Trump on Cokie Roberts' death: 'She never treated me nicely. But I would like to wish her family well'

Trump's tense relationship with the press has become a cornerstone of his administration, with the President repeatedly admonishing journalists as "the enemy of the people." His comments on Tuesday -- and, notably, his complaint that Roberts "never treated me nicely" -- stood in stark contrast to the praise Roberts' memory received elsewhere as a trailblazer in journalism.

Leave it to Trump to make it about him. I’d bet he thinks that nobody treats him nicely.

He has that weird thing where he praises people, usually adversaries, by saying something like “we had a very nice meeting...everyone was very nice...”, as if he thinks that these others, Nancy Pelosi, for example, might otherwise throw their feces at him over canapés. What might he usually expect? I think it perhaps means that he kept his temper, and if he didn’t, it would be because the other party was “not nice”.

Meh. She was not an entirely nice woman. My aunt lived in her building and was a bit shocked. But he is, as ever, an inexcusable thug.

Just ignore it. It is tr*mp.

Trump is a classless piece of shit. He said he didn't know her. So shut the fuck up and say nothing.

Besides, if Cokie Roberts didn't treat Trump nicely--and that's only his opinion--she no doubt had good reason not to treat him nicely. Trump is a motherfucking fraud and criminal. He should be in prison.

He’s a Tunt. Fuck him. The day we speak the same of him everything from Korbel to Dom Perignon will popping across the country.

I imagine many people will be saying the same about him.

[quote]But I would like to wish her family well

And what conditions would be necessary for this to happen?

My god the butchery of our American language is never-ending.

Why does he hate America?

Trump continues to be an asshole.

She actually has a reputation as a great person. Know someone who k eye her and her husband. R3 is full of shit.

All Trump ever does is complain that people don't give him praise or that they are mean to him. He literally has the mentality of a five year old. Sad little idiot.

If Cokie Roberts commented on Trump, it was no doubt about Trump as a public or political figure. She wasn't commenting on him personally or as a private citizen. Trump doesn't know the difference. Besides, Trump is a motherfucking lying piece of shit criminal. He doesn't deserve to be treated nicely.

His remarks are bizarrely inappropriate. The sad thing is, we’ve now come to expect them. Everyone stops, looks, shrugs their shoulders, and moves on to whatever insanity he’ll foist on us today. And on and on and on.

He tweets and says so many horrible, horrible things, and all of them are narcissistic. That’s a given. It will always be the case.

What I don’t get is why people are addicted to his tweets. He could tweet about Elmo, Coca Cola, a turkey feather or Jupiter’s moon Io and people would relay and amplify his tweet and vomit up endless rage about it. And it doesn’t matter. Donald Trump is controlling all of us, you guys. Every time he hits the send button on Twitter, he is pulling marionette strings to get people to invest their vital energy into him. The news talks about it, people post about it here, it takes over offices and happy hours and bowling alleys and dressing rooms. It’s totally fucking crazy. What Trump says about Cokie Roberts ***has no import to anyone’s life*** and yet what he thinks about Cokie Roberts is going to be repeated a hundred million times because he is commanding us to obsess over him. Please deprogram your brain and get the old fucker out of there.

He's not anyone who should be praised, admired or respected. He doesn't understand that, because he's lived his entire life in a bubble surrounded by asskissers, sycophants and yes-men.

He's authentically shocked and bewildered when people are 'mean' to him because he sees himself as a beloved genius billionaire awed by millions.

No R10, she IS a bitch. It comes thru in EVERYTHING she ever said on camera. A vile loathsome detestable woman.

R16 certainly has her XXL man panties in one gigantic twist, no?

I wish I could WW R14 a thousand times.

[quote]I imagine many people will be saying the same about him.

I can't imagine many people saying when Trump dies that they wish his family well.

I spent an hour yesterday reading 500+ comments posted to the NY Times online obituary for Cokie Roberts.

98% of these comments were touching anecdotes both personal and professional.

I can only hope that people will say such nice things about me when I am gone.

Donald Trump on "trees".

"I talk to the trees, but they don't listen to me"

Donald, stick it up your ass.

[quote] R14: What I don’t get is why people are addicted to his tweets. He could tweet about Elmo, Coca Cola, a turkey feather or Jupiter’s moon Io and people would relay and amplify his tweet and vomit up endless rage about it. And it doesn’t matter...

I’m mad about the baseless accusations he makes, that the FBI feels obligated to investigate. Like “Obama tapped my building”, or whatever it was. Or, all the stuff against Hillary and Comey. He just makes stuff up, when they are getting too close to him, and he vomits out nonsense, sending the FBI running after phantoms.

r8, But you have hit upon it. Trump would LIKE to, but just CANNOT. Either consciously or subconsciously, he is telling the truth.

Trump, no one would like to wish you or your family well.