Pundit Pap: Chuck Todd wallops Trump muppet Peter Navarro, Jake Tapper puts Kudlow on defensive
Fun hint for Peter: do not confront actual journalists with the insinuation that they or their propagate “fake news.” You’re welcome!
Over on CNN, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) doesn’t need scandals to blast Scott Pruitt:
Sen. Susan Collins on EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt: “On policy grounds alone, I think Scott Pruitt is the wrong person to head the EPA” #CNNSOTU https://t.co/6twzgjyP3k https://t.co/liFavzuS1O
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) April 8, 2018
And then there was Jake Tapper’s exchange with Trump’s economic spinmeister, former cable news celebrity Larry Kudlow.
But our favorite moment of this week in pundit kabuki theater was this unexpected “Take that down!”moment from FOX’s Howard “Colonel” Kurtz:
.@FrankLuntz: "It's [@POTUS's] own tweets that are causing so much of the trouble… He should be focused on the economy and on taxes." #MediaBuzz pic.twitter.com/hbjdU6G7gz
— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 8, 2018
Sorry, Howie — too late! 🤣
