Donald Trump’s Trickle-Down Misogyny
It’s perhaps not surprising that Donald Trump, a man who has many criticisms of the press and a long history of demeaning his female critics, reserves special rage for reporters who happen to be women. The latest example happened in the Oval Office yesterday, when Trump called CNN’s Kristen Holmes “a loud, boisterous person” and told her to “be quiet.” The president has attacked female journalists before, but it’s what happened next that really sets this outburst apart—and says a lot about how Trump’s misogyny is infecting the rest of his party.
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It’s perhaps not surprising that Donald Trump, a man who has many criticisms of the press and a long history of demeaning his female critics, reserves special rage for reporters who happen to be women. The latest example happened in the Oval Office yesterday, when Trump called CNN’s Kristen Holmes “a loud, boisterous person” and told her to “be quiet.” The president has attacked female journalists before, but it’s what happened next that really sets this outburst apart—and says a lot about how Trump’s misogyny is infecting the rest of his party. Holmes, who has covered Trump for years, asked the president to respond to comments that Sen. Jon Ossoff, a Georgia Democrat, made over the weekend accusing Trump of neglecting his presidential duties by prioritizing his proposed White House ballroom and traveling with an aide named Natalie Harp (more on that later).
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- It’s perhaps not surprising that Donald Trump, a man who has many criticisms of the press and a long history of demeaning his female critics, reserves special rage for reporters who happen to be women. The latest example happened in the Oval Office yesterday, when Trump called CNN’s Kristen Holmes “a loud, boisterous person” and told her to “be quiet.” The president has attacked female journalists before, but it’s what happened next that really sets this outburst apart—and says a lot about how Trump’s misogyny is infecting the rest of his party.
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Donald Trump’s Trickle-Down Misogyny
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