Link to the pictured article.
Does Donald even know anything about the British Broadcasting Corporation? Does he know that it is the “largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees, with over 20,950 staff in total, of whom 16,672 are in public sector broadcasting; including part-time, flexible as well as fixed contract staff, (with) the total number is 35,402? (Wikipedia) It’s two websites, BBC.co.uk and BBC.com beat the New York Times and CNN.
Overlooked in the outage of Trump calling CNN fake news is what he said just after that about BBC:
Trump also tried to disparage BBC News but the reporter had a great — and simple — comeback:
TRUMP: I hadn't heard Lindsey Graham was going to do that. Lindsey Graham. I've been competing with him for a long time. He is going to crack that one percent barrier one day. I didn't realize Lindsey Graham still had it. That's all right. I think Lindsey Graham is a nice guy. I've heard that he is a nice guy and I've been hearing it.
Go ahead. Go ahead. You've been waiting.
BBC’s Ian Pannell: As far as we understand, the intelligence community...
TRUMP: Stand up.
BBC: From BBC news. Ian Pannell from BBC news.
TRUMP: BBC news. That's another beauty.
BBC: Thank you. Thank you.
As far as we understand it, the intelligence community are still looking at these allegations, this false news, as you describe it. If they come back with any kind of conclusion that any of it stands up, that any of it is true, will you consider your position…
I have my doubts if Trump even knows what BBC is. Hint: It is probably the most respected news organization in the world. It is known for not having celebrity personalities, in fact I recall that the people who we called anchors in the United States were simply referred to as news-readers.
I am sure he doesn’t like the following being reported:
The peanut gallery
During the press conference, Mr Trump would deliver a sharp rebuke and be greeted with applause. Mr Trump would crack a joke followed by laughter. Mr Trump would ask a rhetorical question, and get a chorus of responses.
It was enough to make some viewers wonder whether the normally reserved reporters were throwing their lot in with the soon-to-be president.
In fact, the animated reactions were coming from Trump supporters, political staff and business employees who were crammed into the Trump Tower lobby along with journalists.
Given that Mr Trump seems to draw energy from a welcoming crowd, stacking a press conference with a friendly audience may not be a bad idea from a strategic standpoint. It made for an odd experience when juxtaposed with his sometimes aggressive press questioners - and will be even more peculiar if the practice is continued in the White House briefing room. www.bbc.com/...
The BBC article goes on to describe him as eccentric, which Trump would probably view as a complement because he has no idea that used in this context is a deep insult.
Then they explain how he used a “tag team” by having both Spicer and Pence precede him. Hmmm, does he think he’s a rock start who needs a warm-up act. Of course those of us who watched the press conference wonder who the hell that lawyer was trying to explain away his conflicts of interest.
Addendum: It occurred to me that we might all need an electronic rubber stamp as the media starts to outright call him out on his lies.
Here’s a version anybody can use: