The hypocrisy of Trumpers on Michelle Wolf
At the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday, comedian Michelle Wolf delivered a number of caustic jokes aimed at White House officials and the news media.
Let me get this straight, President Trump can brag about grabbing p---y, make fun of a disabled reporter, say a journalist was bleeding from “everywhere,” call world leaders names, consort with Russia, allegedly cheat on three wives, fire or have forced out more than 20 Cabinet members, but Wolf was inappropriate? That’s rich. Alee Goob
Wolf ’s humor may have been appropriate at some nightclub act, but given the venue it was nothing more than mean and vicious — not even jokes. Charles Weber
She’s a comedian, and Sarah Huckabee Sanders is an easy target. These White House reporters are going to condemn Wolf being roasted because they like access to the White House. Why don’t they complain about this president not attending this long-standing event to celebrate our free press?
Jeff Huffman
What did they think they would get by inviting a comedian to roast people? She was insulting as a comedy act. Trump insults people daily on Twitter and he means it. Pete Manning
I thought Republicans hated political correctness and loved brutal honesty. That’s why they elected Trump, right? I thought they loved locker room talk, too? Go figure. Sandra Brown
I’ve been a member of the press for nearly 40 years. Why on earth do we insist on giving people like Trump free ammunition? I’ve always tried to remain polite and proper while dealing with news sources, though often writing extremely critical and sometimes career-ending stories about them. The correspondents’ dinner is an inherently stupid idea that just solidifies every bad impression many hold of the press.
Edward Martin
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