Tom Brokaw rips Trump for calling Chuck Todd a 'son of a bitch': 'Really classy'

[DonViejo]

BY REBECCA SAVRANSKY - 03/11/18 08:42 AM EDT

Legendary NBC broadcaster Tom Brokaw criticized President Trump for referring to NBC's Chuck Todd as a "sleeping son of a bitch."

Link to tweet

The comments come after Trump attacked Todd during a campaign rally Saturday evening.

Trump brought up Todd — who now hosts NBC’s “Meet the Press” — in mentioning a 1999 appearance on the show in which he spoke about needing to “take out” North Korea.

“A show now headed by ‘Sleepy eyes Chuck Todd,’” Trump said. “He’s a sleeping son of a bitch."

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[stonecutter357]

1. I bet Chuck Todd voted for the POS ! ....

[Cha]

4. And, brokaw, too.

Good Morning, stonecutter

[stonecutter357]

6. Good Morning Cha .

[Honeycombe8]

26. Absolutely not. nt

[Cosmocat]

8. YEP

That statement by Trump falls under the heading of a broken clock being right twice a day.

[DFW]

19. Took the words right out of my mouth.

I'm not positive Brokaw would have voted for Trump as opposed to staying home, but I can even imagine him thinking it's his civic duty to vote, and voting for Hillary for fear of that happening to the country what indeed DID happen.

Todd may not have voted for Trump (and a major newscaster not on Fox Noise has no business telling the public anyway), but I certainly consider him to be dumb enough to have done so.

[Honeycombe8]

25. Chuck Todd is a Democrat. You should know that. nt

[spanone]

2. trump wouldn't know class if it bit him on the ass.

[Cha]

3. trump projecting again. yeah, nice

that Brokaw called him out.. I'm sure his "children" couldn't care less, though.

Wasn't Brokaw part of the media that normalized trump in the first place? I'm just guessing.. knowing some the history of who he's carried water for.

[Motley13]

5. the disgusting IQ 45 called Maxine Waters low iq, over & over

we know he erroneously calls others what perfectly describes him


How I despise that horrible excuse for a human being

[Bernardo de La Paz]

16. Trump calling a black person "low IQ" is dog whistle to his racist supporters

It's not "erroneous"; it's deliberate.

[smirkymonkey]

20. I agree. Notice the way he goes after minorities and women?

He is just stirring up as much hate as possible amongst the deplorables.

[maddiemom]

22. Exactly!

Why else this particular insulting "nickname" for this particular congresswoman? Being from western PA (although from another congressional district), I was cringing at the enthusiasm of that crowd for his embarrassing speech. Sorry I can't vote for Lamb, but hope, if he loses, it's at least really, REALLY close.

[gordianot]

7. Why would Brokaw expect or even consider Trump to have class?

This is an example of enabling Trump with an expectation he is incapable of meeting. Even admonishing Trump there is an attempt to normalize him.

[Kirk Lover]

17. So if admonishing isn't good saying nothing would be better? When people start saying

nothing that is when this shit will be normalized. Of course Brokaw knows trashbag doesn't have class, he knows what a colossal asshole he is.

[not fooled]

9. Of course,

brokaw and his fellow newsreaders have soft-pedaled GoPeePee crackpot economic theories and disastrous policies, for decades, thus paving the way for the rise of someone like donnie.

And has brokaw come out criticizing donnie's hideous behavior and horrendous policies since being installed in the White House? No, he has to break his silence over a personal insult. Not that donnie doesn't deserve it, just that brokaw should have been outspoken a long time ago and on a frequent basis over more substantial matters.

[Gabi Hayes]

12. You got it. What a sanctimonious hypocrite

Makes me ill whenever I see this KGOP enabler pontificating

https://www.mediamatters.org/people/tom-brokaw?page=1&p=1&s=15

[poboy2]

13. You win best comment on thread/subject award from me.

During Bush the Idiot's term, KO was one of the only people in mass media calling his maladministration out.
Brokaw said he was embarrassed to be associated with 'that other affiliated network' (he was on NBC). He was down talking MSNBC for their so-called left wing journalism.

[Kirk Lover]

18. He's been commenting for a long time about what an asshole Donnie is. n/t

[FakeNoose]

10. Of all the NBC newscasters, Chuck Todd is probably the most "pro-Trump"

That's why this is so odd. I could see Trump saying something about Rachel or Lawrence, because they hammer the anti-Trump message every single day. Instead he picks on Chuck Todd who's as "middle of the road" as you can find on NBC.

Of course this is after he barfed all over Joe & Mika, I guess he's made up with them (?). I wish more commentators would stand up to Cheeto like Tom Brokaw has. Brokaw is a classy guy and Trump is a pig in a suit. I really can't wait until this nightmare is over.

[mountain grammy]

11. He's your guy, Chuckie.. you helped put him there

so there you go, you sleepy eyed son of a bitch.

[poboy2]

21. 'Fair enough. I guess we'll leave it there. Remember if it Sunday, its Supine the Press"-nt

[Pepsidog]

29. Yep, normalization of wackos got us here.

[old guy]

30. Cannot add to your assessment.

[LakeArenal]

14. Meh...

Anyone really care? Toad? Brokaw? Spend about the same amount of time listening to them as Trump. As long as it takes to recognize who it is when channel surfing.

[not fooled]

15. Give Chuck Toad some credit

he does seem to be pivoting at a glacial speed to the realization that donnie is an unmitigated disaster.

Of course, too little too late yadda yadda yadda.

[spinbaby]

23. I didnt watch this speech

Did he actually say anything to support the candidate he was there to support, or was it all just his usual self-serving rambling?

[Cryptoad]

24. I have publicly told Todd to Kiss my Ass

but never ever even thought abt calling him a SOB,,,,, damn

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

27. I have never been a big fan of Chuck Todd, but it doesn't matter

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which media person Trump insults. It could be Todd or anybody else. What's disgusting is that he insults any of them with his usual childish name-calling just to stir up his low-information base, most of whom couldn't pick Todd out of a lineup. That he slags someone who works for MSNBC or CNN (or any other media outlet) is all that matters. I remember presidents all the way back to Kennedy and none of them ever behaved like this one. Trump degrades his office every damn day.

[irisblue]

28. Was Brokaw mute on the Hillary & Mexicans are rapists comments?

Chuck Todd comment was the final straw?

[shanny]

31. Weak tea from a complicit media ___.

Grrr.