Ongoing election results in swing states are getting under the skin of many Americans, but especially the Trump administration.
It’s been an agonizing few days for many of us, as we await election results to roll in. But it’s been especially harrowing for Trump supporters as Joe Biden’s numbers continue to creep closer to President Trump’s in swing states. A humorous note was a Trump advisor laughed at during election lawsuit hearing.
It may be why Former Trump acting Director of National Intelligence and current Trump Advisor Richard Grenell is a little bit on edge today. He lashed out at reporters who, during a press briefing this morning about alleged voter fraud in Nevada, asked a very simple question: What’s your name?
It was one of the first questions a reporter threw out as Grenell began his presser:
https://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/status/1324401911752200193
After he stepped away from the podium, reporters kept asking him to give his name, which is a standard query from any journalist who wants to accurately attribute information. Instead of answering, he snapped at them.
“Listen, you’re here to take in information!” Grenell shouted.
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And when the press pool let out a collective laugh at his obnoxious directive, he got even angrier and demeaning, yelling, “Go do your jobs!.”
You can take a listen here:
"What's your name?!?!
Journalists try to get Ric Grenell to identify himself at the Trump campaign's Nevada lawsuit presser. He refuses to give his name, saying they're here "to take in information" pic.twitter.com/x1ururSzJK
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) November 5, 2020
After the press conference, NBC’s Jacob Soboroff pressed Grenell to back up his claims of voter fraud. As you can imagine, that went over well.
NBC's @jacobsoboroff chases down Trump campaign officials Ric Grenell and Matt Schlapp, pressing them for evidence of their claims of fraud in Nevada. They provide none and pile into a van.#election2020 pic.twitter.com/tZlFDDQSQT
— The Recount (@therecount) November 5, 2020
Richard Allen Grenell (born September 18, 1966) is an American political operative and public relations consultant who served as Acting Director of National Intelligence in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet in 2020. A member of the Republican Party, Grenell served as the United States Ambassador to Germany from 2018 to 2020 and as the Special Presidential Envoy for Serbia and Kosovo Peace Negotiations from 2019 to 2021. And as a Trump advisor laughed at during election lawsuit hearing for this reason.
Note: If you don’t want to give your name, maybe don’t give journalists a reason to splash it all over the news for a story that makes you look petty.
