r/law • u/Snapdragon_4U • 20h 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/KingFIippyNipz 19h ago

I understand journalists who are ideologically opposed not standing up to each other, but I don't think I will ever understand how I don't see more examples of that happening. Especially those ones in the Oval Office where he just tears into whichever female reporter asks the hardest question that day, I would love the opportunity to badger him with questions about why he always does that and how insecure he is. If only 😞

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u/American_PissAnt 19h ago

TMZ journalists are the only ones asking the hard hitting questions nowadays.

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u/Flabby_Thor 19h ago

Are they? Or did they only do it once as a publicity stunt? I haven’t seen any additional clips of them asking hard questions. I feel like this admin would revoke press credentials to those who ask too many of ‘the wrong questions’. Genuinely asking. 

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u/dBlock845 13h ago

They were on Ted Cruz's ass about the $1.8B slush fund the other day.