POLL: What was the worst media take of the week? (Vote below)
NOMINEES:
1. Joy Reid Rants: “Trump Is the Physical Embodiment of All of America’s Sins”
“People try to say God put him [Donald Trump] in the White House. I don’t believe God is that cruel. But in a way, I’m thinking the way you could justify saying that: Donald Trump is the physical embodiment of all of America’s sins….He’s a terrible businessman and a failure who gets to fake success because he’s white, so banks keep lending him money even when he’s failing….Everything about him is a lie. He’s not a Christian, but Christians love him. But he embodies the greed, the shamelessness, the lasciviousness of capitalism.”
— Former MSNBC host Joy Reid on The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali podcast, August 15.
2. Bakari Sellers: Trump “Does Not Have the Intellect” to Match Up with World Leaders
“Donald Trump cannot perform on the world stage because he simply does not have the intellect to match up with these world leaders. He’s not Barack Obama, he’s not Hillary Clinton. He’s not even George Bush when it comes to being able to maneuver in these environments. And so what you saw was Vladimir Putin come and get what he wanted. I mean, the winner of this is Vladimir Putin. I don’t know why we’re trying to hide the ball.”
— CNN political commentator Bakari Sellers on CNN’s State of the Union, August 17.
3. Jim Acosta: Thanks to Trump, Washington D.C. Is “Living Under an Occupation”
“I take my hat off, kudos to the people of Washington, D.C. for showing not just bravery and courage but patience and restraint in the face of what is, and I’m just gonna go out here and say it, an occupation. People of Washington, D.C. are living under an occupation.”
— Former CNN host Jim Acosta on The Jim Acosta Show podcast, August 19.
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