{"id":2117289,"date":"2023-12-06T11:30:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T16:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-triggers-the-mainstream-media-with-obvious-joke-during-hannity-interview\/"},"modified":"2023-12-06T11:34:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T16:34:26","slug":"trump-triggers-the-mainstream-media-with-obvious-joke-during-hannity-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-triggers-the-mainstream-media-with-obvious-joke-during-hannity-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s joke during Hannity interview triggers mainstream media"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-triggers-the-mainstream-media-with-obvious-joke-during-hannity-interview%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2117289&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Trump Triggers\u2064 the Mainstream Media with Obvious Joke During Hannity Interview<\/h2>\n<p>America\u2019s corporate \u2064media \u200cstooges continue to exhibit shameless <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/snopes-posts-bogus-pro-aoc-fact-check-ends-up-exposing-its-left-wing-bias\/\" title=\"Snopes Posts Bogus Pro-AOC \u2018Fact Check,\u2019 Ends Up Exposing Its Left-Wing Bias\">left-wing bias<\/a> in\u200c their contemptuous coverage of\u200b former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a sharp contrast to the restraint they \u200bshow covering President Joe Biden\u2019s countless blunders \u2014\u200b when \u2063they\u2019re not actually \u2064ignoring\u2063 them.<\/p>\n<p>In the latest breach of\u2064 journalistic responsibility, the legacy media accused <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-dominates-biden-clean-sweep-new-poll-key-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> of threatening\u200b to be \u201ca dictator\u201d if he\u200b were \u2062to win the presidency again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanna go back to this \u200bone issue because\u200c the \u200bmedia has been focused on this and attacking \u2062you,\u201d\u2063 Fox News host Sean Hannity said\u2062 Tuesday at a town hall in Davenport, Iowa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder no circumstances \u2014 you are promising \u2063America \u2062tonight \u2064\u2014 you \u200bwould never abuse\u200b power as retribution \u2064against anybody?\u201d he \u2064asked.<\/p>\n<p>Trump replied\u2063 facetiously: \u200d\u201cExcept for Day\u2064 One. I\u200d want to close \u200dthe border \u200band I \u2064want to drill, drill,\u2064 drill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hannity pointed out that securing the border and\u200c making the United States energy-independent by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-admin-announces-new-rules-targeting-oil-gas-industries-amid-projected-energy-price-increases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drilling for oil<\/a> is not \u201cretribution.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump:\u200c \u201cHe says \u2018you\u2019re not going \u2062to\u200c be a dictator are you?\u2019\u200d I said no no no, \u200cother than Day \u20631. We\u2019re closing the border, and we\u2019re drilling\u200d drilling drilling. After that, I\u2019m not\u200d a dictator.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SZU6KiYd2l\">pic.twitter.com\/SZU6KiYd2l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Post \u200bMillennial (@TPostMillennial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPostMillennial\/status\/1732226813185720358?\">December 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI\u2064 love this guy,\u201d \u2062Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe says,\u200c \u2018You\u2019re not \u200cgoing\u2063 to be \u2064a dictator, are you?\u2019 I \u200bsaid:\u200c \u2018No, no, no, \u200bother than \u200bDay One. We\u2019re closing the\u200d border and we\u2019re\u2063 drilling, drilling,\u200c drilling.\u2062 After that, I\u2019m not \u200ba dictator.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hannity\u200b reiterated to Trump that\u200b following \u200dthrough on \u200dhis \u201cAmerica \u2062First\u201d agenda is\u200b not dictatorial.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat sounds\u200c to \u2064me\u2063 like you\u2019re\u200d going back to the\u2063 policies when \u2063you were president,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Predictably,\u2063 the establishment\u200d media twisted\u2064 and hyped Trump\u2019s \u200cjoke to suggest he was openly threatening to be \u201ca dictator.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A somber\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/12\/05\/politics\/trump-2024-fox-town-hall\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> headline proclaimed: \u201cTrump sidesteps question when asked if he plans\u200b to abuse \u200dpower if reelected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A warped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-says-wont-dictator-elected-day-one-rcna128267\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a> headline \u200bdeclared: \u201cTrump \u200csays \u2064he \u2064won\u2019t be a dictator \u200cif elected, \u2018except for Day One\u2019<\/p>\n<p>An ominous <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-hannity-iowa-town-hall-d9cad413851b60f6c0abd2a564d86338\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated\u2062 Press<\/a> \u200dheadline warned: \u201cTrump declines to rule out abusing power to seek retribution if he returns to the White House.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By \u200cnow, most people are well aware of \u200dthe corporate\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-claims-media-using-slimy-trick-make-rallies-look-empty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media\u2019s left-wing bias<\/a> and open hostility toward conservatives.<\/p>\n<p>But you\u2019d think that, with\u200b their public credibility hovering <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2023\/02\/15\/trust-in-media-low-misinform-mislead-biased-republicans-democrats-poll-gallup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">near historic \u200blows<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shapiro-when-lies-matter-more-than-facts\/\" title=\"SHAPIRO: When Lies Matter More Than Facts\">establishment media outlets<\/a> would at least make an effort to exhibit some semblance of objectivity\u200d in\u2062 their coverage. But they don\u2019t.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tsk, this is very telling.<\/p>\n<p>The Fortune \u2064report by David Bauder and the Associated Press is based on a survey by GALLUP and the KNIGHT FOUNDATION.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PGc4Djboej\">https:\/\/t.co\/PGc4Djboej<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8cWNsbZdu6\">pic.twitter.com\/8cWNsbZdu6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pinoytapsilog (@pinoyanghang) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pinoyanghang\/status\/1659397074478329857?\">May 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">According to Gallup, American trust \u200bin mass media \u200cinstitutions has \u200btanked. Trust is down\u200d across \u200call political \u200bdemographics with the Democrats being the sole\u200b exception; this is an industry ripe for disruption.<\/p>\n<p>Enter \u2062Twitter and Elon\u200c Musk.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SEXl7FF1DQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/SEXl7FF1DQ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jx2FckfTVe\">pic.twitter.com\/jx2FckfTVe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Rabbit Hole (@TheRabbitHole84) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRabbitHole84\/status\/1612597926911709184?\">January 9, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s obvious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-far-gone-calls-trump-congressman-someone-call-nearest-nursing-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> was joking, especially since\u200c the actions he vowed to \u200dpursue \u200bon \u201cDay \u2064One\u201d \u200ddo \u200bnot \u2063remotely qualify as either dictatorial or vengeful. If anything, these agenda items would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-gives-national-security-grants-to-think-tank-backed-by-ccp-front-group\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Gives National Security Grants to Think Tank Backed by CCP Front Group\">enhance national security<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But just as they did during his presidency, the legacy media continue to take\u200b the most negative, sinister interpretation\u2064 of anything Trump says.<\/p>\n<p>This might be understandable if they applied \u2063the\u2062 same harsh, exacting standard to Biden\u2019s numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-audience-left-bewildered-biden-walks-medal-honor-ceremony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">epic gaffes<\/a>. But they don\u2019t, and that\u2019s why they deserve the public\u2019s \u2063contempt.<\/p>\n<p>As we approach the start of the \u200dNew Year and\u200b the official launch of the\u2064 2024 election cycle  <\/p>\n<h2> How did the legacy media twist and hype Trump&#8217;s harmless joke\u200d into a threat of dictatorship?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Left-wing bias\u200d of the mainstream media in\u2062 America\u200d has once again been exposed, \u200das they \u200bcontinue to exhibit\u2062 their contemptuous coverage of former President Donald Trump. The stark \u200ccontrast in their treatment of Trump and President Joe Biden is evident, with the\u200c media \u200dshowing restraint\u200d and \u2063even ignoring Biden&#8217;s countless blunders. This lack of impartiality once again came to the forefront in their coverage of an obvious joke made by Trump during an \u2063interview with \u2063Fox News host Sean Hannity.<\/p>\n<p>During a town hall in\u200d Davenport, Iowa, Hannity questioned \u2062Trump about whether he would abuse\u2063 his \u2063power if\u2062 he were to be reelected \u200cas president. Trump\u2064 responded facetiously, saying, &#8220;Except for Day One. I want to close the border and I \u200dwant to drill, drill, drill.&#8221; Hannity correctly pointed\u200c out that \u200bsecuring the border and striving for energy independence through drilling \u200dis not an act\u2063 of retribution.<\/p>\n<p>However, the legacy\u200d media twisted and hyped this harmless joke, presenting it as \u200dTrump openly threatening to be\u200c a\u200d dictator. CNN&#8217;s headline \u2064read, &#8220;Trump sidesteps question \u2064when asked if he plans to abuse power \u200cif reelected.&#8221; CNBC&#8217;s headline declared, &#8220;Trump says he won&#8217;t \u200bbe\u200d a dictator if elected, &#8216;except for Day One.'&#8221; The Associated Press warned, &#8220;Trump declines to rule out abusing power to seek retribution if he returns to the White House.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It is\u2063 no surprise that the establishment media consistently exhibits left-wing bias and\u2062 hostile treatment towards conservatives. Their agenda-driven\u200d reporting\u2063 lacks objectivity and\u2064 serves to further erode their already \u200dlow public credibility. Despite\u200d the media&#8217;s continued shameless behavior, one would hope \u200cthat they\u2063 would \u200bmake an effort to exhibit some semblance of fairness and impartiality.\u2064 Unfortunately, they continue to let \u2062their biases dictate their coverage,\u2062 undermining the true purpose\u2062 of journalism.<\/p>\n<p>It\u200d is essential for the public to recognize and remain\u2062 vigilant against the media&#8217;s bias and attempts \u2063to \u200cmanipulate narratives. Only through critical thinking and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hosts-100000-a-plate-fundraiser-to-help-giuliani-with-legal-bills\/\" title=\"Trump holds high-priced fundraiser to assist Giuliani's legal expenses.\">seeking alternative sources<\/a> of information can we truly understand the nuances of political discourse. The mainstream media&#8217;s unjust treatment of \u200dTrump and their \u200cconstant attempts to trigger controversy only serve to undermine their\u2062 own credibility\u200c and further divide the American people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>America\u2019s biased corporate media persistently displays left-wing favoritism, evident in their disdainful portrayal of former President Donald Trump. This sharply contrasts with their restrained coverage of President Joe Biden&#8217;s numerous blunders, often even disregarding them. 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