yes, the rhetoric, the ignorance. instead of an honest reckoning, people like donald trump jr. and liz cheney and other opportunists try to score cheap rhetorical points and something that will intensify as we march toward the election. no amount of debased and news cycle trolling can obscure the moral stakes here. the president of the united states was greeted for his kickoff rally for his campaign yesterday by white supremacist supporters flashing white power signs. one reporter quoted a disillusioned gop operative who said the trump campaign is well aware of the organized participation of proud boy rallies merging into trump events. they don t care. we know how the president feels about those who marched in charlottesville. you had some very bad people in that group, but you also had people that were very fine people, on both sides.
spots then gin of a political machine designed to inflame supporters, a kind of outrage machine using algorithms, settings on internet platforms to place massive ad buys any time trump creates a fire storm. they are talking about sewing division among voters on social media as a way to win the election. sdwl for those who watched the president s kickoff rally on tuesday night, you could tell that that was part of their strategy just by what he was say ing to the crowd. he was ticking through all of his opponents on the democratic side just as he did in the interview with tel do. while playing up the things that have been controversial about his administration and we know that through other interviews, people who i have spoken with
running a story that you say is true. we didn t spill any national security secrets. he s saying it s untrue and it treason. this is where we re at. and i think and it s good for not just to in the face of the argument from the president in the oval office. he s also used that word, whether or not it s positive it can be punishable by death is unclear. this is red rick about the media. it s not going anywhere. in his kickoff rally in orlando two nights ago, the first ten minutes of the speech were attacks on the media. we know he calls the press the enemy of the people. he does not seem to respect the job in american society.
secretary who s going to follow the sarah sanders, sean spicer lie. speaking of sarah sanders, she was at this event last night, at this kickoff rally and the president called her up onto the stage. i want to play some of that for you. a woman who has been so good, so talented, so wonderful and we re sort of going to be i feel a feeling she s going to be running for a certain gubernatorial position. thank you, mr. president. this has been truly the honor of a lifetime. one of the most incredible experiences anybody could ever imagine and that s because i ve had the chance to be on the front row of history and watch you drastically change our country for the better. so, sam, she may have been in the front row, but she wasn t in the front row of the briefing room because there hasn t been
i don t want you to have another dish of ice cream. we re going to have a press secretary who is going to follow the sarah sanders, sean spicer line. speaking of sarah sanders, she was at this event last night at this kickoff rally. the president called her up onto the stage. i want to play some of that for you. a woman who has been so good, so talented, so wonderful, and we re sort of going to be losing her. i have a feeling she s going to be running for a certain gubernatorial position. thank you, mr. president. this has been truly the honor of a lifetime. one of the most incredible experiences anybody could ever imagine. and that s because i ve had the chance to be on the front row of history and watch you drastically change our country for the better. so, sam, she may have been in the front row, but it wasn t in the front row of the brady briefing room booze there haven t been press briefings, not for 100 days. just seven in the last 300 days.