This week’s Mainstream Media Scream features one of President Trump’s favorite targets, NBC political guru Chuck Todd, and his comments on Andrea Mitchell’s MSNBC show that the world “must be panicked” by the president because he is “on the brink” of … something.
His comments came Friday on Andrea Mitchell Reports and before Trump tweeted about Todd.
From Todd:
“You have a presidency right now that I think is, it’s beyond saying it’s in crisis mode. It is, you know, it’s on the brink. The question is on the brink of what? Is it on the brink of collapse? Is it on the brink of becoming a temporarily lame duck presidency? And maybe it feels like it’s lame duck-ish temporarily right now. You’ve got a stalled agenda…
“You’ve got a president who cannot accept the fact that Russia interfered in this election. And until he accepts that fact, this story is going to consume him. And my fear, Andrea my question to you is this: The world must be panicked that if this president is tested right now, if western alliances are tested by a Putin in the Baltics, by North Korea, is the United States prepared to lead in a crisis right now for the world?”
When will Sleepy Eyes Chuck Todd and @NBCNews start talking about the Obama SURVEILLANCE SCANDAL and stop with the Fake Trump/Russia story?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 1, 2017
Media Research Center Vice President of Research Brent Baker explains the pick: “As exemplified by Todd, the Washington press corps certainly are quick to assume the worst about the Trump presidency. A bit of wish fulfillment by journalists with little respect for him? How else to explain seeing such a catastrophic state in just the third month of the new administration?”
Rating:
Three out of five screams.
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected]
