By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times - Friday, June 1, 2018
NBC’S Chuck Todd says President Trump is culpable for the “tone†attached to a recent attack on the first daughter by comedian Samantha Bee.
The “Meet the Press†host told colleagues Thursday night that Ivanka Trump can partially thank her father for a personal attack in which she was called a “feckless c—t.†The analysis came during a broadcast of MSNBC’s “Meet the Press Daily†after Ms. Bee of the TBS’ “Full Frontal†apologized for her actions.
“There’s no defending Samantha Bee and yet it’s hard to ever empathize with President Trump when they’re asking, you know, for empathy since he torches people all the time too,†Mr. Todd said.
“But at the end of the day, I mean, you know, it’s like — how is it that the president is not responsible for this tone? You know, you can’t help and say it starts at the top,†Mr. Todd added, the conservative media watchdog NewsBusters reported. “He regularly berates and mocks the looks of any of us. I’ve been one. And so when he expresses, I can’t believe they said that about me, it’s hard to feel sorry for him.â€
NewsBusters noted that Mr. Todd has been deemed “Sleepy Todd†by the commander in chief in response to his coverage.
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