MSNBC host confronts Rubio for claiming some journalists are ‘giddy’ over coronavirus

“I need to ask you this, because I’m a journalist,” Ruhle said. “We’re not just some personalities. You called out journalism. And I need to understand why on earth you did this.”

Rubio said some journalists are “doing exactly what I said.”

“Well, because there are some journalists that were doing exactly what I said,” the Florida Republican responded. “I read reports about how some Republicans are doing this, or some members of Congress are doing that. I don’t know what other word to describe who’s doing something and who isn’t.”

Rubio went on to list several examples of situations where he believes journalists expressed delight in reporting on coronavirus figures and then reiterated that he used the word “some” and was not maligning all journalists.

Rubio’s tweet, while criticized by many in the media, did earn him some support from verified Twitter accounts.

“This tweet is objectively true,” political strategist Caleb Hull wrote. “Amazing how many blue checks are triggered by it.”

“The Media is happy people are dying because it means they get to blame it on Trump,” podcast host and former congressional candidate Joey Saladino wrote.