BREAKING: Pelosi and Schumer Call for Democrats to Be Given Equal Airtime in Response to Trump
Source: Mediaite
BREAKING: Pelosi and Schumer Call for Democrats to Be Given Equal Airtime in Response to Trump Address
peaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer put out a statement tonight calling for the Democrats to get equal time after President Donald Trumps border security address tomorrow.
Now that the television networks have decided to air the Presidents address, which if his past statements are any indication will be full of malice and misinformation, Democrats must immediately be given equal airtime, they said tonight.
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Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/online/breaking-pelosi-and-schumer-call-for-democrats-to-be-given-equal-airtime-in-response-to-trump-address/
Tweet from Bloomberg's Jennifer Epstein with an image of the full statement:
Link to tweet
Editing to add that Nancy Pelosi is tweeting about this now, starting with tweeting the link to the statement on the Speaker's website:
https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/1719-2/
Her Twitter thread, which is basically the text of the statement broken into separate tweets, starts here:
Link to tweet
canetoad
(17,189 posts)pecosbob
(7,543 posts)that would really light his drawers on fire. Cannot rec Pelosi and Schumer enough for this move.
To the networks this is an offer they can't refuse.
emulatorloo
(44,186 posts)LisaM
(27,832 posts)They're going to be sorry they offered him airtime anyway, no one will watch CBS on Tuesday.
dalton99a
(81,590 posts)ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)Paladin
(28,273 posts)fascisthunter
(29,381 posts)Juneboarder
(1,732 posts)Rizen
(723 posts)We need to combat the blatant misinformation of this Republican administration.
orangecrush
(19,620 posts)LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,595 posts)Trump is making a purely political speech, and Pelosi and Schumer should be entitled to an equal amount of time to respond.
My fear is that Trump is going to use his time to declare a national emergency. In that case, I would love to see P&S rip him apart as being a lousy excuse for a president and vow to do everything -- including impeachment -- to stop his authoritarian rule.
at140
(6,110 posts)That was tantamount to obstruction of justice.
Now Rump will try again to declare national emergency with phony reasons.
If he is allowed to get away with that, what will he try next?
He must be stopped NOW, before more damage occurs.
RestoreAmerica2020
(3,439 posts)...babble---porque? Same old hate propaganda lies about everyone and everthing really; the usual racist dog whistles to his base. He is one toxic mf!
After more than two years, I've pretty much have tuned him out and since weve taken the House with now a check on his maldad, bad, evil behavior... he is irrelavant,a cornered raton who has not hesitated to inflict pain on the American populus, refugees, immigrants. Pobrecito, [poor little babyboy] he really doesn' t have a clue that countdown to his resignation began on JAN 3, 2019.
However, I will watch Speaker Pelosi's intelligent, informed response.
wiggs
(7,817 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,627 posts)The MSM will show its true colors in their response.
mastermind
(229 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,627 posts)I will watch the Dems response but not the fucking moron. Hell hasn't frozen over yet.
herding cats
(19,568 posts)Which is what Trump is banking on here.
They're going to want to get back to their "regularly scheduled broadcast" as soon as possible, sadly. However, since they've caved to Trump, they should do this as well.
Call them and hold their feet to the fire! I did earlier. I expressed my discontent on social media tagging each of them, also.
BigmanPigman
(51,627 posts)Whenever I call them to suggest something I get a person like "invasion of the body snatchers", like a robot.
herding cats
(19,568 posts)Same as you, I've had issues with their phone system. Also, you can text them, I've done it before but I'll have to find what number I used.
BigmanPigman
(51,627 posts)since I don't text or use social media.
unitedwethrive
(1,997 posts)Does anyone expect him to utter a single truth?
littlemissmartypants
(22,808 posts)Totally agree.
mastermind
(229 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)About even showing Dipshit.
Seedersandleechers
(3,044 posts)Networks giving Trump free airtime on Tuesday refused to air Obamas 2014 immigration speech
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/1/7/18172419/trump-immigration-speech-networks-obama
Kashkakat v.2.0
(1,752 posts)past. What am I missing?
At least that was the case back when I owned a tV
brooklynite
(94,737 posts)Not for every Presidential speech
Cha
(297,688 posts)give it to them?!
nitpicker
(7,153 posts)MBS
(9,688 posts)OK, networks: ball is now in your own court. Will you please do your job and give Pelosi and Schumer some airtime please?
It's the right thing to do.
Mike Nelson
(9,967 posts)
Nancy Pelosi and a Republican read that response... short enough to get covered and make an impression.
ck4829
(35,091 posts)Maeve
(42,288 posts)DC is not Trump Tower and he is not king!