Trump says Cokie Roberts 'never treated me nicely’ but 'was a professional'
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Trump says Cokie Roberts 'never treated me nicely’ but 'was a professional'
Dylan Stableford 15 hours agoPresident Trump responded to news of the death of renowned ABC News journalist and NPR political commentator Cokie Roberts by wishing her family well — and by saying she “never treated me well.”
“I never met her. She never treated me nicely,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One during a flight from Albuquerque to Mountain View, Calif., Tuesday afternoon. “But I would like to wish her family well. She was a professional, and I respect professionals. 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.”
Roberts, 75, died of complications from breast cancer on Tuesday morning, her family said . She is survived by her husband, fellow journalist Steven Roberts, and their two children and six grandchildren.
President Trump and Cokie Roberts. (Photos: Patrick Semansky/AP; Heidi Gutman/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images)
The three-time Emmy Award winner and former co-anchor of ABC’s “This Week” began her career as a reporter for National Public Radio in 1978. Roberts was inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame, and in 2008 she was named a “Living Legend” by the Library of Congress.
It is unclear what alleged mistreatment Trump was referring to in his remarks. In November 2015 he took issue with Roberts’s predictions in a tweet that misspelled her first name.
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway paid her respects on Twitter.
“Cokie Roberts was kind,” Conway tweeted . “She disagreed agreeably. Cokie listened, offered advice, showed patience and poise, worked hard, put faith & family first. God bless. RIP.”
Trump’s predecessors each released statements in memory of Roberts upon learning of her death.
“Michelle and I are sad to hear about the passing of Cokie Roberts,” former President Barack Obama said in a statement. “She was a trailblazing figure; 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. She will be missed — and we send our condolences to her family.”
“We are deeply saddened that Cokie Roberts is no longer with us,” former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush said in a joint statement. “She covered us for decades as a talented, tough, and fair reporter. We respected her drive and appreciated her humor. She became a friend. We know Steve, their children, and grandchildren are heartbroken. They have our sincere sympathies.”
“I liked and respected Cokie Roberts very much,” former President Bill Clinton tweeted Tuesday afternoon . “She understood people and politics. For nearly half a century, she was an institution in American journalism — tough but fair, insightful, and with a voice all her own. She’ll be missed.”
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WTF is wrong with you?
The untreated syphilis is really taking its' toll.
EVERYTHING IS ABOUT HIM
Seriously.
The man is a pig. You know that.
Is this about Roberts or Trump?
Even the death of a person is used by him to make it about him.
Not by him, but by those who should be giving Roberts a testimonial. She was after all a liberal. Or was she just another tool?
Of course the turd shitstain in chief 'president' is making it about him like he always does.
See below where that cunt Malkin is making it about herself as she whores her new book.
Why not take a page out of Bill Clinton's book and make it about Roberts. A few nice words for Roberts?
How about you Vic?
She's not one of mine. It's up to you.
Then buzz off
No way!
A good question for Trump.
A better question for liberals. Roberts appears to be like Boxer in Animal Farm - used even in death by those she believed in!
???????????
He's the one who made it about her treatment of him. If he'd just said "I respected her professionalism", that would have been fine. But he had to make it about him. Liberals pointing out that he made it about him isn't liberals making it about him. Liberals are the ones saying it should be about her and her family.
Even you recognize that Bill Clinton took the right path. Why is that same path not the right one for Trump? Double standards?
Liberals do it 24/7.....I can't wait for the election!
Point out his narcissism? Good on them.
So, I was right. Double standards.
And I point out the hate & hypocrisy of the left. That's a full time job, btw!
Your'e wrong!
I thought it was required reading. That's sad.
Blaming the left for Trump's narcissism is not pointing out any hypocrisy on their part, but that reassignment of blame is a bit hypocritical in itself.
I'm blaming them for all that should be blamed for and seeds like this with all the smearing and hate is exhibit A
No, Vic. You're blaming them for having eyes and brains to see how badly Trump behaves, and for saying so. Are they not being PC enough?
I'm blaming them for being what they are - thugs, liars & haters.
There's a lot of irrational hate in that comment, Vic.
There is? That sounds like skirting the Coc.....You want to call me something - do it out in the open! Funny how you don't find an irrational hate in the daily comments in seed after seed smearing the President and his family, which we see here every single day! What's that "rational hate?"
In the meantime the liberal media has LIED about the President conspiring with Russia for 3 years. The liberal members in congress LIED about Brett Kavanaugh and are still smearing him. The liberal democratic party has LIED about cops being racist, Christians being racist and just about most of the country being racist. Liberal judges have tried to obstruct the President with frivolous decisions. Liberal universities have denied free speech. Liberal activist have harassed private citizens and public officials.
And you have the audacity to question my conclusions.
Not sure bout Sandy, but i sure as hell will
Yes, I do question your conclusions. And your comment was full of hate. It's not the first hateful comment you've made about liberals, either.
"Insufficient evidence to charge" isn't nearly the same as "Trump & Co didn't collude". It has not been established that anyone lied about Kavanaugh - that is something you have chosen to believe. I don't know anybody who has said that all cops are racist, but some are. Some Christians are racist. Liberal judges are doing their jobs, which does not include kowtowing to Trump. You can go to a liberal university and engage in free speech; you are not entitled to a platform. Or perhaps Liberty University should be forced to host the ACLU? Conservative activists have also harassed private citizens and public officials.
But I only see you making hateful comments about one side.
How?
But you don't see any hate in all of these disgusting, blatantly hate-filled comments about the President, whom you hate?
But I only see you making hateful comments about one side.
Because IT IS ONLY ONE SIDE!
I don't see any hate when they're true. He made Cokie Roberts' death about him.
Now, blaming him for things like mass shootings - yes, there is an element of hate, but also an element of truth. He's too obvious about being wishy-washy in calling out white supremacy, and he turns mass shootings into photo ops, as with the infant survivor from Texas.
Charlottesville showed that to be blatantly untrue. The continuing actions of the Proud Boys do, as well.
Try defending post # 3 - The typical kind we have to look at every day. If you don't like hate, then stop spreading it!
Now, blaming him for things like mass shootings - yes, there is an element of hate, but also an element of truth. He's too obvious about being wishy-washy in calling out white supremacy, and he turns mass shootings into photo ops, as with the infant survivor from Texas.
Not even close - especially when we had a President coddle and invite BLM to the White House! You remember BLM and the LIE that Michael Brown had his hands up when he was shot? A lot of cops were ambushed and killed after that. Barak Obama and all his defenders have that on their hands!
The continuing actions of the Proud Boys do, as well.
The Proud Boys are not political - they are self described brawlers.
nypost.com/2019/08/22/proud-boys-leader-admits-rallies-all-about-brawling-costing-millions/
Antifa IS political and IS protected by leftist politicians! Thus far nobody from antifa, despite all their violence has been punished!
Did I write comment #3? No. I am not required to defend it. Since I did not write it, how is that ME spreading hate? You saying liberals should be forced to work outside naked in winter IS spreading hate. Laughable that you would accuse me of spreading hate because if a comment I didn't make, when you actually HAVE made hateful comments.
Trump invited the Taliban right before 9-11. How many Americans have they killed?
I notice you ignore the white supremacists in Charlottesville.
The seeder of this article wrote it.
I am not required to defend it.
You didn't have to - people who were triggered by it had their comments deleted! Yet, the hate-filled comment still stands!
You saying liberals should be forced to work outside naked in winter IS spreading hate.
I was being kind.
Laughable that you would accuse me of spreading hate because if a comment I didn't make, when you actually HAVE made hateful comments.
You are a moderator and you let those comments stand without so much as a word of advice. There are hundreds of comments like that here. That tells me that you agree with them. It's hard to police your own, isn't it? I know we are allowed to say anything about public officials, but don't you think the hate for the President is over the top? Yet, I don't ever see any advice on civility from any of the mods and here you are criticizing me when I finally get fed up with it!
Trump invited the Taliban right before 9-11. How many Americans have they killed?
That's not an analogy - Trump wasn't endorsing the Taliban. Obama was endorsing BLM and it's lie.
I notice you ignore the white supremacists in Charlottesville.
And why are they a required topic? They were all but dead and buried until the left started tearing down statues!
Another hateful comment.
Your perceptions of what is and is not hateful are obviously skewed.
Obviously your perceptions of "hate" differ from mine. From now on I'm going to call you out whenever I see you supporting hatred
You don't see hatred when you're the one expressing it, Vic. That's a bit sad.
That's your opinion....and that's what's so disappointing. You were one of the few liberals I had respect for.
You really think that your comments weren't hateful, and that I'm responsible for someone else's comments?
Good grief, Vic.
If refusing to be held responsible for someone else's comments and seeing the hate in yours causes me to lose your respect, it was never worth having.
Whatever they were - they were warranted. Think about what idea or leader has hurt the country? Think about what was done to Native Americans or black Americans. Wouldn't you deal with the offenders in the harshest terms? I consider my comments to be a reaction to what I consider a cancer on this country.
and that I'm responsible for someone else's comments?
You are one of the more intelligent around here. I assume many on the "other side" look up to you. Wouldn't a little guidance be in order? Think of post # 3. They look up to you. You can fill those big high heels. You don't have to delete anything. Send them a message - tell them you are all better than that!
Again, you don't see hatred when it's in your own words.
I'm going to have to assume that you haven't read some of my comments in Metafied about calling out Trump supporters as a group. Maybe check those out, Vic. They're right there in black and white (or sometime purple).
But I've seldom seen any liberals here call for physical violence against conservatives as a whole. I've seen it from you. You defend your own calls for politically-motivated physical violence, while holding me responsible for someone else's comments. That's hypocritical in the extreme.
Here on NT? How about out in the real world?
I've seen it from you.
Example?
Not really. Not in my daily life, or on the news. I see counter-protests to white supremacist and antisemitic groups, but unless you're saying that all conservatives belong to those groups, then no.
I already gave you one. The forcing of liberals to work outside in winter naked. You think forced exposure to harsh elements isn't violent?
The hatred is right there in your words, Vic. Own them. Stop expecting me to own somebody else's. I though conservatives were all for personal accountability. Then be personally accountable for things you've said, and stop expecting me to take responsibility for what someone else has said.
Wow!
thefederalist.com/2016/07/12/black-lives-matters-violence-undermines-its-credibility/
Not much of any of it had anything to do with so called "Nazi's or KKK
You think forced exposure to harsh elements isn't violent?
1) I don't
2) Obviously that was a metaphorical comment.
Funny what you take for a call to violence and the real violence you ignore!
None of those protests were calls for violence against all conservatives. They were protests against Trump and Milo.
And there were white supremacist at Berkeley, raising the Nazi salute and holding up antisemitic signs.
I love that your calls for violence (and yes, imprisoning people for their political views and forcing them to hard physical labor exposed in harsh conditions is violence, Vic) is now metaphorical. Several comments in, and a week later, you backpedal. You are advocating for a political dictatorship for your side, with criminalization of opposing views. Just what our Founding Fathers envisioned for their fledgling nation.
I do not ignore the real violence. I don't agree with antifa tactics, but I also see that antifa is a response to white supremacist and antisemitic views, which are also promoted with violence. You would ignore that. Domestic terrorists in the US are most often white supremacists. That's from the FBI, not me.
So, do you think Trump should have made Cokie Roberts' death about himself?
Do you support calling for violence against all liberals?
Or are you just here to attack while offering nothing to the discussion, as per usual?
I'm not backpedaling - the progressive ideology is a cancer on this country. It is everything that George Orwell warned against.
You're backpedaling by saying your plans for liberals were metaphorical. Your comments toward liberals display hate, Vic. There is no denying it.
Unfortunately any normal decent human being would know that liberals should be bringing in shopping carts is metaphorical! .
Your comments toward liberals display hate, Vic.
That's four times. You just can't help yourself. You need to smear and destroy people. And you support all the smearing and mind control of the left. You should be ashamed of yourself!
If it were metaphorical, it would still be hateful. My comment stands, and was directed at your comments, not you personally.
Anyone who puts words before actions wouldn't know the meaning of hate.
My comment stands
That it will!
You're the one saying
They attacked people, Vic. One of them killed a peaceful protester. That's an action, is it not? Why do you disregard that action, or the fact that domestic terrorism is mostly perpetrated by white supremacists?
You put more significance on the negative actions of one side that you do on the other's. Violence by right wingers is deemed irrelevant, out of date, unimportant, and a justified reaction to political actions. Examining them objectively does not suit your narrative.
This is directed to both Vic and Sandy (and I am putting it in this order to be fair since it looks like I am addressing Sandy.) This thread is getting to personal in nature. Please stop.
Thanks!
True, as did antifa
One of them killed a peaceful protester.
True, she was in a violent place, a kind of war zone, was she not? (Do protesters think about that?)
That's an action, is it not?
And that is the lone action you see? WOW!
Why do you disregard that action
I didn't disregard it, but you disregard/play down what antifa and BLM has done.
or the fact that domestic terrorism is mostly perpetrated by white supremacists?
That is an interesting talking point. When domestic terrorism happens people get indicted, prosecuted and punished. That dosent happen with antifa. As a matter of fact I would say that antifa enjoys the same status that the brown shirts once had in Nazi Germany. They are above the law, free to commit violence and attack whomever they please!
You put more significance on the negative actions of one side that you do on the other's.
First of all, neither side is mine and sometimes one side is simply a journalist while the other is antifa! Second, there is no question that the left commits far more mayhem and is NEVER punished!
Ok, As Joe Biden once said "I think my time is up!"
Silly, don't you know EVERYTHING is about this turd in chief? This big fat greasy pig pile of shit? Did I mention ugly, big, fat, greasy, pig, pile of shit?
What a whiner and crybaby he is.
Nasty bitch cunt Malkin
Ms. Roberts was respected, you never will be.
So she's hawking a book. WHORE.
Isn't she an immigrant?
No, the nasty bitch was born in Pennsylvania.
I bet her parents were
I just looked up where she was born. I didn't delve too far into the bigoted bitch's history. I imagine you are correct though because she is Filipino. I have a sister in law who was born in the Philipines (Spelling?)
She's taking a page out of Ann Coulter's book.
Kick 'em when they're up
Kick 'em when they're down
Kick 'em when they're stiff
Kick 'em all around
It's a Permanent Press, as Mal Kin knows Delicates
RIP Ms. Roberts. I enjoyed your work.
"She never treated me nicely,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One during a flight from Albuquerque to Mountain View, Calif., Tuesday afternoon. “But I would like to wish her family well. She was a professional, and I respect professionals."
Trump is correct on BOTH counts !
The "Biggy Dealy" is ?
That's the same thing I was thinking. She was much better than the leftist loons they have on NPR these days like Michel Martin and Ari Shapiro.
Trump respects professional women
with knee pads
The big deal is that he could have simply said "She was a professional." and left it at that. But as usual, he had to make it about himself.
I seem to remember another President that used "I", every time "He" spoke.
It's really not that big of a deal …..is it ?
Cokie Roberts was non-partisan when it came to criticizing pols.
Best way for trump to respect her would be to leave her name out of his filthy mouth.
Agreed 100%. Always appreciated her reports on PBS & NPR for decades.
A class act.
Maybe that's because he never said she mistreated him. He said she didn't treat him nicely. That's not the same thing.
He also called her "professional" and said he respected that. If you value objective journalism, you should probably see his remarks as a compliment. If you want to make something out of nothing, I guess you work for Yahoo news.
He's obtuse about social niceties.
He should have called her professional because she earned that over a very long career, and left it at that.
Yeah probably, but his first thought about anyone seems to be whether or not they like him or are nice to him.
The whole thing about being professional is it's not really her job to be nice to him. Somewhere inside, I think Trump knows that.
You call ever present and runaway narcissism "nothing". It is the underlying basis for his entire personality.
Most people I know think narcissists are assholes. But the minority wants one to be president of the United States for 8 years. Very strange.
You could try explaining why anyone should actually care about his remark. I realize it doesn't impact anything and shrug because that's who Trump has always been. It's not a shock.
It would be very strange if that were the reason people voted for him. I think most people who voted for him did so in spite of that quality, not because of it. There's a difference.
I did.
When I say, repeatedly, that Trump is a liar, crook, bigot and moron, these descriptions are not up for debate, these are known facts. It is an endless embarrassment to the United States of America that he it's leader.
Yet here you are as always minimalizing (spelling?) his disrespect and making everything goddamned fucking thing about him.
For Christs' sake.
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It's solely because we see the alternative far greater danger to our Republic and our liberties if any of the Democrats are elected president. that alone is sufficient reason to support Trump
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That's just whack. You must live in an alternate reality.
In the span of six short sentences to pay "respects" to Cokie Roberts, Trump twice mentions that she "didnt treat him well".
So Roberts death , in his mind , is mainly a reminder that she didnt show him proper respect.
He's a despicable human being.