Donald Trump Calls NBC News Anchor ‘A Sleeping Son of a Bitch’, Other Times When the US President Abused The Presenter
Trump made the remark during a speech on March 10 during a rally in western Pennsylvania. Todd quickly took to Twitter light-heartedly referring to the US President’s remark encouraging viewers to tune into the program.
US President, Donald Trump has always been in the headlines, all thanks to his tendency to criticize individuals with offensive remarks. His angry condemnation against news media is nothing new. They have been Trump’s favourite targets since he sworn in for the Presidency in United States. And once again, he has become the centre of all talking points as he smashed at NBC News’ presenter, Chuck Todd by calling him a ‘sleeping son of a bitch’. Trump made the remark in his speech on March 10 during a rally in western Pennsylvania. He was quoted saying, “It’s 1999, I’m on Meet the Press, a show now headed by sleepy eyes Chuck Todd.” Trump added, “He’s a sleeping son of a bitch, I’ll tell you.”
Trump's speech lasted longer than an hour, jumped from subject to subject and insult to insult and how much he dislikes NBC News anchor. Railing against much of the mainstream media, the US President continued to air his grievances with the press.
Chuck Todd is an American television journalist who is a political director at the NBC News. And it seems that he has been Trump's favourite. The US President’s tweets reveal that he has been calling Todd “sleepy” multiple times in the past. Here are some of the tweets as Donald Trump called Todd “sleepy” in the past.
Sleepy Todd!
In 2017, he has in fact threatened the NBC News channel to cancel their broadcast licence as Trump quotes them showcasing “fake news”.
During the rally, Trump also laid into news networks harshly criticizing NBC News and MSNBC. After Trump’s insult, Todd quickly took to Twitter light-heartedly referring to the US President’s remark encouraging viewers to tune into his program.
Trump has been known for making outrageous and shocking comments, that helps him more to be on the headlines. Time and again, his remarks have made him more popular than his US presidency. No matter, how much one try, no one can ignore him!
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