Chuck Todd Called a 'Dangerous F-ing Imbecile' for Booking Election Deniers on 'Meet the Press'
Alex Noble 7 hrs ago
What Chuck Todd sees as good old-fashioned bipartisanship by booking election deniers on NBC's "Meet the Press," many critics are expressing their disdain for his laissez-faire approach to enabling the spread of misinformation.
"Chuck Todd is a dangerous f—ing imbecile," one Twitter user said.
On Thursday's installment of "The Interview," Mediaite's podcast, Todd defended interviewing politicians from the other side of the aisle, including Republicans who supported former President Donald Trump's attempts to contest the results of the 2020 election.
Saturday, NYU journalism professor Jay Rosen tweeted a quote from Todd's interview: "You don't know when somebody you think deserves to be banned is suddenly somebody that you've got to deal with. Because you may not like them, but they have the power."
That revealing quote — which was Todd's answer to Mediaite's Aidan McLaughlin when he was asked whether such politicians should be banned from "Meet the Press" and other Sunday shows — led to the NBC host trending on Twitter and receiving some considerable pushback.
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... I was ready to defend Chuck Todd, based on the headline. Like all TV reader hosts, he can challenge false stories and invite people on to defend their lies. Most refuse, I know; hosts say Mr/Ms So-And-So was invited and declined But after reading the part which included his explanation, I had to change my mind. They have the power because Chuck gives it to them!
I had hoped they would put in someone who had some sense. But Schmuck is even worse. 
Anyone who has seen his and Andrea Mitchell's GOP-shilling "bothsiderisms" over the past decade, know the deal. I stopped looking at anything from MTP when they first brought Gregory on and it flew right off the cliff with this idiot (who actually came to the NBC franchise the year before Gregory started doing MTP).
Never noticed that before. 
I remember a few years ago, when Dems had the House and Rs the Senate. The House was passing bill after bill and sending them to the Senate, where they'd sit on McConnell's desk. More than 200 bills, IIRC.
Todd asked his panel, in his usual sneering voice, what Democrats had accomplished. "And don't tell me about all the bills Pelosi got passed because they are going nowhere in the Senate. That's not an accomplishment."
