Donald Trump Jr. Flubs Valid Media Criticism With “Warming Up The Gas Chamber” Reference

[sinkspur]

http://www.redstate.com/jaycaruso/2016/09/15/donald-trump-jr-flubs-valid-media-criticism-warming-gas-chamber-reference/

Donald Trump Jr. Flubs Valid Media Criticism With “Warming Up The Gas Chamber” Reference

Posted at 2:05 pm on September 15, 2016 by Jay Caruso

 
Only in the world of Trump, can a valid point be turned into a mini controversy. Donald Trump Jr. was doing an interview on a local radio station in Philadelphia when he started talking about the media and how they have been treating Hillary Clinton vs. Republicans, and of course his father, Donald Trump.

Here is what was said:

“The media has been her number one surrogate in this,” he said in an interview on 1210 WPHT radio in Philadelphia with host Chris Stigall. “Without the media, this wouldn’t even be a contest, but the media has built her up. They’ve let her slide on every in-discrepancy, on every lie, on every DNC game trying to get Bernie Sanders out of this thing. If Republicans were doing that, they’d be warming up the gas chamber right now.”

 
Immediately, there was discussion and debate over whether or not the reference was to the Holocaust and yet another wink and nod to the alt-right fan base the Trump campaign has engaged previously.

Whether it was a Holocaust reference or not, this is another case of team Trump making a valid point yet completely ruining it by saying something stupid. I'm willing to give Trump Jr. the benefit of the doubt and say he wasn't referring to the Holocaust. The point being,  he completely made everybody forget what he was talking about because the words, "warming up the gas chamber" is all they'll focus on.

Hillary has largely been given a pass by the mainstream media for behavior that would never be tolerated if she were a Republican. Trump is 100% right about that.

But this will get completely ignored and the fault for that falls completely on the Trump campaign. Trump is the one who has repeatedly re-tweeted white nationalist accounts on Twitter. He also refused to disavow David Duke in an interview with Jake Tapper, acting like he had no idea who Duke was and saying he knows nothing about white supremacists. He did eventually disavow Duke but the damage was done.

Trump is always talking about political leaders and policies being "smarter." Perhaps they should start with their own campaign.

[sinkspur]

Baby Trump sure loves those nazi references, doesn't he?

[Emjay]

The Trump kiddos are all looks and no brains.  They are as shallow and corrupt as dear old dad.

[geronl]

Only an idiot would think he was not talking about the holocaust

[GrouchoTex]

What else could "warm up the gas chamber" mean?

[Wingnut]

Only an idiot would think he was not talking about the holocaust

You mean your average Trumpamzee? 

Oh my It is late.  Where are they with the Trumpsplaining for Jr.?

[XenaLee]

http://www.redstate.com/jaycaruso/2016/09/15/donald-trump-jr-flubs-valid-media-criticism-warming-gas-chamber-reference/

Donald Trump Jr. Flubs Valid Media Criticism With “Warming Up The Gas Chamber” Reference

Posted at 2:05 pm on September 15, 2016 by Jay Caruso

 
Only in the world of Trump, can a valid point be turned into a mini controversy. Donald Trump Jr. was doing an interview on a local radio station in Philadelphia when he started talking about the media and how they have been treating Hillary Clinton vs. Republicans, and of course his father, Donald Trump.

Here is what was said:

“The media has been her number one surrogate in this,” he said in an interview on 1210 WPHT radio in Philadelphia with host Chris Stigall. “Without the media, this wouldn’t even be a contest, but the media has built her up. They’ve let her slide on every in-discrepancy, on every lie, on every DNC game trying to get Bernie Sanders out of this thing. If Republicans were doing that, they’d be warming up the gas chamber right now.”

 
Immediately, there was discussion and debate over whether or not the reference was to the Holocaust and yet another wink and nod to the alt-right fan base the Trump campaign has engaged previously.

Whether it was a Holocaust reference or not, this is another case of team Trump making a valid point yet completely ruining it by saying something stupid. I'm willing to give Trump Jr. the benefit of the doubt and say he wasn't referring to the Holocaust. The point being,  he completely made everybody forget what he was talking about because the words, "warming up the gas chamber" is all they'll focus on.

Hillary has largely been given a pass by the mainstream media for behavior that would never be tolerated if she were a Republican. Trump is 100% right about that.

But this will get completely ignored and the fault for that falls completely on the Trump campaign. Trump is the one who has repeatedly re-tweeted white nationalist accounts on Twitter. He also refused to disavow David Duke in an interview with Jake Tapper, acting like he had no idea who Duke was and saying he knows nothing about white supremacists. He did eventually disavow Duke but the damage was done.

Trump is always talking about political leaders and policies being "smarter." Perhaps they should start with their own campaign.

The Trumpeteers will merely say that Jr. was referring to gas chamber executions in the US....even though, unless lethal injection chemicals are unavailable, no states use it any more.  There are five states that reserve the right to use gas in the event the chemicals for lethal injection are not available. 

Arizona, California, Missouri, [Wyoming], [Oklahoma] UPDATE: On April 17, 2015, Okla. Gov. Mary Fallin signed legislation allowing the state to use nitrogen gas as a form of execution if either the drugs for lethal injection are unavailable or if lethal injection is struck down by the courts.

http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/methods-execution?scid=8&did=245#state

But....considering the German heritage, and the real name of Drumpf, and the obvious connotation that the term "gas chambers" resonates with most folks.....

Jr. is a special kind of a dumb@ss to have said it.  A Trump kind.

[Night Hides Not]

Only an idiot would think he was not talking about the holocaust

Anyone with any semblance of knowledge of 20th century history should be deeply offended by these remarks. He's not a kid, he's a 38 YO man. Don't get me started on this...I made several trips to Dachau and Flossenburg concentration camps when I was stationed in Germany. I'll never forget the presence of evil that I felt at Dachau.

The acorns aren't falling far from the tree.

[LadyLiberty]

I would never even think to use those words to make that point.  I wonder if he grew up hearing that sort of phrase?

[Silver Pines]

The Trump kiddos are all looks and no brains.  They are as shallow and corrupt as dear old dad.

@Emjay

I'd venture to say the sons are lacking in that department, as well.  They look like chinless weasels.

[sinkspur]

Pence is wetting his pants in support of Trump pretty much every day now:


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Pence on Donald Jr's "warming up the gas chambers" remark: "his point is well-made beyond whatever rhetoric he chose to use"

So it's OK to use Holocaust references if it's in support of media bias.

[sinkspur]

Wonder if Jr. wants to take this back?


Donald Trump Jr.Verified account
‏@DonaldJTrumpJr
Ever notice that if u get a herd of mothers together they arent physically capable of talking about anything but birth pregnancy & diapers?

[Silver Pines]

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Trump Jr. on Colin Powell calling dad a disgrace: "I don't think he has the ability to comment on it intelligibly"

[Chosen Daughter]

Trump Jr. keeps Mein Kampf next to his night stand for bedtime reading too?

[Vulcan]

Only an idiot would think he was not talking about the holocaust

And he no doubt appealed to a certain element when he did.

[INVAR]

“Without the media, this wouldn’t even be a contest, but the media has built her up. They’ve let her slide on every in-discrepancy, on every lie, on every DNC game trying to get Bernie Sanders out of this thing. If Republicans were doing that, they’d be warming up the gas chamber right now.”

Except for the fact that the Media DID let Trump slide (and even expanded) every in-discrepancy, every lie, every slanderous claim, every RNC game spent of getting Cruz, Fiorina, Rubio and Carson out of the race because they feared and hated actual Conservatives more than they did Trump's bombast and outrageousness.  It gave them ratings.

Trump is simply getting from the media what we warned them was coming after they built and lofted him up to be the one whom they wanted Hildabeast to run against.

No point bitching about it now.

But then Trump himself said, he will only be nice to those who are nice to him.