Posted on 08/24/2020 3:27:35 PM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
Fox News host Neil Cavuto and Republican Congressman Jim Jordan had an exchange on Friday that revealed how some members of the media seem to take Democrat talking points to heart more than they should.
And that member of the media in this case would be the anti-Trump Cavuto.
Cavuto Asks Jordan About Trump And USPS
Cavuto asked Jordan, “What did you make of what the Postmaster General was saying on the whole mail-in ballot issue. He says ‘Because I think the American public should be able to vote by mail.’ He says ‘we’ll deploy processes and procedures that advance any election mail, in some cases first class mail.”
“Do you think that adequately addresses the concerns some Democrats had and many in your own party, that he was sent there by the president to make that next to impossible?” Cavuto questioned.
Jordan replied, “Well the real concern is when you go with live ballots sent out to everyone as some states are doing that haven’t done this before. You need no better example than the sponsor of today’s legislation. The Chairwoman of the Oversight Committee, Carolyn Maloney, her election was on June 23rd but it took six weeks to determine who the winner was.”
“So that’s the concern the president has,” Jordan continued. “That’s the concern I have. That’s the concern I think lots of Americans have.”
“This is not about the postal service,” Jordan added. “This is about politics.”
Cavuto and Jordan further discussed the mail-in ballot issue, but Cavuto kept circling around and pressing the GOP congressman on the same Democratic talking point – that President Trump was somehow trying to sabotage the election by manipulating the postal service.
Cavuto Asks Again [SECOND TIME]
Cavuto said, “Nevertheless Congressman, the president did say earlier this week that he opposed election aid for states and an emergency bailout for the postal service, citing among other things that it might restrict many Americans of their ability to vote by mail. but he also said that voting by mail, has repeatedly made the claim that mail-in ballots can lead to widespread fraud.”
“So do you believe this is as much about his trying to stymie the process than enhance it?”
“No, I think this is the Democrats playing politics,” Jordan replied, repeating himself, since apparently Cavuto didn’t take the hint the first time.
Jordan continued, “Neil, ask yourself this question and your viewers: Why are we voting on the bill today but not having the hearing on the legislation and hearing from the postmaster general until Monday? Normally it’s the other way around. Normally you want to get all the information from the person in charge, the Postmaster General.”
Jordan then went down the list of empty Democratic attacks on President Trump.
“First it was the Russia investigation,” Jordan said. “The first big committee hearing, this Congress? Michael Cohen, then he came in and lied seven times. Then it was the fake Ukraine impeachment.”
“Now this is just the latest effort of the Democrats to go after the president,” Jordan finished.
Cavuto Asks A THIRD Time
But Cavuto wasn’t finished.
The Fox news anchor pressed forward, “I understand where you’re coming from Congressman, but if you’re the President of the United States and you’ve long expressed reservations about an overwhelmed system dealing with what could be 100 million mail-in ballots. Do you think he would welcome cutting financing for the post office to make that next to impossible?”
“Of course not,” Jordan replied.
Cavuto added, “That’s what Democrats are charging. Is that not odd to you? Is it not odd?”
“It’s not true,” Jordan shot back. “No, it’s like so many things the Democrats have said. It’s not true.”
“I’ll tell you what is a concern,” Jordan said. “Do you really think if you mailed a ballot to every single voter 150 million ballots, do you really think we’d know the outcome and have all those ballots counted on election night? ”
And A FOURTH Time…
But Cavuto STILL wasn’t done. So he rephrased the question.
To ask it a fourth time.
“No, I understand and maybe I wasn’t clear on my question, Congressman,” Cavuto said. “But the timing of cutting aid would actually fit in with that notion that it’s going to overwhelm the system, that we will, ahead of time, make things more difficult. That’s what Democrats are going to argue because of the coincidental timing.”
Jordan was having none of it.
“But we aren’t cutting aid,” Jordan said. “The CARES Act that we passed clearly back in March, the first big stimulus to deal with the coronavirus situation had a $10 billion line of credit. They got $14 billion they’re sitting on and they are, as I said earlier, actually bringing in more money now than they were at this point last year.”
“So it’s just not based in reality, the Democrats’ claims,” Jordan finished. Why Was Cavuto So Hung Up On This?
Cavuto’s question to Jordan was a fair one, even if the charge isn’t true, because it is in the news and part of our current national discussion.
But to ask the same question four times? Because maybe Cavuto didn’t like the answers he was getting? Mediavine
And is it a journalist’s job to get the right answers – the truth – or only the kind of answers he or she likes?
Neil Cavuto should strive to be more fair and balanced.
Blah, blah, blah.
“Neil Cavuto should strive to be more fair and balanced.” Is that a joke? It’s not in him; the jackass is not capable of it.
Capo Cavuto is an empty suit...He is so anti Trump he can’t help himself to be objective.....
cavuto is emblematic of what Fox is under the Murdochs. They hate America. They hate Trump and they hate us.Fox is not your friend. Fox is an enemy. Go to One America News or Newsmax. They are what Fox used to pretend to be when it pretended to care what we thought of them.
Can’t stand Cavuto OMG he talks over his guest incessantly he is way more annoying than Hannity!!!
Neil is trying to out-Wallace Chris Wallace.
Cavuto is a rabid Never-Trumper. To expect anything remotely resembling fairness from him is a complete waste of time. But, Jordan appearing on his show is worthwhile to get the message out that this is just another dem scheme. One of many to rig an election in their favor.
Turn
Off
Fox
Period.
Watch those that you like on YouTube.
Everybody should remember, Cavuto doesn’t just hate Trump, he hates every one of us who voted for him.
Trump’s exposed more Rino’s than a Safari Guide.
And that is no small feat.
YouTube? Seriously? YouTube makes Fox News look like rock-ribbed conservatives by comparison.
I don’t give rip what their opinions are. I want to hear what THEIR GUESTS like Jordan, Newt, Mark Levin, Tom Fitton, Matt Gaetz... have to say.
There are people out there who are repulsed by the way Trump
goes right after people. Having been through George Bush and
Donald Trump, I’ll take Trump any day of the week.
There are also people out there who charge Trump with lying.
Oh they can’t stand a liar,... but wait. The Left charged
him with Colluding with Russia, tantamount to treason. Wasn’t
that a lie?
Trump was also charged with being a racist. Wasn’t that
a lie. He was charged with calling White Supremacists
decent people, or some such. Wasn’t that a lie?
Recently the Left has said Trump took over a hot economy
nd did nothing to soup it up. That was a lie on two
counts.
The lies from the Left are some of the most serious ones
you can say about someone. What is worse than treason?
Still, you have people who call themselves Conservatives,
and of course people on the Left saying they can’t stand
Trump because he lies.
IF lying is the test, then the democRats lose big-time.
Jordan was right. They treated the PMG just like they treated Barr.
Nuff said!
Where is this imbecile Never Trumper getting the 100 million figure from? Most states are not using 100% mail voting. I don't think it could potentially even be half of that amount.
The USPS delivers 182 million pieces of first class mail a day, according to their website. Even if it was 100 million mailed ballots, if we assume delivery of most of that over a 15 day period, we're talking about 6 million extra letters a day, or about a 3% increase.
Cavuto's a real psycho.
Dow is back to pre-Covid fake pandemic level,NASDAQ and S&P at all time highs and Cavuto dismisses it.
I like Dobbs
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