‘Paula Reid emasculated Trump’: Reporter praised for calling out Trump on his lies about veterans
President Donald Trump on Saturday lied about signing Barack Obama’s Veterans Choice bill — as he has done over 140 times.
But unlike the other scores of times he has lied about the topic, Trump was called to task for his mistruth during his Saturday press conference at his Trump National Golf Club Bedminster.
CBS White House correspondent Paula Reid called out Trump — and the leader of the free world abruptly fled his press conference.
Video of the exchange. Notably it’s another example of Trump getting so agitated by a female reporter that he abruptly cuts off news conference. https://t.co/G1Mx2z3dgT pic.twitter.com/CvXn07uGOK
— David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) August 8, 2020
Reid was widely praised for her tenacity in attempting to hold Trump accountable for lying to the American people, here’s some of what people were saying:
How long until Trump calls Paula Reid nasty?
— PM (@therealpeterm) August 8, 2020
https://twitter.com/John_F_Austin/status/1292229830553956352
Please keep this going, and please thank CBS reporter Paula Reid for calling trump out on his lying about Veteran's Choice. Pres Obama signed that in 2014 and trump has been trying to claim it as his own. The coward ran off the stage in retreat when she challenged him on it!!!🌊 https://t.co/Q7OK5JyLVq
— CoolerHeads (@1ClearerHead) August 8, 2020
https://twitter.com/murray_nyc/status/1292214245027917824
Paula Reid is a National Fucking Treasure!!
— Jarett (@flopp2024) August 8, 2020
Paula Reid emasculated Trump and he hobbled off like the coward he is.
— Matt Murphy (@MattMurph24) August 8, 2020
Kudos to Paula Reid for calling the lies in chief out on another lie. Encourage your colleagues to do the same each and every time. Perhaps he will stay off the airwaves so much. https://t.co/tl7KXLDt3v
— Mark (@mpuhlman) August 8, 2020
😂😂🤣😂😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣😂
Paula Reid ROCKS!!! Flat calls out Liar-In-Chief on Vets Choice!!!https://t.co/EEZVmHOej0— Yukyuk (@Yukyuk23388529) August 8, 2020
Thank you, Paula Reid! Quite a moment. He actually angrily barred his teeth when exiting.
— Selia Evans (@seliarevans) August 8, 2020
Well done Paula Reid. We need to see more of this attitude, hes running for re-election and he can't handle a simple question? Just walks away .. that sums up his presidency.. just keep walking away .. https://t.co/v7Mjhz5szr
— r_scot_ (@r_scot_) August 8, 2020
https://twitter.com/InsaneClownPrez/status/1292208899639181313
Paula Reid did what you’re supposed to do to a bully. You punch ‘em in the nose and they go scampering away like a coward. #bedminster https://t.co/qGpK4FhNJz
— Barry Thomas Goldberg (@barrytgoldberg) August 8, 2020
Go Paula Reid, call out his lies! Maybe he'll quit holding these sideshows!
— concerned citizen (@concit1USA) August 8, 2020
I just saw Paula Reid finally call you out for lying about Veterans Choice. You've repeated that same lie for years. It was signed in 2014. You just signed a minor amendment to it. The look on your face was telling. A narcissistic sociopath doesn't like to get caught in his lies.
— Tink53 (@LoveyTex) August 8, 2020
https://twitter.com/jneutron1969/status/1292222322854830081
Paula Reid's courage and willingness to expose Trump in the act of stealing Social Security and Medicare from Americans, is the only way to stop this animal. https://t.co/URtgTT8aqJ
— stephen greene (@dicegreene) August 8, 2020
WATCH: Trump flees Bedminster press conference after CBS News reporter Paula Reid busts him for lying about veterans https://t.co/MXH4tBPEja
— Nguyen #fbpe #fbr (@haaohaoo) August 8, 2020
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