{"id":525300,"date":"2021-05-19T11:06:05","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T15:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=525300"},"modified":"2021-05-19T11:06:10","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T15:06:10","slug":"would-the-media-laugh-and-cheer-if-trump-refused-to-answer-question-on-israel-joked-about-running-over-reporter-with-a-truck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/would-the-media-laugh-and-cheer-if-trump-refused-to-answer-question-on-israel-joked-about-running-over-reporter-with-a-truck\/","title":{"rendered":"Would The Media Laugh And Cheer If Trump Refused To Answer Question On Israel, Joked About Running Over Reporter With A Truck?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">44<\/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%2Fwould-the-media-laugh-and-cheer-if-trump-refused-to-answer-question-on-israel-joked-about-running-over-reporter-with-a-truck%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=525300&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232968685-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span>On Tuesday, President Joe Biden refused to answer questions from reporters regarding the ongoing violence in the Middle East between Hamas terrorists and Israeli military forces, choosing instead to joke about running over a journalist with Ford\u2019s new electronic F-150 truck.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cCan I ask you a quick question on Israel before you drive away since it\u2019s so important?\u201d asked a reporter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cNo, you can\u2019t, not unless you get in front of the car as I step on it \u2026 I\u2019m only teasing,\u201d said President Biden.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.0231213872832\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just Joe Biden refusing to answer questions from journalists and joking about running one of them over\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P923hAkVO8\">pic.twitter.com\/P923hAkVO8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ian Haworth (@ighaworth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ighaworth\/status\/1394777906463838210?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cBiden made an unscheduled visit to a Ford driving course at which safety tests are normally conducted,\u201d reported CNN, \u201cand had the opportunity to test drive the new Ford F-150 Lightning \u2014 the electric vehicle Ford is manufacturing at a plant in Dearborn, Michigan.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c\u2018This sucker\u2019s quick,\u2019 said Biden, donning aviator sunglasses, from the driver\u2019s seat after pulling the truck up to reporters and photographers,\u201d added <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/05\/18\/politics\/biden-ford-test-drive\/index.html\">CNN<\/a>, with their criticism of Biden\u2019s refusal to answer questions being, \u201cThe joke elicited a couple laughs from the press corps but largely fell flat.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The reporter\u2019s question regarding Israel was hugely relevant, given the continued \u201cunrest\u201d in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continued to pound Palestinian terrorists inside of Gaza on Monday night and into Tuesday morning in response to terrorist attacks launched against Israel that started over a week ago,\u201d reported The Daily Wire. \u201cThe latest strikes come as more than 3,150 rockets have been fired toward Israel from Palestinian terrorists with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). More than 450 of the rockets have fallen inside Gaza and Israel\u2019s Iron Dome has successfully intercepted approximately 90% of the remaining rockets.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Many Democrats have been outspoken in their support for the Palestinians, or in their criticism of Israel. As The Daily Wire reported, \u201c<\/span><span>House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Gregory Meeks (D-NY) is reportedly considering sending a letter to Democrat President Joe Biden seeking to get him to delay the sale of $735 million in precision weapons to Israel as Israel is engaged in fighting off Palestinian terrorists.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Stephen L. Miller mocked the legacy media\u2019s apparent hypocrisy by asking how they would react had Trump responded in such a manner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cJake Tapper would be removing his glasses in a timely fashion and monologuing to the camera about creeping autocracy against a free press,\u201d tweeted Miller.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.4928229665072\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jake Tapper would be removing his glasses in a timely fashion and monologuing to the camera about creeping autocracy against a free press. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/REwaWfkD4E\">https:\/\/t.co\/REwaWfkD4E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/redsteeze\/status\/1394740921976061952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Amy Tarkanian also pointed out that, \u201cIf President Trump had done this, he would have been impeached,\u201d adding \u201cJokingly or not, this rhetoric is completely unbecoming of the President.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Tarkanian also noted that White House press secretary, Jen Psaki, formerly tweeted, \u201cWe have communicated directly to the Israelis that ensuring the safety and security of journalists and independent media is a paramount responsibility.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cJen might want to remind her boss of this tweet as he\u2019s talking casually about running reporters over with pickup trucks,\u201d quipped Tarkanian.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.2094240837696\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jen might want to remind her boss of this tweet as he\u2019s talking casually about running reporters over with pickup trucks. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PLB3aZyy0V\">pic.twitter.com\/PLB3aZyy0V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Amy Tarkanian (@MrsT106) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrsT106\/status\/1394743841140396037?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The Washington Post\u2019s JM Reiger shared a video of Biden\u2019s car ride, with the press laughing and cheering as he accelerated away after refusing to answer the question on Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.6734693877551\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Biden test drives Ford\u2019s new electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A3jrsIi5mR\">pic.twitter.com\/A3jrsIi5mR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RiegerReport\/status\/1394733937604415488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Now, it is one thing for the President of the United States to avoid answering questions \u2014 even if the questions posed are arguably matters of national security given that an American ally is under constant rocket fire from terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>It is entirely another for a media \u2014 who would have screamed with rage had Trump even evaded the question,\u00a0let alone joked about murdering a journalist \u2014 to applaud Joe Biden as he speeds away into the distance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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