DeSantis team embarrasses Joy Reid by revealing it rejected her email looking to 'touch base' with governor

foxnews.com ^ | 10/6/2022 | Gabrial Hayes

[rktman]

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' deputy press secretary Jeremy Redfern humiliated MSNBC host Joy Reid by revealing how someone from the media figure’s team tried to reach out to the DeSantis administration but was completely rejected.

In response to a tweet from Reid mocking DeSantis’ expression during his joint press conference with President Biden concerning Hurricane Ian relief efforts, Redfern shared a screenshot of an email correspondence between him and someone from Reid’s team who was seeking to "touch base" with the governor ahead of the midterm elections.

The image of the email revealed that Redfern denied the "ReidOut" team member any access to the administration. Redfern shared the image to Twitter to taunt Reid, who has consistently blasted the Florida governor as a far-right authoritarian leader.

Her tweet provoked a reaction from Redfern, who responded, "You’re upset that you got turned down again, huh?" Below his comment he provided the screenshot of the rejected correspondence between the Reid and DeSantis camps.

The email, from an unknown "ReidOut" staffer (Redfern had crossed out the name) was seeking to "touch base" with the DeSantis administration ahead of the upcoming elections.

The subject line stated, "Gov. DeSantis // The ReidOut," with the body reading, "[Name redacted] with MSNBC’s The Reidout. Last spoke when I was with CBS Nat News a few months ago. Would love to touch base with your team ahead of midterms. Can hop on a phone if that’s easiest."

Redfern’s response poured cold water over the request. He answered, saying, "Nah, we are good."

[rktman]

Seems as if the staffer might have been "red faced", but reid? To turn a phrase used by Redfern: "Nah, she good." But I do love the rebuff. Why any of the handlers let folks go on shows like reid is beyond me. We already know they are all ambushes. Unless one likes wrestling with pigs. 🐗

[EEGator]

Any MSNBC show and The View should be an automatic “No”.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

My mother-in-law uses that phrase. Hate it. My base doesn’t need touching thank you very much.

[farmguy]

That’s the way all conservatives should handle the liberally biased media.

[Leaning Right]

> someone from Reid’s team who was seeking to “touch base” with the governor ahead of the midterm elections <

Here, touch base = try to embarrass

In a fair discussion, DeSantis would run rings around Reid. But you can bet it would not be a fair discussion. It would be a trap.

Reid: What did you mean about shooting looters?
DeSantis: People have a right to protect their lives and property.

Reid: There’d be gunfights in the street. Children would get hit. You are a monster!
Reid gets up and storms off.

[rktman]

Yeah, it grates on me as well. Not you MIL but the phrase. 😎

[budj]

Yes! A fun thought.

[rktman]

Pretty sure I know which one is reid.

[T-Bird45]

Melvin Udall (Jack Nicholson) from “As Good As It Gets” seems to fit: “ Sell crazy someplace else, we’re all stocked up here.”

[jdsteel]

The pig is smiling!

[Pearfect]

Ignore them.

VOTE, DEMOCRATS OUT.

[silent majority rising]

Not necessarily. Agree on the same terms as Biden. Send your questions in writing, and allow a week for a response (or not). WE will choose which questions to answer, and which we will not answer.

[EEGator]

I wouldn’t trust them, as they have no honor.

[lee martell]

I don’t see how this embarrasses Joi and the gang. As much as I dislike her, Joi is a TV reporter. It’s part of her job to reach out and try snaring a conservative politician for an exclusive interview. Lucky for us, Desantis office was too smart to take the bait.

[rktman]

Turns into “Racist FL gov refuses to converse with BIPOC news host.”. We know the game.

[NFHale]

Nah.. take a page from the democommie playbook:

“We want all questions printed up and prescreened ahead of the interview; and we reserve the right to reject and REPLACE any questions we object to. Also, we will be recording the event in the presence of an attorney and any attempt to distort or falsify anything that was said or deviate from the script with “gotcha” material will result in a lawsuit…”

Either they agree to it or no-go, period.

That’s how all of our folks should treat the MSM.

[EEGator]

They are snakes...

[NFHale]

Re they are snakes:

Then we need to be mongooses… or mongeeses???

[EEGator]

Mongi?

I’ve got, we need to be like Rikki Tikki Tavi.

[robel]

Said the fly to the spider “nah, I’m good”.