Fox’s Bartiromo Couldn’t Get Trump Off The Phone
Perhaps the only thing gained from Maria Bartiromo’s recent “interview” with Donald Trump is how conclusively it demonstrated his preference for chatting with a lickspittle over running the country.
As The Washington Post’s Philip Bump noted in his excellent write up of this disgraceful excuse for journalism, “Even by the standards of Fox interviews, Bartiromo’s exchange with Trump was remarkably friendly. Bump counted 14 times that she said, “yes.” He added, “Almost no claim made by Trump was challenged in any way, with the exception of his renewed assertion that he could close the border entirely. Could he do that before his new Mexico-Canada trade deal, the USMCA, was ratified, Bartiromo asked.”
Bartiromo only broke from her chorus of sycophancy when she repeatedly tried to get off the phone.