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The left proved once again that they are willing to eat their own in order to shield presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell was pilloried after she dared to point out that the former vice president and his newly named running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, “declined” to take questions from reporters following a prepared speech.
Now it’s time for @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris to take questions from reporters. They declined. pic.twitter.com/WPaccQu6Qe
— Kelly O’Donnell (@KellyO) August 13, 2020
And there were plenty of questions to be had following the remarks which included an eyebrow-raising proposal by Biden to impose a national mask mandate on Americans for the next three months as a deterrent against the coronavirus pandemic.
“Every single American should be wearing a mask when they’re outside for the next three months at a minimum,” Biden said. “Every governor should mandate mandatory mask-wearing. The estimates by the experts are it will save over 40,000 lives in the next three months if people act responsibly. It’s not about your rights, it’s about your responsibilities as an American.”
His plan confused former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer who questioned how it would even play out during a Fox News interview. But Fleischer and Fox News host Dana Perino both slammed Biden and Harris for scrambling away without answering reporters’ questions.
“He left without taking any questions to explain it. How can you just say something like that and not explain it?” Fleischer demanded as Perino agreed that it is probably not “sustainable” to avoid questions.
Another opportunity to answer questions directly seemed to be interrupted by Biden’s team.
— Steve (@sfsmith1001) August 13, 2020
O’Donnell’s observation in her tweet of the simple fact that Biden and Harris would not respond to questions sparked a wave of protective counter-attacks against NBC’s White House correspondent.
Atlantic contributing editor Norman Ornstein fired away, followed by a boatload of liberal Twitter users. Apparently, the media doing their jobs and asking the Democrats any questions is related somehow to the press’s treatment of President Donald Trump.
Let me add, now it’s time for reporters to stop embarrassing themselves and the profession of journalism with the way they handle questions of Donald Trump in his faux press conferences
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) August 13, 2020
They don’t need to answer questions. Go ask trump the hard questions and don’t let him lie all the damn time. Very few journalists are doing that and frankly it’s embarrassing. Trumps losing the election and we will not forget how the press acted during this time.
— Debra Moore (@DebraMo35408689) August 13, 2020
Now is the time for you to ask the real questions of Pence, Trump and McEnany –
It’s not hard to detect when they’re lying, so you could actually do your job AND serve your country by doing it..
— nous (@secrati) August 13, 2020
Good for them. Until the White House Press Corps starts asking @realDonaldTrump real questions that impact our nation and following up immediately when he lies, they shouldn’t answer ANY.
— B (@Lady_Who_Left) August 13, 2020
Many pointed out that it is just too soon to be asking the tough questions since Harris was only just added to the Democrat ticket.
I don’t think that’s a big deal today since they literally just announced their campaign.
— KLB (@kbbtt90) August 13, 2020
No reason to do so. It is the beginning.
— Moethedog (@Moethedog1) August 13, 2020
All in good time !elly, all in good time!
— PattySGH (@SghPatty) August 13, 2020
Some comments were just alarming in their suggestions.
Joe knows what he’s doing. Your questions will be answered. Trust the peocess of Biden/Harris.
🇺🇸🌊🇺🇸🌊🇺🇸🌊🇺🇸🌊🇺🇸🌊🇺🇸— Midnightsnacker (@Midnightsnacker) August 13, 2020
@KellyO your better than this. I know it’s been along time since you’ve been around professionals so be patient and respecful. You don’t get to set the time table.
— CThom (@CKThomas445) August 14, 2020
And plenty just tore at O’Donnell.
Do better, Kelly. Get snarky with Trump. Not Joe and Kamala.
— Melioristic_Medusa (@MelioristMedusa) August 13, 2020
@KellyO your better than this. I know it’s been along time since you’ve been around professionals so be patient and respecful. You don’t get to set the time table.
— CThom (@CKThomas445) August 14, 2020
@KellyO What the hell?
— Diana E. (@lionel_diana) August 14, 2020
Surprised by you @KellyO. Say it isn’t so. I thought better of you.
— Imagineaworld (@JulieThompson20) August 13, 2020
In the end, the irony of the left calling out O’Donnell proved to be entertaining, and very telling, for other Twitter users.
Read the responses that this NBC News correspondent got simply for tweeting that Biden and Harris declined to answer questions, and you’ll understand why many in the press don’t call Biden out on it. https://t.co/nkhbdlJwLL
— Eddie Zipperer (@EddieZipperer) August 13, 2020
Liberal media complaining about liberal’s respect for the media. https://t.co/iI2GPExiKA
— BEN (@AndStrats) August 13, 2020
These two dopes want to run the country and they can’t even take a single question from a friendly media pool?
Unbelievable.
— 𝓛𝓲𝓼𝓪 (@Rockprincess818) August 13, 2020
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