The media may have been furious, but Donald Trump is basking in the glory of what observers are calling one of the most brilliant moves in political history.
The Republican presidential nominee gathered the media together to hear a “major announcement” from him on what he really thought about President Obama birthplace.
What happened next was that all three major cable news networks — Fox News, CNN and MSNBC — aired a live half-hour infomercial for Donald Trump with retired military brass and a gold star wife touting their endorsements of the candidate.
And Trump couldn’t have been more proud of himself as he tweeted articles about what a great job he did playing the media.
“Donald Trump’s birther event is the greatest trick he’s ever pulled”https://t.co/zvVQnxeiQ9
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 17, 2016
A very interesting take from @KatiePavlich: https://t.co/XaM9yEYCHL
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 17, 2016
For their part, the media were none too happy.
The CNN panel that followed the event were literally yelling over each other to express their anger, while one declared “we got played by the Trump campaign.”
Other media personalities took to TV and social media to voice their frustrations with being “Rick Rolled” by Trump.
They were so angry that they destroyed footage of Trump’s new hotel in a fit of rage.
And Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton just about had a meltdown as she unleashed a torrent of tweets deriding Trump.
But many others thought it was fantastic.
.@realDonaldTrump is brilliant they have been underestimating him this entire election – big mistake https://t.co/gRY7JxsLWv
— Deplorable News (@Trump_Videos) September 17, 2016
Donald Trump’s birther event is the greatest trick he’s ever pulled https://t.co/BDd4TyMYeE
— TRUMP MOVEMENT (@TRUMPMOVEMENTUS) September 17, 2016
The Fix: Today a new low for journalism but for Trump, he was the ringmaster at the circus.
“It was peak Trump.” https://t.co/xRdSIB88mX— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) September 16, 2016
Trump played the MSM like a rented drum today. ?#NoBirther apology TODAY. LOL And it was soo easy. @cnnbrk @MSNBC pic.twitter.com/OtZoigaCYc
— DEPLORABLE JIM (@JamesRitch1) September 17, 2016
.@realDonaldTrump got #CNN to cover his event live, while Veterans endorsed Trump! He’s genius. https://t.co/udNj51DHb9#WeGotPlayed
— #NeverHillary (@ScottPresler) September 16, 2016
Trump. The media.
Played. Like a violin.
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) September 16, 2016
Troll Level: Grand Master#Trump rickrolls #MSM. ????https://t.co/lpINNBw2Fb
— Je Suis Deplorable! (@RJGatorEsq) September 16, 2016
Hey members of the Press, you get what you deserve, get used to it, if you did your job ever maybe you would not have to be played.
— Deplorable News (@Trump_Videos) September 17, 2016
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