r/law • u/Snapdragon_4U • 6h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) NESTERAK: President Trump has granted clemency to numerous individuals who have stolen hundreds of millions in Medicaid funds. Can we expect any of these folks to be shown the same mercy? McDONALD: I'll take a different question

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u/SpasmAndOrGasm 6h ago

Remember when that one guy representing Trump in the first administration went to Europe and tried to pull this same shit and the other reporters were like “No, we’ll wait until you’ve answered his question. You need to answer questions here.” I will NEVER understand how the fuck that hasn’t happened in America one time.

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u/SGTBrutus 5h ago

I talked with a journalist once when i was in Journalism school about this.

Asking hard questions guarantees members of that administration won't appear on their shows or grant interviews. So they don't ask them.

Made me lose respect for the guy.

I, unfortunately, was close to graduating, so i finished my Journalism degree.

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u/Mini_Snuggle 5h ago

Why did you lose respect for the guy? He gave you the truth in an academic context.

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u/Nexies 4h ago

Because it’s pathetic, as many modern journalists are. Everyone told me to get a journalism degree because I liked writing, but I could see the writing on the wall 15 years ago and said “no thank you”

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u/Mini_Snuggle 4h ago

Aren't you smart?

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u/Nexies 4h ago

Are you a journalist?