to do that, we are going to do everything’ — but she didn’t do any of it!” Mr. Trump said on the air, complaining that “she didn’t talk about China, she didn’t talk about fracking, she didn’t talk about crime.”
His one concession? The Democrats’ convention hall. “It was a nice-looking room,” he said.
When Ms. MacCallum observed, accurately, that Ms. Harris was “having some success” with women, Hispanic and Black voters, Mr. Trump objected. “She’s not having success; I’m having success,” he said. “I’m doing great with the Hispanic voters, doing great with Black men, I’m doing great with women.”
“It’s only in your eyes that they have that, Martha,” he added. “We are doing very well.”
At several points during the call, a familiar beeping sound interrupted Mr. Trump’s remarks. It appeared that the former president was accidentally pressing buttons on the keypad of his phone.
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Finally, while Mr. Trump was still midsentence, Mr. Baier moved to end the interview and thanked his guest for his time: “We appreciate that live feedback.”
The network immediately shifted to an episode of its late-night comedy program, “Gutfeld!”
The host, Greg Gutfeld, looked bemused. “That wasn’t my fault, Donald Trump,” he said, speaking to the president through the TV.
“He’s still talking, by the way,” Mr. Gutfeld joked.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/us/politics/trump-reaction-harris-dnc.html

 

[RollingBallofButcherKnives]

Seeing him in an orange jumpsuit in a year will look like he's wearing camouflage.

 

[McLovin32]

Trump last night

Trump anytime something positive happens for Dems

 

[CarolinaHawkeye]

If Trumps is so bad, why is harris so determined to copy everything he does or says? Stealing his no tax on tips idea, stealing his securing the border pledge, stealing his common sense verbiage, claiming she will insure America will always have the strongest military in the world. One might think she was running as a Republican. If she actually believes these things, why hasn't she governed using those ideas her entire career?

LOL. Keep your head out of your ass for a change.

 

[KFsdisciple]

Fox did everything they could to try and tamp down the obvious momentum last evening.

They don't even remotely attempt to hide their bias.

why should they? MSNBC doesn't hide their bias. Also, what Harris voter was watching Fox News?

 

[ft254]

If Trumps is so bad, why is harris so determined to copy everything he does or says? Stealing his no tax on tips idea, stealing his securing the border pledge, stealing his common sense verbiage, claiming she will insure America will always have the strongest military in the world. One might think she was running as a Republican. If she actually believes these things, why hasn't she governed using those ideas her entire career?

It's tough to read the dribble and crap you MAGAs come up with. Humor or facetiousness - it's hard to tell. Or just plain dumb.

Here's the deal: the Orange Turd is stupid. A fool. Dumb.

And he thinks you, his followers are dumb. Fools. He comes up with ridiculous trinkets, invisible trading cards, pieces of clothing for absurd amounts of money his foolish followers will pay. The same fools contribute money that goes to pay his huge legal expenses.

And BTW, who gives a shit about the border. What affect does it have on you? On you. Forget Stupid TV videos. The illegal immigrant crime rate you only hear about on Stupid TV or other sewer networks.