Trump on Cokie Roberts' death: 'She never treated me nicely. But I wish her family well.

[groundloop]

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump on Tuesday reacted to the death of veteran journalist Cokie Roberts by saying "she never treated me nicely" before extending his well wishes to her family.

"I never met her. She never treated me nicely. But I would like to wish her family well. She was a professional, and I respect professionals," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One en route to California. "I respect you guys a lot, you people a lot. She was a real professional. Never treated me well, but I certainly respect her as a professional."

Trump's tense relationship with the press has become a cornerstone of his administration, with the President repeatedly admonishing journalists as "the enemy of the people." His comments on Tuesday -- and, notably, his complaint that Roberts "never treated me nicely" -- stood in stark contrast to the praise Roberts' memory received elsewhere as a trailblazer in journalism.

Trump's predecessor, former President Barack Obama, released a statement Tuesday calling Roberts "a role model to young women at a time when the profession was still dominated by men; a constant over forty years of a shifting media landscape and changing world, informing voters about the issues of our time and mentoring young journalists every step of the way." And former Vice President Joe Biden, the 2020 Democratic presidential front-runner who served under Obama for eight years, echoed that sentiment in a tweet, calling Roberts "a pioneer."

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/17/politics/donald-trump-cokie-roberts-death/index.html

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That motherfucker currently taking up space in the White House is such a fucking baby. EVERYTHING is about him, even the loss of another human being. The day that bastard is evicted from the White House can't come soon enough.

[cstanleytech]

1. "I never met her." "She never treated me nicely."

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. First thing out of his asshole-mouth, "She never treated me nicely."

Condolences to her family should have been the first and only thing. But he just can't help injecting himself and his grievances into every fucking thing that happens. I am so sick of this asshat.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

18. The first word of Fat Donnie's tweet was "I."

That pretty much sums up the narcissistic man-child.

[Botany]

3. Trump is deeply mentally ill and down right mean to make such a statement after somebody's death.

n/t

[Wellstone ruled]

4. Yet,her fellow Reporters

will Kiss Donnie's Ass as if he never made these remarks.

[dweller]

5. F U C K HIM !

i've never
known in my life a more whiny petulant childish ASSHOLE

there will be such a celebration when he is finally fucking GONE


✌🏼

[hobby10113]

35. My mom told me to never speak bad about the dead

The way he treats people I am going to have to make an exception to that rule.

[47of74]

38. I am.

[pwb]

6. I never liked her.

With that said i wish her the best in any new dimension she may be in now.

[lagomorph777]

32. Ditto, but Trump's hatred elevates her a bit in my eyes.

[Harker]

7. Again, the contrast between

the statement of an American statesman and the ill-mannered ramblings of the lunatic lout couldn't be more profound.

[truthisfreedom]

8. Hey 45: We never liked you. We will never treat you well. We will get you out of office.

You will be leaving. You will have no choice. You'll be voted out in a landslide. You won't even have a moment to spend arguing about it. It will be such a devastating loss that your entire family will be in tears wondering how long they'll be free to roam this earth before being locked up.

[efhmc]

9. Always and forever about him.

[Thomas Hurt]

10. That amoral pig thinks everyone has to kiss his @##.

[bullwinkle428]

11. Motherfucker, you will get the BIGGEST RATINGS OF YOUR LIFE on the day that

your funeral is televised.

[dawg day]

12. I don't want to blame his parents-- he's 73, after all--

But this is the least mannerly person ever. He can't even open his mouth without being offensive. What's wrong with saying, "My condolences." WITHOUT the self-serving criticism?

And weirdly, he doesn't realize it makes him sound bad and low-minded.

[AdamGG]

17. Sounding bad and low minded is a feature, not a bug for his followers

[pansypoo53219]

13. EVERYTHING is about drumpf.

[pbmus]

14. Cokie had very good intuition...she knew a Con when she met one...

[KY_EnviroGuy]

15. As an old man, one of my last goals in life is.....

to outlive Donald Trump.

Man, will that ever be a party.

Nuff sed.......

[Hekate]

20. I'll bring the whiskey, you bring the rye...

That's a from an old (really old) song my mom learned in college, but it seems to be the right sentiment.

[Ilsa]

25. I'll bring the dog poop, you bring

the rotten eggs to his grave instead of flowers.

[Midnight Writer]

16. The weird thing? To us he sounds like an utter ass. But to Republicans...

[Hekate]

19. Class. Real class.

RIP Cokie. Sorry about the jerk in the WH.

[Raine]

21. Well no false sentimentality

there.

[Bob Loblaw]

22. On the list of graves to be pissed on

Trump's is number 1.

[Vinca]

23. What an asshole. Even in someone else's death, it's all about him.

[treestar]

24. First reaction is how she treated him

Narcissist.

[still_one]

26. Everything is always about this asshole. F@@k him

[brewens]

27. I ran into a woman that said hi and reminded me that I worked with her dad who passed away

some years ago. The guy was one of the lowest forms of lying shitstain I was ever associated with! As far as I ever knew, she was always a pretty nice girl, so I wasn't about to let on I hated that bastard. It is hard sometimes, but that wouldn't have accomplished anything.

[lagomorph777]

33. I'll bet there would have been an interesting conversation if you had let her know...

what you thought of him.

[C_U_L8R]

28. No one asked you, Trump.

Go away. This isn't about you.

[OAITW r.2.0]

29. "I respect you guys (oops, people) a lot"

Another lie.

[olegramps]

30. Trump is a faithful representative of today's Republican. The party must be destroyed.

I don't believe that it has any hope for reclamation. Thirty percent of our nation has been hopelessly transformed by the 24/7 barrage of hatred that is spewed into the homes and businesses. What more evidence is needed has been clearly exemplified by Lewandowsky's scandalous appearance before the congressional committee in which he testified that he had no obligation to tell the American people the truth when being interviewed by the media. Sadly he is following the lead of the man whose ass he kisses and who has told over 2,000 lies since his election.

[Pisces]

31. He is a pig!

[Coventina]

34. I hated Cokie Roberts. But, I hate him far more. n/t

[RicROC]

36. Trash!

Trash in a suit.

[47of74]

37. Calling him a fucker is insulting to other fuckers

[rockfordfile]

39. Cokie Roberts was a right-winger

[WhoWoodaKnew]

40. I'm glad Trump acts like this.

[ut oh]

41. He always

has to play the victim. Even when totally uncalled for...

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

42. The asshole always has to make it about himself

Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

[sakabatou]

43. Trump has such an ego, that he makes everybody about himself.

[oasis]

44. Let's see how well those jailers treat Trump's traitorous ass in Leavenworth.

The info's coming in and it ain't pretty.

[VarryOn]

45. Such an asshole...

But we've known that for a long time.

How anyone can be so thin-skinned is beyond my understanding.