Trump did most of his interviews with podcasters and friendly networks (Newsmax, Breitbart) that were never gonna ask about this. Traditional media did ask some good Qs but wasted a lot of time on questions he had talking points for. - ThreadSky

daveweigel.bsky.social • 146 days ago

Trump did most of his interviews with podcasters and friendly networks (Newsmax, Breitbart) that were never gonna ask about this. Traditional media did ask some good Qs but wasted a lot of time on questions he had talking points for.

Reposted from Greg Sargent

A Trump-appointed judge just struck down a Biden rule expanding overtime pay to 4 million working people.

It's really surprising how little media coverage this has received. Trump faced no real questions about this issue during the campaign. 1/

(link)
newrepublic.com/article/1886...

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1peegee.bsky.social•146 days ago

Plus the felon never answers any interlocutors’ questions. Just bowls them over with his BS and lets him lie as much as he can.

danifromtheblock.bsky.social•146 days ago

Even if traditional media did ask, he would lie, or start talking about badgers and goats

artemida63.bsky.social•146 days ago

To fair he would have answered by talking about sharks and windmills and how gorgeous and intelligent he is … but people still would have thought that he was great for the economy! We live in surreal times

jedgeco.bsky.social•146 days ago

"Well, we'll be looking at that very strongly. The thing about the overtime is that it's just so important, and everyone agrees that it's just been a disaster under Biden. So we're going to have a plan, a tremendous plan, that everybody is going to be happy with and everybody will love it."

artemida63.bsky.social•146 days ago

Sounds all a bit too grown up for Trump (apart from the tremendous bit which it’s perfect)

tomquixote.bsky.social•146 days ago

Media coverage, much like a bad novel, often skips the plot for the drama

kbethany.bsky.social•146 days ago

In case you’re wondering, real companies were planning to either give raises or pay overtime to their workers starting Jan 1 and now they *won’t do that*.

hellomyfriend67.bsky.social•146 days ago

Let's not forget, however, that this is part of a long list of Biden/Harris economic wins that Harris hardly (if ever) talked about. Hell, in 4 years the admin. itself did a lousy job of aggressivelytouting their successes - and equally as important, blaming Trump for the mess they inherited.

buckchaser.bsky.social•146 days ago

We are not receiving news from television anymore. It’s infotainment at best and at worst carefully crafted to be so ideologically bland it’s not even useful- just dead air.

mty917.bsky.social•145 days ago

Media oligarchs were in the bag for trump. Biden’s age and the price of eggs (usually a bullshit number) drove their commentary.

tenteisai.bsky.social•146 days ago

He is just keeping to project 2025. They plan to kill overtime pay for everyone.

portents-n-potions.bsky.social•146 days ago

Im disabled and can't work anymore, but I can't imagine there are very many working class folk that aren't going to be just a bit pissed off by this. I mean this could cause riots.

notthatmattwalsh.bsky.social•146 days ago

Even if someone asked him a question on something like this, he'd just meander on bullshit about being for no tax on overtime or something. The media is completely unequipped to get an honest answer about a politically sensitive topic from him.

mar-sky.bsky.social•146 days ago

Honestly, journalists get more play having him in office. Biden was boring & they want the clicks and guest spots on MSNBC. Do they know it will be different 2nd time around? Not yet.

ilidiocarmona.bsky.social•146 days ago

all main stream media were complicit in trump getting elected.....there is no more real journalism in the US....not when all media is hold by millionaires and billionaires.....

jedgarnaut.bsky.social•146 days ago

And it was good because the rule was indexed to inflation! Same thing happened at the end of the Obama term.

hughcolbert.bsky.social•146 days ago

I would say I hope it just magats, but they usually don't have jobs

daveweigel.bsky.social•146 days ago

I completely get why reporters would not sit down with Trump without asking if he lost the 2020 election. It was relevant, unprecedented. But we never learned anything from his answers.

bierquaffer.bsky.social•146 days ago

It is not possible for anyone to hold him accountable for anything. Truly astonishing. And exhausting and depressing.

heymrwilson1.bsky.social•146 days ago

None of his responses provided any answers, just red meat call and responses.

g9daniel.bsky.social•146 days ago

He said he hated and refused to pay overtime at rallies. This shouldn’t surprise.

amyp-nobs.bsky.social•146 days ago

Yeah, that lying thing has really worked out well for him hasn’t it.

dominicgwinn.com•146 days ago

Every time it is/was asked, he doubles down, which entrenches his opposition, and emboldens his supporters. He DARVOs everything - a strategy outlined in AotD that concludes with (to paraphrase) throwing a grenade and walking away.

mattbrown.dev•146 days ago

Did we ever learn anything from any of his answers? He was very very good at not-answering questions. Generally speaking the active consumers of mainstream media voted for his opponent. Not sure there were obviously-better tacks MSM could have taken in interviews.

cinderoak.bsky.social•146 days ago

He wasn’t that good. Nobody had the balls to call him out on his supposed answers. Thus it continued. 🤬

candyworks.bsky.social•146 days ago

Interestingly he did provide an answer on the Joe Rogan podcast. He immediately corrected himself, Rogan chuckled, and they moved on. I was surprised this wasn’t mentioned much, or did I miss it?

jimsaksa.com•146 days ago

And any reporter who didn't belabor 2020 with Trump got excoriated for focusing on other issues.

herfortphoto.bsky.social•145 days ago

He doesn’t really “answer” anything.

louise321.bsky.social•146 days ago

People can you hear this! Where are you workers.

seangroark.bsky.social•146 days ago

The road rules guy didn’t cover this? Fear factor guy?

maril888.bsky.social•146 days ago

Trump has always hated workers. So why pay them? Again, the Trump voters will see what they voted for. Because if you try to tell them, they won’t believe you. Now they’ll feel it.

superflyallthetime.bsky.social•146 days ago

They were his zyn bros. They asked stupid questions and were impressed by his stupid answers. The took his stupidness as his authenticity. Now we are in this stupid mess.

jimsavell.bsky.social•146 days ago

The question, at a basic level, is how much interference in the private labor market should the agencies be allowed? If the agencies can just makes rules without regard for law, what is the purpose of the legislatures? Minimum wage laws exist. No agency gets to decide, it has to be a law.

jjfiii30.bsky.social•146 days ago

Yet hard working women and men voted for this turd.

surlybadger61.bsky.social•146 days ago

The free press has utterly failed the American people by constantly sane washing all of '45s flip-flops, tangents, and monosyllabic nonsense. Of all occupations only the press was given unique protections by the Constitution, and they have been squandered in exchange for ratings & access.

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