*We’re sure the orange a-hole in the White House didn’t intend to help a sista out as far as increasing her clout, so to speak, but essentially his berating of PBS’ Yamiche Alcindor did just that.
Now the hashtag #WeLoveYamiche is trending on social media ion the wake of President Trump telling the White House correspondent not to be “threatening” during a coronavirus press conference, reports Newsweek.
If you missed it, at the Sunday briefing, the PBS NewsHour reporter asked Trump about his claim state authorities did not need as much medical equipment as they were requesting. The president made the claim during an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News.
It should come as no surprise that Trump didn’t like the question and interrupted Alcindor, saying she needed to be more “positive” before adding:
“It’s always trying to get you… and you know what, that’s why nobody trusts the media anymore.”
“That’s why you used to work for the Times and now you work for somebody else,” the president said. “Be nice. Don’t be threatening. Be nice.”
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Being the pro she is and knowing how he rolls, Alcindor basically ignored his whiny snipe and continued with her question, asking Trump how his view would impact fulfilments of medical equipment orders.
“It’s not going to impact it,” Trump responded. “We’re producing tremendous numbers of ventilators. We’re doing a great job on it.”
He later added: “You, me, we’re all on the same team. When journalists get up and you’re a journalist, a fine journalist, and ask questions that are so threatening—we’re all on the same team.”
When Alcindor tried to ask a follow-up question, a White House staffer took the microphone out of her hand as the president berated the correspondent for not being “fair” to other journalists.
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President Trump today at the White House said to me: “Be nice. Don’t be threatening.”
I’m not the first human being, woman, black person or journalist to be told that while doing a job.
My take: Be steady. Stay focused. Remember your purpose. And, always press forward.
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) March 29, 2020
Posting on social media after the press briefing, Alcindor said: “President Trump today at the White House said to me: ‘Be nice. Don’t be threatening.’
“I’m not the first human being, woman, black person or journalist to be told that while doing a job.”My take: Be steady. Stay focused. Remember your purpose. And, always press forward.”
After posting the above tweet, Alcindo started getting a lot of love as users took up the #WeLoveYamiche hashtag. At of this posting, #WeLoveYamiche was forth in the U.S. Twitter trending rankings with more than 74,000 tweets using the hashtag.
She got this:
Trump telling a black female reporter to “Be nice. Don’t be threatening” AND referring to her as “you people” is straight up gaslighting and racist. Full stop. He’s not even trying to hide it anymore.
Kudos to @Yamiche for calm in the face of deplorable nastiness. #WeLoveYamiche
— Melissa Blake (@melissablake) March 30, 2020
Imagine how good a Black woman has to be to get the job of asking the president questions. Just think about how much better she has to be than everyone around her. Then imagine having to put up w/ this racist & misogynistic nonsense. @Yamiche is the best & deserves better. pic.twitter.com/9YJ0Nn2Koq
— W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) March 29, 2020
And these:
“Very heartening to wake up and see #WeLoveYamiche as the top trend on Twitter,” KETV meteorologist Matt Serwe tweeted. “She’s one of the best.”
Former DNC Chair Donna Brazile said: “#WeLoveYamiche and every professional journalist on the job covering the #CoronavirusOutbreak. Thank you.”
“I love Yamiche because she’s not hysterical,” podcaster Paula Poundstone tweeted. “She remains calm, and asks important, reasonable questions that need answers. She understands the importance of facts.”
That’s right, Yamiche: “Be steady. Stay focused. Remember your purpose. And, always press forward.” Oh yeah, keep that foot ALL THE WAY in his arse!
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