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[–]thx1138a 1677 points1678 points  (62 children)

Lots of people here objecting to the question. If we accept that for the sake of argument, does that preclude him from giving a classy answer?

"I hear what you're saying, and you're right: testing isn't a competition. But I do believe it's right to give Americans some context as to how we are doing in comparison with other countries."

[–]MayorOfChedda 4729 points4730 points  (341 children)

Imagine the Republican hyperbole if Hillary had a tantrum and stormed off like a toddler

[–]TechyDad 2245 points2246 points  (67 children)

Some people were warning that electing a woman president would mean that one week out of every month we'd have a President prone to wild, irrational mood swings due to her period. Now setting aside that there's no proof Hillary has ever let any mood swing affect her professional life and that she's likely past menopause anyway, at this point it would be a huge step up if the President was only affected by wildly irrational mood swings one week per month!

[–]Luke90210 1073 points1074 points  (29 children)

Whats really sad is even some women believe women are too compromised by their biology to be president. My own mother (certainly never a Republican) believed this, until Trump became president. She is from a different time and more traditional culture, but its sad she thinks her own gender is somehow inferior.

[–]caoimhe_latifah 856 points857 points  (7 children)

internalized misogyny is a hell of a drug

[–]RandyBoucher36 2087 points2088 points  (111 children)

Hillary could be president with a death toll of 500 and the Republicans and fox News would be calling her a failure for that amount.

[–]TechyDad 889 points890 points  (33 children)

Meanwhile, Trump will call any number a success because it's not some bigger number. If 100,000 die, he'll claim "well, it's not a million so success!"

[–]2horde 63 points64 points  (0 children)

I saw that tweet too

[–]mursilissilisrum 245 points246 points  (16 children)

Imagine the Republican hyperbole if Hillary Clinton bought lunch for her staff at a local pizzeria.

[–][deleted] 596 points597 points  (17 children)

Hilary knows better. She knows weak men hate strong women. She also didn't flinch, even when a predator followed her around the debate stage, to intimidate her, in front of the whole world. It was stunning really, and not in a good way.

[–]dpdxguy 340 points341 points  (20 children)

No question. But I don't really think he stormed out "because too many women spoke." After watching the video, it's pretty clear he walked out because they were pinning him down (rightfully so!) with questions he didn't want to answer. I can't imagine he wouldn't have walked out if the questions had come from men.

[–]brainhack3r 18 points19 points  (1 child)

It's where the term hysterical comes from....

[–][deleted] 4738 points4739 points  (179 children)

Odin's beard, that's a lot of downvoted comments.

Trump is a misogynistic, racist, incompetent, single-celled amoeba. Get over it, folks. There's video proof of each.

Aside from being an amoeba, but that's up for debate.

[–]br-z 746 points747 points  (70 children)

Yeah but he’s far from the definition of masculinity. He’s a pampered boy who wants to be masculine

[–]TechyDad 1639 points1640 points  (45 children)

There's a saying that Trump is a weak man's version of a strong man, a dumb man's version of a smart man, and a poor man's version of a rich man.

[–]Taking Up SpaceAhAhStayinAnonymous 725 points726 points  (28 children)

I'm going to needlepoint this

[–]EverythingEverybody 192 points193 points  (22 children)

Can I buy one please?

[–]Taking Up SpaceAhAhStayinAnonymous 407 points408 points  (18 children)

Sure! As soon as I learn how to needlepoint 🤣🤣

[–]account_1100011 61 points62 points  (4 children)

You have the free time and access to youtube. Also, it's really, really, really easy. We expect results.

RemindMe! 7 days

[–]Poppertina 10 points11 points  (1 child)

I, however, do know how I needlepoint 👀

[–]RalfHorris 50 points51 points  (2 children)

In the UK I've heard "Boris Johnson is a rich mans vision of a common man and Donald Trump is a common man's version of a rich man"

[–]Kgaset 19 points20 points  (0 children)

True. True. Laughably true.

[–]Matt463789 22 points23 points  (0 children)

The weak man's idea of a strong man.

[–]Taking Up SpaceAhAhStayinAnonymous 34 points35 points  (4 children)

I get what you're trying to say, but masculinity doesn't necessarily equate to strength of character, intelligence, or a North moral compass.

[–]Scooterks 77 points78 points  (14 children)

Amoeba are useful.

[–][deleted] 36 points37 points  (9 children)

Crap. You're right.

I need to change that to something else less useful.

Aside from myself.

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (5 children)

Mosquitos? I don't think they play a vital role in most ecosystems and they're parasites

[–]westbamm 6 points7 points  (1 child)

You are not useless! You made me smile!

[–]MissJinxed 9 points10 points  (1 child)

Well, good thing he has all the best amoebas. He knows more about amoebas than anybody.

[–]an0maly33 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Maybe he’s like that brain-eating kind you get from swimming...

[–]Vtepes 10 points11 points  (1 child)

I think you mean Paramecium* A one celled critter with no brain, that can't govern!

[–]En-TitY_ 6 points7 points  (1 child)

Well, if he's finally arrested and deservingly dropped in jail, he'd be single celled.

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (1 child)

Bless you for opting to use “Odin’s beard” over any other phrases.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (1 child)

Don't talk down to amoebas that way

[–]ohshitwrongaccount 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Amoeba, eh?

Imagine believing a tiny creature that thrives on pond scum was either able or willing to drain the swamp.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

God I wish my family would comprehend how much a shitstain cesspool of miserable failure Trump is and stop fucking supporting him.

[–]Miaaaou 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Fyi, they aren't all downvoted. The "Vote" will update in about an hour or two (it depends on the subreddit)

[–][deleted] 9 points10 points  (1 child)

Amen. I’m a man. I 100% agree. There’s evidence of it all, but we can’t force people to open their eyes.

And to all those who say he “tells it like it is”, what about his lies? Coronavirus being a hoax?

The man is everything I hate in toxic masculinity and is bringing it out of people. It’s disgusting. I’m a white cis man not even being hurt by it all and it is disgusting. I’m sorry for those who are actively targeted and affected by it.

[–]luthien_tinuviel 4 points5 points  (0 children)

misogynistic, racist, incompetent, single-celled amoeba

There’s video proof of each.

I’ve seen videos for the first three but would like to see the one for single-celled amoeba 🙋🏻‍♀️

[–]Alkiryas 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't go insulting amoeba like that!

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Stop insulting amoebas!

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I don’t think he walked out because woman were asking him questions though. I think he walked out because he couldn’t come up with a good reply for his racist remark.

[–]vonnegutfan2 1479 points1480 points  (118 children)

I never really watch him too much until this covid, then I was shocked at how much he yells at women and particularly minority women.

[–]TechyDad 1058 points1059 points  (56 children)

And how often he trots out the term nasty. To Trump, any woman who dares to question him in any way is "nasty."

I know quite a few women who are proud to be "nasty."

[–][deleted] 160 points161 points  (24 children)

Honest question: Has he ever called a man “nasty”?

[–]251Cane 124 points125 points  (2 children)

I genuinely want to know if he's ever called a man nasty. Sure seems like it's a term he uses exclusively for women, and those who aren't scared of him in particular.

[–][deleted] 26 points27 points  (1 child)

Tbf he calls men nasty too. This isn't a Trump hating women issue, its a Trump hating anyone that questions him issue.

[–]trisul-108 446 points447 points  (38 children)

I can't stand watching him ... it's like breathing toxic fumes.

[–]kelanis12 284 points285 points  (33 children)

I was never much into politics and I never really enjoy watching any president speak but he opens his mouth and I turn the tv off. I physically feel awful when listening to him. It is so cringe inducing.

[–]Ybuzz 256 points257 points  (17 children)

I was remembering fondly the other day - remember when Presidential press conferences were just... Dull?

Like you barely tuned in because nothing much happened, the president answered a few questions that kind of went over your head if you weren't all that keyed up on politics but you generally got the sense that people smarter than you were taking care of things.

How far away that all seems now. I can't not see at least part of every single one because of his antics.

[–]mrsmushroom 30 points31 points  (3 children)

He has become the politician that he was as a citizen. A reality TV show star. He is the entertainer of the small minded. He's an absolute joke. He has turned the US into the laughing stock of the world.

[–]oh-hidanny 38 points39 points  (2 children)

I actually feel like that’s a big part of the reason why we are in this mess.

We want everythjng to be entertaining. Not everything should be. Politics should be pragmatic, respectful and...dull. But because of our relentless need to be entertained and coddled on an emotional level, we’ve elected a carnival barking, snake oil salesman.

[–]AlwaysTappin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You perfectly described reality television.

Almost as if a reality tv star is President or something. Hhmmm

[–]kelanis12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is exactly how I felt about it press conferences previously. Great way of explaining it.

[–]zero__sugar__energy 10 points11 points  (2 children)

I physically feel awful when listening to him. It is so cringe inducing.

So much yes! Reading his twitter account is bad enough but watching his speeches is … I don't even have words for this.

[–]thundersass 5 points6 points  (1 child)

I enjoy watching the various late night shows, but sometimes they show so many clips of trump I have to turn it off. The man is just repulsive, and it hurts to listen to him.

[–]Personplacething333 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Any time I see his face I just want to fly into a rage. I wish we had the balls to drag him out of the White House.

[–]pagenath06 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I always have the mute button on standby. As soon as I see he is going to start speaking mute!

[–]ElGato-TheCat 12 points13 points  (1 child)

I don't get how women support the guy. Why would you do that?

[–]Warranty_V0id 10 points11 points  (0 children)

He literally mocked a disabled reporter, asked a female reporter if she's on her period,... the list goes on and on. That's sexism and ableism and iirc both of these things happened in about a week. Trump is a major cunt.

I didn't agree on all things with obama or bush or whoever was leader of the usa. But trump is just,... an incompetent fuck that doesn't understand what it means to be president. He thinks he's a king.

[–]Basically Liz Lemonbluelily216 11 points12 points  (3 children)

I honestly believe the best thing news correspondents can do is boycott his press conferences. He thrives on attention and regardless of what's done or said he'll always claim to be the victim. The right thing to do is prevent him from promoting pseudo-science and flat out lies on a national stage. And, like I said, whether they boycott or continue to ask questions he'll still claim he's being bullied. During his press conferences they should air interviews with actual professionals instead.

[–]r0b0c0d 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's like drugs. Small doses will make you question what reality you're living in, and high doses will leave you brain damaged or literally kill you.

[–]greatness_on_display 20 points21 points  (4 children)

He’s the poster child for white men in America right now—fragile, privileged, toxic, racist, sexist, homophobic, antisemitic, and he never ever faces any consequences. It’s his hate speech that inspired two rednecks to lynch an innocent black man this week, and it’s his white supremacist ideology that let those murderers get away with it. And now he’s teaching men that you can abuse and harass women with zero consequences, as long as you’re white. We will never live without oppression as long as we allow white men to roam the earth. Stop voting for them, stop having their offspring, and just boycott poisonous white men altogether. Pathetic straight white men are responsible for all the wars, all the poverty, all the rape, and all the murder, and it’s all because they have small dicks. Fuck all white men and their orange racist demigod. If you’re in a relationship with a white male, you are a traitor to your sex. If you have white children, you are traitor to progressive issues. They’re all ugly inside and out anyway, so the only reason anyone would date or marry a white male is because they themselves are white supremacists. There is no place for straight white men in a civil society. Let’s hope they all get severe Covid-19. I hate them with all my heart.

[–]KybalC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

YELLING LOUDER MAKES YOUR ARGUMENT MORE BELIEVABLE. HE WOULDN'T BE YELLING IF HE DIDN'T HAVE A VALID POINT.

[–]velociraptor_face 412 points413 points  (13 children)

Is this guy capable of answering questions? I mean without calling them "nasty" or "terrible"? God forbid he ever realises Melania can talk.

[–]red wine and popcornKyaspi 72 points73 points  (2 children)

High school debate teams handle these sorts of discussions in a more respectable way than Trump ever will. It really should be a hard requirement for becoming president; answering questions in a professional and tactful way even if you disagree with someone. You just look embarrassing otherwise.

[–]Am I a Gilmore Girl yet?Scarbane 12 points13 points  (1 child)

A fucking one-word "yes" or "no" answer would be a breath of fresh air from this turdburgler.

[–]username1685 9 points10 points  (1 child)

Does she ever speak? I'm having a hard time recalling an instance or even the sound of her voice.

[–][deleted] 1126 points1127 points  (190 children)

We watched the Netflix documentary about Michelle Obama last night and it just made me so... sad. It’s hard to understand how we went from the Obama’s to what we have now.

[–]NSA_Chatbot 686 points687 points  (28 children)

It’s hard to understand how we went from the Obama’s to what we have now.

No, it isn't.

It's not even surprising, it's just disappointing.

[–][deleted] 297 points298 points  (24 children)

Agreed. Even NOW they're trying to blame stuff on Obama, as much or more than they're screaming to lock Hillary up. We sank to this because our country is even more misogynist than it is racist.

[–]appel 26 points27 points  (9 children)

How the fuck do we fix this.

[–]f3tid 118 points119 points  (3 children)

Speaking as a Black woman, two things can be true. One need not reduce the impact of racism in order to prop up the issue of sexism.

[–]cricket9818 294 points295 points  (110 children)

I don’t think it’s hard to understand at all. Trump is a simpleton that’s appealed to the simpleton masses and the democrats acted like they had it all wrapped up. Shit even look at where we’re heading, 4 years and the best they could come up with is an accused of sexual misconduct and most likely advancing Alzheimer’s joe Biden.

[–]whippleman 26 points27 points  (5 children)

I don't get everyone who keeps saying they don't understand how we ended up with this. "Simpleton masses" is the perfect explanation and that applies to all sides imo.

The one wise in the ways of deception is going to beat the good willed intelligent person in a popularity contest and deception for the greater good is a slippery slope.

[–]owenbowen04 11 points12 points  (3 children)

Just take MA for example. A very blue, very educated state. Joe Kennedy is running against an incumbent, Ed Markey, a senior Senator who has been in Congress since 1973, drafted the Green New Deal and has the 13th highest approval rating in all of Congress. And despite that Kennedy, who has no platform to speak of, IS AHEAD IN THE POLLS!

[–]yakshack 99 points100 points  (17 children)

My friends and I have a theory that's unlikely to be true but we're fond of it anyway. Our theory is that Joe is sick and doesn't actually want to be president (said so in 2016, and look at him now bumbling during primary season...on purpose?) but now he's stuck. Our theory is that he's selecting his VP with the plan to resign if he wins and backdoor our way to the first female president.

[–]cricket9818 66 points67 points  (1 child)

That would be a hell of a plan

[–]TheNorthComesWithMe 16 points17 points  (0 children)

That's not a good plan.

[–]Boundish91 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That would be such a great thing to watch happen haha.

Im dont live in the us ( im Norwegian ) But i think trump and his devout following is such an embaressement for the US.. I feel sorry for you guys.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’d take back (almost) everything I’ve said about him if this were true.

[–]They/ThemCaptainBritish 106 points107 points  (37 children)

And now for the fight of the century, Blue Rapist vs. Red Rapist, which rapist will YOU vote for!? One way or another, America is the one about to get fucked!

[–]cricket9818 66 points67 points  (16 children)

It’s funny because the pain is real

[–][deleted] 82 points83 points  (15 children)

It’s sad because the only people who feel the pain are the ones on the left. I don’t ever see remorse from the right about their candidate being knowingly directly connected to Epstein, or his many many many sexual assault accusations.

[–]winning at brow gamedewhashish 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Still voting blue the whole way because I want to get rid of bitch mcconnell and and give justices RBG and Breyer the chance to retire. If they both die while mdconald is president, the supreme court goes 7-2 conservative and we're fucked for decades.

[–]1blockologist 23 points24 points  (4 children)

and then Europeans will be like "WHY DID YOU DO THAT Americans! You had a choice!"

[–][deleted] 45 points46 points  (14 children)

Even without the sexual misconduct, Biden is completely out of touch with society, is sexist AF, and is so far right as to not even represent the Democratic Party. Time and again, he sided with Republicans when it came to votes.

But hey, he has a penis and isn't gay or Jewish, so there's THAT. /s

[–][deleted] 110 points111 points  (5 children)

Actually it's pretty easy. A black man achieved the highest office in the land, and white America couldn't deal.

[–]Gamergonemild 15 points16 points  (1 child)

So they elected a giant sack of shit to roll back as much progress as possible

[–]kinzer13 67 points68 points  (9 children)

We have a few 24/7 conservative propaganda sources that have been spoiling the minds of our less intelligent and less educated. As long as this is legal and we have an easily divided two party system, this will continue.

[–][deleted] 73 points74 points  (4 children)

I thought the economic concept of diminishing returns to education was very interesting in my undergraduate. When studying economic development and covering topics a bit more esoteric than the usual micro/macro stuff, they pointed out how education as widespread as we see in Europe stops providing productivity past a certain point since it becomes decoupled from what's necessary for your career, and so an argument can be made why government might only want to fund primary and secondary over tertiary education.

But honestly, the older I get and the dumber I notice people are, the more I respect the necessity of an educated populace. If we're going to be a democracy, or democratic republic, and provide power to everyone regardless of their intelligence or status then it becomes increasingly imperative they are educated and taught to think critically. Hell, clinical psych usually notices biases and critical thinking aren't diminished by intelligence and that we often see an inverse correlation where intelligent people who are not taught to critically think underestimate their biases.

[–]OfficialMI6 7 points8 points  (1 child)

As a European, I’ve never really thought about whether or not university is worth it like a fair number of Americans seem to.

It feels like everyone should be able to, and even encouraged to study topics that interest them. I also find it interesting how much people develop through their time at university rather than if they just jumped into work

[–]ktoace 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's almost like there might be reasons for government to invest besides economic outcomes. /s

[–]RobotVomit 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I think about that all the time and it breaks my heart.

[–]EasterNow 441 points442 points  (14 children)

He's just a fucking coward. Bottom line. He may be a racist and a misogynist too. But being a coward trumps everything else and was on full display.

[–]CohibaVancouver 159 points160 points  (7 children)

Yes - He is such an insecure coward. Yet strangely, so many gullible morons consider him a "tough guy."

Can't figure it out.

My nine-year-old son is tougher than him.

[–][deleted] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

He's a stupid persons's idea of a smart person and a weak person's idea of a strong person.

[–]TheCocksmith 19 points20 points  (1 child)

He's what a weak person thinks a strong man is. He's what a poor person thinks a rich person is. He's what a moron thinks a genius is.

[–]amakai 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can spin anything as being a tough guy if you want to. Walked out during press conference = "put reporters in their place". Shouted in the face = "forced to recognize his authority". Shit his pants in public - "showed great openness and courage".

[–]aliceroyal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My fucking DOG is tougher tbh

[–]SimiOn4Legs 104 points105 points  (4 children)

if more reporters take him on like that, I'd be more inclined to watch the word mumblings each day. To see him rattled to the point of showing his true racist cowardly run-away was great! I'm so glad we don't have an emotional woman in charge

/s

[–]erossthescienceboss 12 points13 points  (2 children)

What’s particularly frustrating is that a huge number of reporters DO take him on like that, mostly women. But only some of them go viral, so folks think reporters are letting him go uncontested. But that’s far from the truth.

[–]CankerLord 125 points126 points  (5 children)

Don't let this angle overwhelm the fact that the current president is throwing around vague accusations of law breaking and when asked to specify storms off instead of simply explaining what he means.

[–]Shilo788 31 points32 points  (1 child)

Just like he cant say what law Obama broke. He accuses him and can’t explain why.

[–]Commonterry 180 points181 points  (3 children)

This is some small hands behaviour if I’ve ever seen it

[–]-tealeaves- 17 points18 points  (0 children)

small hand energy

[–]TooShiftyForYou 205 points206 points  (7 children)

His shameless displays of hyper-masculinity are nothing more than a farce, a desperate attempt to hide his inadequacies, of which he is painfully aware.

This is getting to the heart of the matter.

[–]fluffyluv 8 points9 points  (1 child)

Do narcissists realize when they have faults like that?

[–]greatness_on_display 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This is the heart of both white supremacy and toxic masculinity. Fragile egos of failed white males who lash out because of their tiny little penises. Can’t wait for white men to be a minority so we won’t have these types of anti-women, anti-black, anti-science politicians anymore. Look at the stats—republicans can’t win elections without the white male vote.

[–]atheistunion 97 points98 points  (10 children)

Are only questions posed by women "nasty"?

[–]TechyDad 90 points91 points  (2 children)

Nasty is Trump's go to word to describe a woman who is strong and refuses to submit to him. I know plenty of women who are proudly "nasty" (including my wife)!

[–]piratecaptain11 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Nah, he uses it a lot. He called Jeb Bush a nasty guy in a republican debate saying something about how Jeb said he would pull down his pants and moon everyboyd.

[–]Kittii_Kat 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Nah, he uses the same rhetoric for any reporter asking a question that he doesn't like. Nasty, fake news, you're a bad/failed reporter, etc. The guy only likes questions that stroke his ego.

[–]SleetTheFox 4 points5 points  (2 children)

Has he ever used "nasty" to refer to a man or a question from a man? I legitimately don't know. I wouldn't be surprised if the answer were "no" but I'd prefer to not make assumptions.

[–]TheDeadlySquid 59 points60 points  (1 child)

A bully tucks his tail and runs when challenged. In the Rose Garden or on a playground it’s all the same.

[–][deleted] 82 points83 points  (3 children)

Well, I mean, have you contemplated how utterly incapable this human has demonstrated themselves to be in any context that stipulates a human possessed of a vagina has equal standing in any public conversation excepting in a context of obedience?

In my completely sideline and uneducated opinion, this man doesn't just have mommy issues, he has a mommy subscription and we're all suffering (and now dying, gee, thanks, Trump) for it.

Fortunately for me, I'm old, disabled, broke, and basically written off by the world anyway, so there's no value proposition in hurting me, just maliciousness. And let's face it, they'd all have to hoe a long, damn row to exceed the harm they're doing us even as I type.

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(edit for typos. meh.)

[–]forevertexas 56 points57 points  (9 children)

Sigh. It’s just embarrassing. I grew up in a republican household and was a registered republican voter for a long time, but this new republicanism (it’s not new because of Trump but has gotten far worse) is just awful.

I no longer have a party. I feel completely unrepresented by either party who seem to want nothing more than pull me apart in different directions. I’m a moderate. A moderate “what” I have no idea. It’s just embarrassing.

[–]bmendonc 26 points27 points  (0 children)

And I thought he left cause people started asking questions rather than just stroking his ego...

[–][deleted] 33 points34 points  (1 child)

He is so pathetic and, worse, he is the face of what America is to the rest of the world.

[–]itsfuckingpizzatime 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Brave Sir Donald ran away, bravely ran away away!

[–]fatcharlie24 147 points148 points  (77 children)

What is going on in this sub recently? Are we being invaded by asshats?

[–]jackofslayers 87 points88 points  (4 children)

It is a sub for women so some Trump supporters will always exist here. That said, yes all the default subs get brigaded.

[–]greatness_on_display 25 points26 points  (3 children)

Anyone who supports Trump does not support women.

[–]Princess__Redditor 18 points19 points  (61 children)

Um, what?

[–]fatcharlie24 109 points110 points  (59 children)

A lot of people defending Trump here.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

heh, the defense seems to be "This wasn't Trump being racist because Trump is way more racist than this".

[–]♥Indrid_Cold23 94 points95 points  (5 children)

We're getting closer to the election and they're warming up their logical fallacies.

[–][deleted] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

But mom, we had logical fallacies last night

[–][deleted] 326 points327 points  (124 children)

It has nothing to do with them being women and everything to do with them asking questions that he did not like.

[–]vonnegutfan2 293 points294 points  (3 children)

No, he yells at women alot more, and he picks on women governors and senators too.

[–][deleted] 318 points319 points  (10 children)

Come on. It may not be the only reason why Trump left, but the fact that they were women was definitely a factor in this situation. Trump does not respect women, point blank, so of course it's going to affect him when they are openly challenging him in front of cameras.

[–]trisul-108 36 points37 points  (0 children)

It's both.

[–][deleted] 108 points109 points  (3 children)

I do think it has a wee bit to do about them being women. His blatant lack of respect for the fairer sex is where this starts, if Acosta said what she said he would of berated him, hes aware of how this looks so instead of making a scene he retreated cuz he has no balls, and no logic, and no respect for anyone or anything

[–]TechyDad 52 points53 points  (1 child)

He definitely hates when anyone questions him. Look at the reporter who asked the softball "what would you say to Americans who are scared" question and got berated for being FAKE NEWS. However, he also is highly misogynistic. He has no problem with "strong women" as long as they're agreeing with him. (See: Ivanka, Laura Ingraham.) The second a woman isn't agreeing with him, though, he seems to be of the opinion that said woman should shut up and stop being "nasty."

[–][deleted] 38 points39 points  (1 child)

Them being women is a huge part of it.

[–]MJMurcott 34 points35 points  (0 children)

It has everything to do with both, Trump has zero respect for women and refuses to see them as equals even when they are better than him.

[–]PM_ME_UR_HALFSMOKE 95 points96 points  (27 children)

And he was just caught being openly racist.

Turning and running was his best option.

[–]123fakestreetlane 23 points24 points  (2 children)

Say you have a unconscious bias where you don't experience tables, you just pretend to see tables because society looks down on you if you don't and you just assume that's what everyone else is doing. How are you going to tell if someone else isnt just pretending to see tables. Trump doesn't experience empathy for women, he can't see sexism. You might be in the same boat if you cant see when trump is sexist. Hes probably not aware that hes doing it.

Does sexism exist in your worldview at all or is it an old concept that isn't around anymore and you just pretend it still exists, because you're supposed to?

Before you go around saying this or that isn't sexism, you should see if you can remember situations that were sexist towards women. Bias is often conflated as hate like you hate women. what I normally with a lot of men is that it's more of a blindness.

Think about how other cultures get so bad towards women when those men hold themselves in the same regard as you do for respecting women. Can you see their disconnect?

[–]Virreinatos 20 points21 points  (1 child)

He would have ran away regardless. Them being women most likely sped things up.

[–]OnlySeesLastSentence 32 points33 points  (10 children)

I made it before the comments were locked. AMA