{"id":37541,"date":"2019-06-18T00:00:42","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T00:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=37541"},"modified":"2019-06-18T00:00:42","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T00:00:42","slug":"potus-interview-proved-to-be-a-ratings-bust-who-knew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=37541","title":{"rendered":"POTUS interview proved to be a ratings bust? Who knew?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?hashtags=MAGA%20%23POTUS%20%23ABCNews%20%23GeorgeStephanopoulos&#038;via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/donald-trump-george-stephanopoulos-abc-jc-190613_hpMain_31x13_992-1-845x415.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-37542\" src=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/donald-trump-george-stephanopoulos-abc-jc-190613_hpMain_31x13_992-1-845x415-300x147.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/donald-trump-george-stephanopoulos-abc-jc-190613_hpMain_31x13_992-1-845x415-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/donald-trump-george-stephanopoulos-abc-jc-190613_hpMain_31x13_992-1-845x415-768x377.jpg 768w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/donald-trump-george-stephanopoulos-abc-jc-190613_hpMain_31x13_992-1-845x415.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I guess I was one of the few and the proud who decided to watch Donald Trump make an utter a** of himself on national TV. I&#8217;m glad I tuned in to the special ABC News &#8220;20\/20&#8221; special with George Stephanopoulos.<\/p>\n<p>Stephanopoulos obtained a 30-hour visit with Trump. He interviewed him at length over a wide range of topics. And, to no one&#8217;s surprise, the president managed to make a good bit of news.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He revealed he would &#8220;look at&#8221; intelligence that would come to him from a foreign source that might have &#8220;information&#8221; about a political opponent.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Trump said he&#8217;s leading &#8220;everywhere&#8221; and disputed the polling data that indicates he is in serious trouble against about six of the Democrats running for president.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0The president revealed design plans he has drawn up for a newly reconstituted Air Force One jet.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Trump said something about releasing his &#8220;financial records,&#8221; but said that decision rests solely with &#8220;the lawyers.&#8221; He said he wants the country to see the documents, calling them &#8220;fantastic.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Trump keeps demonstrating that he doesn&#8217;t have a clue as to what he is doing in the nation&#8217;s highest office. I&#8217;m certain he lied dozens of times during the hour-long program.<\/p>\n<p>He chastised Stephanopoulos, suggesting he is a purveyor of &#8220;fake news,&#8221; to which the ABC News anchor didn&#8217;t flinch, didn&#8217;t blink, didn&#8217;t take the bait.<\/p>\n<p>I think my favorite part was when Trump talked down to Stephanopoulos, seeming to lecture him about <em>&#8220;oppo research,&#8221;<\/em> which is the material he would &#8220;look at&#8221; were it to come from a foreign source.<\/p>\n<p>As if Stephanopoulos, a former Bill Clinton campaign and White House aide wouldn&#8217;t know what he&#8217;s talking about. Good grief!<\/p>\n<p>I was a bit disheartened to hear that the ratings tanked on the &#8220;20\/20&#8221; special. I found it edifying, although I doubt it changed any minds.<\/p>\n<p>The Trumpsters no doubt <em>cheered<\/em> the president. The rest of us simply <em>jeered<\/em> him.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?hashtags=MAGA%20%23POTUS%20%23ABCNews%20%23GeorgeStephanopoulos&#038;via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I guess I was one of the few and the proud who decided to watch Donald Trump make an utter a** of himself on national TV. I&#8217;m glad I tuned in to the special ABC News &#8220;20\/20&#8221; special with George Stephanopoulos. Stephanopoulos obtained a 30-hour visit with Trump. He interviewed him at length over a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=37541\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">POTUS interview proved to be a ratings bust? 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