Trump Rails Against The Media In Angry Saturday Morning Tweetstorm

President Donald Trump speaks to the National Association of Manufactures at the Mandarin Oriental hotel, Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump speaks to the National Association of Manufactures at the Mandarin Oriental hotel, Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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As is often the case on Saturday mornings, President Donald Trump woke up frustrated and turned to Twitter to vent, directing his anger at his favorite foil: the media.

In a series of tweets, Trump targeted the Washington Post, late night hosts, and NBC News.

It appears Trump was referencing a Friday Washington Post story about the increase in small-dollar donations to the Republican party thanks to Trump’s base.

He then criticized late night hosts for favoring Democrats and suggested Republicans should have equal time on late night shows.

Trump also continued to lash out at NBC News after the outlet reported that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called Trump a “moron” and considered resigning.

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  1. Equal time??? Bring it on, baby!

  2. On the Von Holst scale of Moronosic Activity, I’m assigning these a 5.5.

    Note, this is a log scale, so that a level 5 on the scale has ten times the moronosity of 4.

    ETA. For example. One of his most moronic tweets, the infamous

    “Happy New Year to all, including to my many enemies and those who have fought me and lost so badly they just don’t know what to do. Love!”

    Hit with a record 8.2 on the Von Holst moronosity scale.

  3. “Don’t Mention The Moron”

  4. He then criticized late night hosts for favoring Democrats and suggested Republicans should have equal time on late night shows.

    Even when we had a Fairness Doctrine, you dolt, it only applied to the news. Bring it back, Dotard. Your beloved Faux will be the first “victim.”

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