Liberals lash out at Chuck Todd for calling on President-elect Biden to keep his campaign promise
NBC political director and MSNBC host Chuck Todd was excoriated by many on the left on social media for asking if President-elect Joe Biden would be able to keep his promise on the coronavirus pandemic.
Todd made the comments Tuesday on "Meet the Press" after noting poll results that showed many Americans believed the country was divided and would remain so for many years.
"Let's be realistic, Biden's first and most crucial task is to vaccinate America, to fulfill that promise of 100 million vaccinations in his first 100 days," Todd said.
"The ultimate success or failure of his presidency may hinge simply on that one promise that he made and it might be his only way to begin immediately cauterizing America's social, economic, and political wounds," he continued.
"Let's put it this way, if Biden wants to succeed he has to fulfill that first vaccination promise," he concluded. "If Biden doesn't get it right, he will have failed on the job he was elected to do."
What was the reaction?
Many on the left rushed to social media to register their fury against Todd and MSNBC for continuing to keep him employed.
"For years I've been on this platform telling you about the lack of professionalism and lack of journalistic ethics in @chucktodd's daily broadcasts. A lot of you saw it today. But it's been happening for years and it is past time for @MSNBC to do something about it," said novelist Don Winslow.
For years I've been on this platform telling you about the lack of professionalism and lack of journalistic ethics… https://t.co/9IstFpyV0a— Don Winslow (@Don Winslow)1611098061.0
"If you agree that Chuck Todd is already a failure before Joe Biden is sworn in, then raise your hand," tweeted progressive activist Grant Stern.
"[C]huck todd, before biden is even sworn in... talking about his push for vaccines: 'if biden doesn't get it right, he will have failed in the job he was elected to do' i repeat: biden is not even sworn in yet," said liberal activist Oliver Willis.
"I've been trying to hold my tongue. But I'm done. F*** @chucktodd. That's what I said. F***. #ChuckTodd. Once more for the kids in the back: #F***CHUCKTODD!!!!" tweeted liberal actor Matt Walton.
Todd faced similar rancor from many on the left in July when he merely pointed out that the president had "turned a corner" on whether masks should be worn to help stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
Here are the comments that enraged so many liberals:
Chuck: 'If Biden Wants To Succeed' Has To Fulfill First Vaccination Promise | MTP Daily | MSNBCwww.youtube.com
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Chuck Todd says Biden doesn't have a loyal fanbase and MSNBC viewers are melting down on social media
Viewers of the progressive news cable channel MSNBC melted down on social media Tuesday after anchor Chuck Todd said that President Joe Biden didn't have a "loyal fanbase."
Social media erupted with anger and frustration when Todd made the comments on his show "Meet the Press Daily" ahead of Biden's first State of the Union speech in Congress.
"Chuck is an uninformed idiot. Just because 81 million of us don’t wear T-shirts, wrap up our cars in banners, and build golden idols, doesn’t mean we aren’t out there," replied one angry Twitter user.
"Chuck Todd decides to act like an a**hole today by saying President Biden has no fan base. I have his back raise your hand if you have his back," read one popular tweet.
"Since when do politicians have 'fanbases'? They're cultists, Chuck Todd, you f***ing moron," read another very popular tweet.
"Hey, Chuck, are you assuming Biden doesn't have a loyal fan base because we haven't stormed the Capitol, vandalized the building, and assaulted police officers? Let me explain something to you. We're the good guys," said another detractor.
"Chuck Todd’s definition of loyal fan base is a bunch of sweaty gun nuts carrying a Trump or confederate flag yelling obscenities into a camera because they are angry that black and brown people are allowed to exist," read another tweet.
Todd is frequently a target of liberal ire for his comments on MSNBC, and many have called for him to be fired and replaced by more liberal hosts.
In one instance from November, Todd said that passing a massive social spending bill was going to be damaging to Democrats in 2022. In another instance from July 2020, many on the left tossed expletive-filled tweets at Todd for offering minor praise for then-President Donald Trump.
Here's more about Biden's bad polling problem:
56 percent of Americans approve of nothing Biden has done: CNN pollwww.youtube.com