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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFox News' Brit Hume: Donald Trump "Could Stop Talking Much Sooner" At Coronavirus Briefings, Avoid
Fox News Brit Hume: Donald Trump Could Stop Talking Much Sooner At Coronavirus Briefings, Avoid Bragging About RatingsAfter President Donald Trump blasted the Wall Street Journal for an editorial that deemed his nightly coronavirus briefings a waste of time, Fox News Brit Hume had his own few words of advice.
The Journal editorial said that the briefings had become a boring show of the president vs. the press. That triggered Trump, who tweeted on Thursday afternoon, The Wall Street Journal always forgets to mention that the ratings for the White House Press Briefings are through the roof (Monday Night Football, Bachelor Finale, according to @nytimes) & is only way for me to escape the Fake News & get my views across. WSJ is Fake News!
Trump has previously boasted about the ratings that have been generated by the nightly briefings, which have started with his opening statement, questions from the press, and then statements from Vice President Mike Pence and the Coronavirus Task Force. The next briefing is scheduled to start on Thursday at 6 PM ET.
But after Trumps tweet, Hume, senior political analyst for Fox News Channel, responded, This is a ridiculous tweet. He could get his views across without bragging, endlessly repeating himself, and getting into petty squabbles with the junior varsity players in the WH press corps. And he could stop talking much sooner to give Pence, Fauci, Birx and Giroir more time.
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https://deadline.com/2020/04/coronavirus-donald-trump-fox-news-brit-hume-1202905149/amp/
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Fox News' Brit Hume: Donald Trump "Could Stop Talking Much Sooner" At Coronavirus Briefings, Avoid (Original Post)
UpInArms
Apr 2020
OP
viewers are going there for the news related people, NOT trump lol whatta loser nt
msongs
Apr 2020
#1
Brit, Brit buddy, are you really so thick that you didn't know from the beginning....
Thomas Hurt
Apr 2020
#4
So we've moved from "If only he wouldn't Tweet" to "If only he wouldn't talk." I'm
Maru Kitteh
Apr 2020
#8
msongs
(67,478 posts)1. viewers are going there for the news related people, NOT trump lol whatta loser nt
Skittles
(153,261 posts)2. LOL
oh is poor widdle Brit just now realizing Trump is a SELF-SERVING PIECE OF SHIT?
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)3. That's gonna leave a mark!
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)4. Brit, Brit buddy, are you really so thick that you didn't know from the beginning....
these would turn into campaign events.
Blue Owl
(50,547 posts)5. What's that, Brit? The Emperor's new clothes are slightly out of fashion?
n/t
MFGsunny
(2,356 posts)6. OMG OMG OMG Never, evah did I think I could agree with Brit Hume. n/t
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)7. This is a HUGE deal for Hume to say these things!
Maru Kitteh
(28,344 posts)8. So we've moved from "If only he wouldn't Tweet" to "If only he wouldn't talk." I'm
waiting for them to catch up with all of us and move on to "If only he wouldn't breathe."