I don’t mind a few random unscripted interviews like this, where we find out what Trump is actually thinking about the topics of the day in a way that provides a more broad framing than just what Fox News is covering on a given day.
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Yes, you could shut down every interview with Trump and become a hero to many by confronting him about every lie he tells, getting him mad, and watching him walk away. But, when he’s holed up like this, it seems beneficial to find out what he’s actually thinking about.
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Would I have handled every question how
@nytmike did? No. But, I think he got us a lot of information — out of what sounds like was a totally unprepped interview that happened on basically no notice. So, kudos to him.45 replies 59 retweets 465 likesShow this thread -
I get that people wanted more follow-up (I’m reading the replies), and so would have I. But (1) this isn’t a complete transcript, and (2) I think it’s just wrong to call this stenography. You might not like his way of dancing, but it was a dance. He did push on some things.
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There’s also this weird idea in this criticism that this interview stands alone, on a pedestal, away from the world. It does not! It is one piece of a 1000 things that will be seen by millions before 5p Friday. People will write about each thing Trump said, and contextualize it.
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So, let them! And I’m grateful to the NYT for quickly putting out at least a partial transcript of the interview to allow other reporters who specialize in each area to look into those comments and write about them. This is a good thing.
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Chris Geidner Retweeted Daniel Dale
Some fair pushback from a key “Trump’s lies” corrector,
@ddale8, in this thread:https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/946595543823933440 …Chris Geidner added,
Daniel DaleVerified account @ddale8Very respectfully, I don’t think it’s a choice between “let Trump say anything he wants” and “play prosecutor and interrupt constantly.” Interviewers can - and do all the time - politely challenge wildly false claims without derailing the whole interview. https://twitter.com/maggienyt/status/946588634064580608 …Show this thread4 replies 42 retweets 143 likesShow this thread -
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So pretty much this is what most ppl have been saying. Exactly this. It’s really not this complicated.
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Naw. Look at the first tweet in my thread! I have said consistently that I would have preferred more pushback that what we see in the partial transcript. I think there is a failure to balance that with getting information about what he is thinking ...
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You literally said most criticism was unfair though. Eh, I appreciate your conclusion but entertaining Maggie’s straw man framing muddies the waters. And they’re muddy enough as it is.
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Yes, and your assessment that Daniel’s narrow, measured comments represent what most people are criticizing does not in any way represent what I have seen tonight.
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Replying to @chrisgeidner @ddale8
I’m going by what I’ve seen in my timeline and in response to Maggie, so could be very different experiences. It’s also conceivable that nuance exists even in the minds of ppl making a one-off critical tweet.
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