{"id":40255,"date":"2019-01-13T12:05:55","date_gmt":"2019-01-13T20:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=40255"},"modified":"2019-01-13T12:25:02","modified_gmt":"2019-01-13T20:25:02","slug":"trump-mindlessly-parrots-fox-news-lies-about-democrats-having-fun-during-the-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=40255","title":{"rendered":"Trump Mindlessly Parrots Fox News’ Lies About Democrats ‘Having Fun’ During the Shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

The relationship between Donald Trump and his State TV media handlers, Fox News, has been a disturbing component of his presidency since before it even began. Trump, after all, had a regularly scheduled weekly segment on Fox and Friends called “Mondays with Trump”<\/em> for years before his candidacy. And since his election he has given the vast majority of his interviews (40+ so far) to Fox News. That includes his latest on Saturday night with “Judge”<\/em> Jeanine Pirro wherein she asked him if he has ever worked for Russia, and he conspicuously failed to deny it<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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On Sunday morning Trump rose early and immediately began work – or at least what he regards as the work of a Reality TV president. He grabbed his phone, ascended to his porcelain throne, and composed this inspiring message for posterity:<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m in the White House, waiting. The Democrats are everywhere but Washington as people await their pay. They are having fun and not even talking!<\/p>\n

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 13, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n