He didn't ignore the question. He addressed it. His addressing the journalist's question is bookending his own speech. It sounds like he's bragging, and he is, while he has quite a lot to brag about and more importantly he's comparing subjects of interest to the American people, of interest to the people of the world with the ridiculous picayune crises continuously generated by our press and each time they pull these stunts, play their little reindeer games, he beats them and comes out better off and they come out worse. He uses the journalist's question to answer the question he wishes/requires them to ask him but they cannot due to their own interest being so different form ours by magnitudes of order. Trump literally soars over the journalists. He rejected the press's formulating narrative and provided his own. No whinging, just describing. It is a powerful rhetorical pugilistic polemic POW right in the kisser. Like a boss. And the journalist, whoever that is, slinks out of the gathering like a crushed cockroach back to its dank darkness inhabitation.
Trump was addressing heads of law enforcement from thirty-five states. That is another very good video worth watching. They are standing on the low platform behind him. They expressed heartfelt gratitude toward all that Trump has done that affects them directly. This is from a another camera in the room immediately following that first address.
I've watched this four times and I'm amazed each time how Trump handles this situation and this hostile journalist attempting to embarrass him. Trump completely controlled the entire situation, the setting, the event, the audience, the timing, by lifting a finger not allowing the guy to speak after broaching the subject, controlling the subjects allowed for discussion, his greatness, his accomplishments, working the crowed gathered for another reason, impressing his points on them and on us and especially on the press, attaining applause from the right people, and then exiting.
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Trump is always ready. The media thinks that they can do a "gotcha question", but he constantly turns it around and makes them look like fools. I love it!
He's like a Samurai who has a long sword and a short sword. He can cut his enemies with a short answer or a long one.
His Kung Foo is unmatched.
Reading from the paper pulled from his pocket was a great visual as well, as it showed him to have written facts on hand. Different from winging off a response as he is accused of doing on twitter.
He had on paper what the other "papers" (though online now) refuse to print.
We need to tent DC and fumigate it.
San Francisco is next on the list.
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