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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,741 posts)
Sun Mar 1, 2020, 02:58 PM Mar 2020

Chuck Todd Grills Pence, Says It Feels Like Team Trump's 'Gaslighting' on Dems' Coronavirus Rhetoric

Meet the Press anchor Chuck Todd pressed Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday to “name some names” after the veep groused that there was “irresponsible rhetoric” from Democrats on the coronavirus, with Todd further telling Pence that it feels like Team Trump is “gaslighting” the public.

Pence, who was recently tapped by President Donald Trump to lead the administration’s response to the coronavirus crisis, made the rounds on the Sunday news shows to promote the administration’s efforts. After reassuring viewers during his Meet the Press appearance that the risk of contagion “remains low” for Americans, Pence was then questioned on complaints by the president and his allies that Democrats are rooting for the virus.

Noting that Pence has gone out of his way to call on everyone to not politicize the outbreak, Todd went on to play a series of clips from conservatives claiming Democrats are weaponizing the virus to seek political gain. The montage also included the president’s son Donald Trump Jr. insisting that Dems want “millions of people” killed in order to stop Trump’s “streak of winning.”

“None of this seems to match the facts,” Todd said. “What facts are there that Democrats are doing this? … Seems like people are asking questions, and they're concerned about the virus. This, this implies some sort of political motivation, which is kind of gross.”

https://news.yahoo.com/chuck-todd-grills-pence-says-151841897.html

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Chuck Todd Grills Pence, Says It Feels Like Team Trump's 'Gaslighting' on Dems' Coronavirus Rhetoric (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2020 OP
WHAT???? FoxNewsSucks Mar 2020 #1
.... CatWoman Mar 2020 #4
Thanks! FoxNewsSucks Mar 2020 #5
Too damn little too damn late. For all of the media. Massive blue voting needed. n/t Guilded Lilly Mar 2020 #2
Pence probably thinks "gaslighting" is party time patio lights Baked Potato Mar 2020 #3
Todd doesn't undermine the media as much as he undermines Democrats lunatica Mar 2020 #6

FoxNewsSucks

(10,417 posts)
5. Thanks!
Mon Mar 2, 2020, 02:24 AM
Mar 2020

I gave up on MTP a long time ago. Still amazed that Toadd challenged Mullah Pence.

Things must actually be really bad. . .

Baked Potato

(7,733 posts)
3. Pence probably thinks "gaslighting" is party time patio lights
Sun Mar 1, 2020, 03:17 PM
Mar 2020

Or maybe he’s thinking about lighting farts with PJ, Squi, and Brett.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
6. Todd doesn't undermine the media as much as he undermines Democrats
Mon Mar 2, 2020, 02:44 AM
Mar 2020

He hasn’t changed. He takes attacks on the media personally.

At least that’s what I’ve seen in the very limited viewing I’ve had of him.

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