{"id":345738,"date":"2018-01-28T09:38:36","date_gmt":"2018-01-28T08:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/breaking-news-about-trump-not-being-a-feminist-triggers-fierce-mockery-rt-us-news\/"},"modified":"2018-01-28T09:38:36","modified_gmt":"2018-01-28T08:38:36","slug":"breaking-news-about-trump-not-being-a-feminist-triggers-fierce-mockery-rt-us-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/breaking-news-about-trump-not-being-a-feminist-triggers-fierce-mockery-rt-us-news\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Breaking news\u2019 about Trump not being a \u2018feminist\u2019 triggers fierce mockery \u2014 RT US News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2018.01\/thumbnail\/5a6d4a1dfc7e93fe758b4567.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>        British journalist Piers Morgan, who revealed Donald Trump confessed to him that he is not a feminist, has drawn a barrage of ridicule. Netizens responded to the \u2018sensation\u2019 with an almighty \u2018no sh*t!\u2019<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>\u201cNo, I wouldn\u2019t say I\u2019m a feminist. I mean, I think that would be, maybe, going too far,\u201d<\/em> US President Trump said during a soon-to-be-aired interview with Morgan on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.<\/p>\n<p>Having admitted that calling himself a <em>\u201cfeminist\u201d<\/em> was a bit of a stretch, Trump assured Morgan that he cares deeply about every gender. <em>\u201cI\u2019m for women, I\u2019m for men, I\u2019m for everyone,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING NEWS:<br \/>President Trump has declared he is NOT a feminist. <br \/>He tells me: \u2018No, I wouldn&#8217;t say I&#8217;m a feminist. I mean, I think that would be, maybe, going too far. I&#8217;m for women, I&#8217;m for men, I\u2019m for everyone.&#8217; <br \/>Full interview, Sunday, ITV, 10pm. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GCviovNb6o\">pic.twitter.com\/GCviovNb6o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/piersmorgan\/status\/957389820397084672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>While Trump has given very little reason to suspect he has any hidden sympathies for the feminist movement, Morgan chose this particular revelation to promote his interview on Twitter with a flashy caption:<em> \u201cBREAKING NEWS.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Although Morgan posted a number of other promotional tweets covering other topics covered in the interview, the<em> \u201che is NOT a feminist\u201d\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/piersmorgan\/status\/957389820397084672\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet<\/a> became a real hit, scoring over 2,700 likes and 1,700 responses, most of them sarcastic.<\/p>\n<p>The commentators took aim at both Morgan and Trump. The former got a scolding from followers and fellow journos for taking sensationalism to new highs with<em> \u201cthis incredible scoop.\u201d<\/em> Twitter has predictably exploded with dozens of memes.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBREAKING: Pope: \u201cI\u2019m Catholic,\u201d<\/em> a user wrote, while others compared the revelation to <em>\u201cwater is wet\u201d<\/em> and <em>\u201cgrass is green.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Many Trump critics seized the opportunity to recall all his faux pas related to women and multiple allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"ru\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump: &#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t say I&#8217;m a feminist&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A man who has been married 3 times, sexually assaulted multiple women, and had an affair with a porn star when his son was 4 months old is definitely not a feminist.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Remove Trump Now (@KaniJJackson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KaniJJackson\/status\/957434692231364610?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">28 \u044f\u043d\u0432\u0430\u0440\u044f 2018 \u0433.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump repeatedly denied the accusations as <em>\u201cfabricated\u201d<\/em> and<em> \u201cfake news\u201d<\/em> used by Democrats to undermine his presidency on par with the Russia probe, which he denounced as a <em>\u201cwitch hunt.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cDespite thousands of hours wasted and many millions of dollars spent, the Democrats have been unable to show any collusion with Russia \u2013 so now they are moving on to the false accusations and fabricated stories of women who I don\u2019t know and\/or have never met. FAKE NEWS!\u201d<\/em> Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/940554567414091776\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> in December.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/417191-trump-not-feminist-interview-backlash\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by <a href=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\">RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British journalist Piers Morgan, who revealed Donald Trump confessed to him that he is not a feminist, has drawn a barrage of ridicule. Netizens responded to the \u2018sensation\u2019 with an almighty \u2018no sh*t!\u2019 \u201cNo, I wouldn\u2019t say I\u2019m a feminist. 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