No, the surprise was that the mass of people who voted for him weren’t being represented in mainstream US media for the most part.
Huge swathes of people were dismissed by the US media as having the “incorrect” or “unworthy” opinions, except it turned out those people outnumbered* the people with the “approved” opinions.
Hence the “surprise”.
*I know, technically he didn’t win the popular vote, but you know what I mean.
cite?
You do know that Hillary got more votes, right?
No, what do you mean?
Nothing specific, but the constant stream of “This guy is saying outrageous things and obviously no-one is going to take him seriously enough to vote for him lololol” before the election wasn’t (at least from what I saw as an international observer) being tempered with a lot of “Here’s why there are people taking him seriously and they’re not all racists/rednecks/Grandpa Simpson” coverage.
Not in the electoral college, which is what matters.
See above.
It matters to Trump, galling him no end that the 3 million popular votes he fell short of is the biggest popular-vote loss by the winner in US election history. The majority of voters voted against him, and the majority of Americans disapprove of him and his performance.
I didn’t know the electoral college had opinions.
I will, every few days, tweet something like “@realdonaldtrump, remember you lost the popular vote by almost 3 million.” Occasionally I’ll add that given the results, the people’s choice is for Clinton’s agenda, not his.
Petty, I know, but it amuses me.
I suggest you do it every few hours.
No. we kept thinking “Look at this guy. Every thing he says is a lie. He’ll never be able to deliver on any of the promises he’s making. Nobody would be stupid enough to vote for him.”
Yup, you sure proved us wrong.
I think this is why Trump keeps insisting there were all those illegal voters. It doesn’t make any legal difference; nobody except Trump is disputing the outcome of the election. He won it and he’s President.
But he needs those votes. Without a majority, what does he have to build his presidency on? All he’s got is his claim that the people support him.
Hence the ‘real surprise’ I posted about.
Writing off the racists/rednecks/Grandpa Simpsons who were the self-identified Trump voters, there is still a large swath of voters who chose Trump despite his abundantly negative qualities and idiotic policies. They claim that they chose Trump because he promised to improve their lives by bringing back an economy (jobs) that has long ago left them behind. I claim that they chose out of ignorance and misplaced anger.
But we’re getting far off OP topic and this has all been debated before.
I have also found posts out there comparing trump to Emperor Cartagia of B5.
No good - Cartagia could count to 40.
No. Some opinions are incorrect.
I’ve made the comparison before between being a Trump supporter and being an anti-vaxxer. A person can’t rationally say “I want what’s best for my children and I believe that vaccination causes autism so I’m not going to have my children vaccinated.”
This just isn’t rational and you can’t argue otherwise. Wanting what’s best for your children is a rational goal. But thinking vaccination causes autism is not. The evidence on this is clear and available. So not having your children vaccinating is not what’s best for them. So you can’t say you want what’s best for your children and then do what isn’t best for them and be rational in your choice.
Being a Trump supporter is the same thing. You can’t say things like* “I want better jobs to exist so I voted for Trump.”* because there is no rational connection between Trump getting elected and job creation. Wanting better jobs is a rational goal. But thinking Trump’s economic plans will make better jobs is not. The evidence on this is clear and available. So you can’t say you want better jobs and then vote for a candidate who will make jobs worse and be rational in your choice.
And the same is true if you’re talking about health care or taxes or national security or the greatness of America. People shouldn’t have taken Trump seriously. The people who did take him seriously were wrong. Getting Trump elected anyways doesn’t make them right. And that’s not an “approved” opinion; it’s the truth.
Tastes are subjective. Opinions can be right and wrong, as they can be based on right or wrong facts.
It appears he does not know the law well.
As it is illegal to ban the press or censorship of the press.
How did Trump ever go to school? When he does not know the law and what mass media is?
Even Bush did not try these silly things.
The White House press briefing is a privilege, not a right. Quite frankly, given the shameless partisanship of both the New York Times and CNN, I’d say it’s a privilege neither has earned.
Keep 'em locked out, President Trump. Let 'em back in once they’ve proven they can be reputable news organizations, rather than paid extensions of the DNC.
The WH press briefing is an obligation to the citizens of the country. There’s no right to bar unfavorable members of the press. Did Obama bar FoxNews?
Can you cite examples of CNN or The Times being partisan? And being partisan does not mean criticizing Trump. Distortions and outright fabrications are partisan, reporting what the Administration says is not.
You talking about “for the reporters”? With the chucklefuck clownshow going on at press briefings with this new dipstick, I’d bet a cabbage or two that the reporters on duty today might have a different word for it. Privilege. Oh, that’s a good one!
With Journalism degrees. Maybe a load of student loan debt, a little lemon juice in the papercut. I’d drink.