Donald Trump had arguably his most shambolic press conference to date last week.
There were a few fails, with varying degrees of severity, depending on your perspective.
A Jewish reporter (after clearly stating he was not accusing Tump himself, or his government, of anti-semitism, even mentioning the fact that Trump has Jewish family members) asked him about a rise in anti-semitic feeling in the country and what the Government's plan was to curb this.
Trump appears to have responded by calling the man a liar and insinuating he was sneaky and untrustworthy for asking the question.
Don't believe us, you can watch the clip below for yourself:
The deep, tragic irony of this exchange appears to have gone completely over Trump's toupé.
Likewise, Trump spent a large proportion of the Press Conference bashing reporters and the wider media for creating fake stories and fake news.
He then lied about having the biggest electoral-margin since Reagan... and CNN pulled him up on it.
He batted this criticism away, by talking over the reporter until the the reporter gave the most depressing statement of all time, ever, 'You're president'.
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One of the best / worst moments of the press conference, which deployed the most macabre humour, was when Trump tried to clap back to black reporter, April Ryan.
One of Trump's principle promises during his campaign was that he would sort out inner city issues which largely focussed on the black community.
Trump managed a 2 per cent rise, from 6 per cent to 8 per cent, in black votes from Mitt Romney in 2012.
April Ryan asked Trump about his plans to talk to the Congressional Black Caucus about his urban plans.
Firstly, he forgot what the the acronym meant (let's give him the benefit of the doubt on this - he might not have heard, it's pretty hectic in there etc), then he tried to sass April Ryan.
Now, Trump, we don't want to undermine your intelligence, but it'a not a great idea to suggest that all black people know each other.
Trump called himself the least racist person then assumed a random black reporter could set up a meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus
— Mike Tunison (@xmasape) February 16, 2017
@BuzzFeedNews "I'm like the least racist person ever" "Hey, you're black, I assume you're friends with all other black ppl right?"
— Crista (@MadMommaC) February 16, 2017
@MadMommaC @BuzzFeedNews Yes, in fact, we do. We get together often at Fred Douglass' house in the inner city.
— Joforcedtotweet (@josargent20) February 16, 2017
Did he just say to @AprilDRyan "your people"? #trumpnewsconference
— UGoLow_iGoHigh (@UGoLowiGoHigh) February 16, 2017
Dear @AprilDRyan. We all saw that. It was racist as hell. Our president owes you an apology.
— Tim 🇺🇸 Dickinson (@7im) February 16, 2017
Ryan actually admitted she did know some of them - being a White House Correspondent and all.
But, that's also the thing Trump doesn't seem to get - that she is a White House Correspondent...not secretary.
When Trump asked @AprilDRyan if she was friends with the @OfficialCBC and if she could set up a meeting, my head nearly exploded... 1/2
— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) February 16, 2017
2/2 ... Newsflash Mr. Trump: 1) Not all black ppl know each other, and 2) @AprilDRyan is a professional journalist, not your secretary!
— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) February 16, 2017
He didn't seem to understand how things work, at all.
As a random black woman in media, @ashleyn1cole is happy to set up the meeting between @potus & the Congressional Black Caucus. pic.twitter.com/dvFrDvv9Ok
— Full Frontal (@FullFrontalSamB) February 16, 2017
And who April Ryan is.
Hey @realDonaldTrump: @AprilDRyan is a honest & professional reporter. She's not your secretary. @Reince knows @RepRichmond's number. Use it
— Gwen Moore (@RepGwenMoore) February 16, 2017
And what her job is.
Can April Ryan get me in contact with Beyonce tho?
— Jason Stevenson (@ProducerJasonS) February 16, 2017
April Ryan was a class act and told him to kindly eff off in the politest way ever.
I am a journalist not a convener! But thank you for answering my questions. https://t.co/fe9cGXG46w
— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) February 16, 2017
And the CBC themselves exposed their attempts to contact the President.
Hi, @realDonaldTrump. We’re the CBC. We sent you a letter on January 19, but you never wrote us back. Sad! Letter: https://t.co/58KiuHmITF
— The CBC (@OfficialCBC) February 16, 2017
Perhaps their letter never got to him?
If so Trump should probably fire his real secretary.
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