'Senator Johnson, Please!': Chuck Todd Loses Temper With GOP Sen. During Stormy Interview

[Judi Lynn]

By Cristina Cabrera| October 6, 2019 1:41 pm

NBC News’ “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd’s interview with Senate Foreign Relations member Sen. Ron Johnson went off the rails on Sunday when the news host tried to get the Republican’s response to President Donald Trump’s Ukraine scandal.

It began when Todd pressed Johnson on his interview with the Wall Street Journal on Friday, during which the Republican senator said he “winced” at U.S. Ambassador to the E.U Gordon Sondland’s suggestion that President Donald Trump would withhold military aid to Ukraine until he was sure the Ukrainian president would investigate Trump’s conspiracy theories about the Clinton campaign.

But when Todd confronted him over that remark, Johnson kept trying to pivot to Republican talking points about the CIA and former FBI agents Peter Strzok and Andrew McCabe allegedly plotting against the 2016 Trump campaign.

“I have no idea why a Fox News conspiracy–propaganda stuff is popping up on here,” Todd retorted.

Johnson barreled on, blaming the media for making the President and his supporters “upset” for covering the Ukraine scandal.

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[tulipsandroses]

1. This man is a damn disgrace like all the other unpatriotic Republicans

Whining on tv about why Trump is upset! Really?? Who gives a fuck if he's upset. Is your job to make sure the president is not upset??
Then he had the nerve to talk about no other president has been treated this way?? Really
Barack Obama mean anything? I guess he feels the treatment, name calling and Mitch McConnell stating he would make sure Pres Obama was a one term president are all OK. Treating the first black president that way was is just fine. But this president that constantly lies, breaks laws and violates the constitution is being treated unfairly.

[Cracklin Charlie]

3. Disgrace? Yes.

This guy (Johnson) spent Trump’s first 4th of July as president in Moscow.

Disgrace doesn’t cover it.

[jayfish]

2. He Lost His Temper Then...

allowed Johnson to spew his bile for 15 minutes. ...or however long it was.

[Garrett78]

4. When even Chuck Todd gets irritated, you know the right wing propaganda is too much.