CNN This Morning criticized Republicans for spending too much time discussing Hunter Biden’s laptop this Wednesday. Political commentator Errol Louis claimed Americans did not care about President Biden’s son and his alleged crimes and said Republicans did not know how to talk to the country.
When asked about how Hunter Biden’s plea deal affected the 2024 election, Louis claimed it proved Republicans could not connect with voters. “I mean, look, it brings up the big elephant in the room, which is that Republicans are closing in on 20 years in which they could not win the popular vote in this country,” Louis began, quickly shifting the conversation to Republican shortcomings.
He elaborated on what issues he considered more worthy of discussion:
What people actually care about -- every poll that we've looked at tells you what common sense would tell you. People care about prices. They care about their kid's tuition. They care about their family, and their future, and the economy. And the Hunter Biden fixation that led to the first impeachment of Donald Trump that seems to be the only issue that any Republican candidate wants to talk about right now.
Louis decried Republicans’ treatment of the Hunter Biden case. He believed they ought to be discussing prices, tuition, and the economy instead of “fixating” on Hunter Biden’s charges. Louis saw the Republican discussion of Hunter Biden as proof they alienated themselves from the American people.
Ironically, Louis’s criticism came amid extensive coverage of President Trump’s indictment by CNN, which also did not make this list of acceptable topics that interested voters. Yet, CNN still spent considerable time examining every possible angle of Trump’s case. Perhaps Louis forgot to add Trump’s legal problems to his list of relevant issues.
“It tells you that they don't have a hold on it. They haven't figured out how to talk to the country. And so they've got this strictly political partisan fixation that they think is going to carry them back to the White House,” Louis said, asserting his disapproval of Republican communication and his concern that partisanship might affect the 2024 Presidential election.
“It's a really difficult thing to watch because the country has really important issues that we should be talking about -- not Hunter Biden's laptop,” Louis concluded. Throughout his commentary, Louis made broad sweeping claims and conclusions about voters, Republicans, discussion-worthy topics, and political elections. CNN aired these claims as factual news.
Throughout his commentary, Louis made broad sweeping claims and conclusions about voters, Republicans, discussion-worthy topics, and political elections. CNN aired these claims as factual news, just as they ran with the Trump-Russia collusion hoax for four years, which was another topic the American people didn’t care about.
Previously, a Democratic president’s son charged with tax fraud and illegal firearm possession might negatively affect that president in the upcoming election. However, according to CNN, Hunter Biden’s charges instead demonstrate that Republicans are incompetent and out-of-touch. Thankfully, Errol Louis helped CNN viewers avoid that assumption.
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CNN This Morning
6/21/2023
7:46 AM Eastern
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VICTOR BLACKWELL: Errol, what does the Hunter Biden deal pretend for the 2024 race?
ERROL LOUIS: I mean, look, it brings up the big elephant in the room, which is that Republicans are closing in on 20 years in which they could not win the popular vote in this country.
What people actually care about -- every poll that we've looked at tells you what common sense would tell you. People care about prices. They care about their kid's tuition. They care about their family, and their future, and the economy.
And the Hunter Biden fixation that led to the first impeachment of Donald Trump that seems to be the only issue that any Republican candidate wants to talk about right now -- it tells you that they don't have a hold on it. They haven't figured out how to talk to the country. And so they've got this strictly political partisan fixation that they think is going to carry them back to the White House. It's a really difficult thing to watch because the country has really important issues that we should be talking about -- not Hunter Biden's laptop.
BLACKWELL: All right. Errol Louis, Charlotte Alter, thank you, both.
POPPY HARLOW: Thanks, guys.
