Jennifer Newsom blasts Trump for tense trade with CBS Information’ Norah O’Donnell

Jennifer Newsom launched a livid assault on Donald Trump on Monday after his look on 60 Minutes following one other assassination try.

The governor’s spouse weighed in after the interview between the president and CBS’ Norah O’Donnell obtained heated when she learn out segments of the shooter’s manifesto.

O’Donnell fumbled by way of the gunman’s scrawling about “pedophiles” and “rapists” and acted shocked when Trump rounded on her for studying them out.

The president branded her a “shame” for repeating the phrases and threatened to tug the interview that aired on Sunday night time.

Newsom rapidly leapt to the journalist’s protection Monday morning, attempting to border the fallout as a misogyny battle.

“My household and I watched the 60 Minutes interview with Donald Trump and Norah O’Donnell final night time, and we have been shocked,” the First Accomplice of Governor Gavin Newsom posted on social media.

“Seeing a president converse to a girl journalist with that degree of contempt — and a transparent allergy to information — is disturbing, although at this level not sudden given his sample of conduct.”

Newsom went on to criticize Trump for making a tradition that “normalizes dominance and aggression towards girls and ladies” and “results in internalized misogyny in others.”

However her feedback have been rapidly seized upon as outrageous by some, with journalist Glenn Greewald saying: “That politicians ought to converse one technique to male reporters, however a distinct, softer, extra light method with girl reporters — as a result of solely males can deal with it — is sexism masquerading as feminism.

“I’m positive some feminine journalists applaud this particular safety however many don’t.”

The First Accomplice’s sharp rebuke of the President was in mild of a heated second throughout a 60 Minutes interview with CBS Correspondent Norah O’Donnell.

Simply hours after a gunman opened hearth on the White Home Correspondents Dinner, Trump sat down with O’Donnell to speak in regards to the capturing — however the interview rapidly took a flip when the President was requested in regards to the suspect’s manifesto.

“He writes this, quote, administration officers they’re targets. He additionally wrote this: I’m now not prepared to allow a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my arms together with his crimes. What’s your response to that?” O’Donnell requested Trump.

“Nicely, I used to be ready so that you can learn that as a result of I knew you’d since you’re horrible individuals,” Trump fired again.

The CBS Information correspondent tried to make clear she was simply quoting the shooter’s alleged phrases, however Trump branded her “disgraceful.”

“I’m not a rapist, I didn’t rape anyone. You shouldn’t be studying that on 60 Minutes, you’re a shame,” Trump shot again.

Newsom was fast to defend O’Donnell and “the entire feminine journalists, and albeit to all of you who proceed to be courageous and converse reality to energy.” 

“This tradition of misogyny is on all of us, and it has to finish,” she stated.

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