Rudy Giuliani insults, shushes Fox News' Howard Kurtz during interview
The Rudy Giuliani cable news whirlwind continued on Sunday.
The former New York City mayor, who now serves as President Trump's personal lawyer, got a little hostile with Fox News host Howard Kurtz during an interview. Giuliani, unsurprisingly, was very focused on former Vice President Joe Biden's connection to Ukraine, and he didn't have much patience for Kurtz's questions on the matter, especially when they hinted at the possibility that Biden and his son Hunter might not actually be guilty of corruption.
Giuliani said Kurtz should be ashamed of his journalistic practices.
Rudy Giuliani admonishes @HowardKurtz "you should be ashamed of yourself -- your profession" before Kurtz desperately tries to get him to stop talking so he could go to break. The commercial hits with Giuliani still yelling and Kurtz shaking his head in disbelief. pic.twitter.com/hG3oI3MTpk
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 6, 2019
He also called the host "pathetic," and shushed him right in the middle of the interview, when Kurtz tried to get a question in.
.@RudyGiuliani shushes @HowardKurtz as he asks him questions.
"I know you want to defend it so bad... It's pathetic." pic.twitter.com/7FaZAyzycH— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) October 6, 2019
Kurtz kept his cool, however, and later noted that it comes with the gig.
Lots of personal attacks today. Gave Rudy half the show to make his points but I have to jump in to ask Qs and mention people's denials of charges. That's the job. I don't take sides, just try to conduct a fair interview even when things get heated
— HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) October 6, 2019