US President Trump publicly praising a Congressman for body slamming a reporter, must be condemned
In a political rally, praising a Congressman body slamming a reporter, even as a joke, is bad. And when it comes from the US President, it is terribly bad.
Trump pointed at reporters when he was praising the Congressman having body slammed a reporter in 2017.
Freedom of the press is a vital pillar of democracy. Body slamming reporters is not a democratic way of doing things. That's how things are done in dictatorships!
Now the Congressman had apologized and accepted the punishment meted out to him by the US justice system. Trump made a mockery of that apology by praising the body slam of a reporter.
Whatever complaints President Trump has of USA media, he should never encourage acts of physical violence against them. Instead he should seek recourse through courts of law and other non-violent means.
What Donald Trump did Thursday night in Montana is really dangerous, https://edition.cnn.com/2018/10/19/politics/trump-montana-gianforte/index.html, published on 19th Oct. 2018
Please note that I have a PUBLICLY (POLITICALLY) NEUTRAL informal-student-observer role in these posts that I put up about USA politics. Of course, as I am an Indian citizen living in India, there is no question of me having voted in USA elections.
I should also say that I am a beneficiary, a lover and an open supporter of democracy and freedom of the press.
Trump pointed at reporters when he was praising the Congressman having body slammed a reporter in 2017.
Freedom of the press is a vital pillar of democracy. Body slamming reporters is not a democratic way of doing things. That's how things are done in dictatorships!
Now the Congressman had apologized and accepted the punishment meted out to him by the US justice system. Trump made a mockery of that apology by praising the body slam of a reporter.
Whatever complaints President Trump has of USA media, he should never encourage acts of physical violence against them. Instead he should seek recourse through courts of law and other non-violent means.
What Donald Trump did Thursday night in Montana is really dangerous, https://edition.cnn.com/2018/10/19/politics/trump-montana-gianforte/index.html, published on 19th Oct. 2018
Please note that I have a PUBLICLY (POLITICALLY) NEUTRAL informal-student-observer role in these posts that I put up about USA politics. Of course, as I am an Indian citizen living in India, there is no question of me having voted in USA elections.
I should also say that I am a beneficiary, a lover and an open supporter of democracy and freedom of the press.
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