Chuck Todd slammed Republican Sen. Ron Johnson for bringing up “Fox News conspiracy Online Cigarettes Store USA propaganda stuff” on “Meet the Press” on Sunday when Johnson failed to directly answer a question about President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine.
Todd asked Johnson, R-Wis., why he said he winced “at the suggestion” that Trump withheld Ukraine military aid as leverage for an investigation into foreign interference during the 2016 presidential election. When Johnson began to change the topic to claim that the president Newport Pleasure was “set up” in part by FBI agents, former political opponent Hillary Clinton and Ukrainians, a conspiracy theory circulated by Fox News and conservative media, the Sunday show host quickly interrupted.
“I have no idea why a Fox news conspiracy, propaganda stuff, is popping up on here,” Todd said speaking over Johnson. “I have no idea why we’re going here.”
“Because this is underlining exactly what President Trump is upset and why his supporters are upset at the Newport 100s Box news media,” Johnson said.
“This is not about the media,” rebutted Todd, who then shouted to get the senator to respond to his original question.