Yang hits coverage of Trump’s shifting proposals: ‘This is the reality TV show’

Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang criticized what he called the “reality TV show” press coverage of President Trump’s shifting policy proposals. 

“Donald Trump: ‘Here’s a dumb idea.’ Press: ‘Can you believe his latest dumb idea? I can’t stop talking about it!’ Trump: ‘I am rethinking my dumb idea.’ Press: ‘Good! Give us another one to talk about please,'” Yang tweeted Thursday.

“This is the reality TV show.”

Donald Trump: “Here’s a dumb idea.”

Press: “Can you believe his latest dumb idea? I can’t stop talking about it!”

Trump: “I am rethinking my dumb idea.”

Press: “Good! Give us another one to talk about please.”

This is the reality TV show.

— Andrew Yang (@AndrewYang) August 22, 2019

Yang did not specifically call out which “ideas” the press covered that his tweet referred to. 

{mosads}On Wednesday Trump backtracked a day after he said the White House was discussing a temporary payroll tax cut. 

This week Trump also decided to postpone a planned state visit to Denmark after the Danish prime minister called Trump’s interest in purchasing Greenland “absurd.”

Yang, a tech entrepreneur, lags behind the top-tier candidates in the race, but a RealClearPolitics average of polling has him at 1.8 percent, which places him ahead of about half his primary opponents. 

Yang is one of 10 candidates so far to earn a spot in the upcoming September debates. 

A Trump campaign spokesperson did not immediately respond for comment.