Editor,
Once again, the president of the United States lashed out at a White House reporter for asking him a perfectly reasonable question. He exploded and shouted “are you stupid, are you a stupid person? And the week prior, he told another reporter, “quiet, piggy.” He also called another reporter “ugly both inside and out.” The common denominator in all three cases is that the reporters are female.
His remarks create an environment of intimidation for all reporters; both male and female. Why isn’t anyone calling him out?
If a CEO exhibited this kind of abhorrent behavior, they would most likely be terminated immediately and escorted out of the building.
Constance Quirk
Burlingame
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Or, Ms. Quirk, perhaps, these women are attempting to frame a false narrative for folks to push. How about the multitude of men and mostly women (there are only two) who call Trump a fascist, or Hitler, or anything else that comes to mind? Let's not forget the preponderance of unladylike potty mouth rants? If folks are willing to dish it out, they should be ready to take it. As for your remark, “If a CEO exhibited this kind of abhorrent behavior, they would most likely be terminated immediately and escorted out of the building,” methinks a bunch of publicity seeking Democrats would be out pounding the pavement. Would you like to compare lists?
Imagine what would have happened if President Obama had behaved this way? It’s disgusting behavior day after day and we can’t become inured to it.
Well Mick - Obama was never asked stupid questions by ugly reporters.
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