While CNN’s Brian Stelter had a personal gloat party over the hundreds of anti-Trump editorials across the nation, Brit Hume was one journalist not sharing the enthusiasm.
The Fox News senior political analyst, in fact, revealed he had little to no interest in reading the press cry-fest unleashed nationwide Thursday.
Hume’s tweet shade was in response to Stelter’s almost giddy celebration of the day’s press collusion against President Donald Trump.
I was going to read them until I had a chance to have my hand slammed in the car door. https://t.co/sBjHEAiygs
— Brit Hume (@brithume) August 16, 2018
More than 300 newspapers across the country committed to a “Boston Globe-coordinated effort” to run editorials on Thursday purportedly “promoting the freedom of the press, in light of President Trump’s frequent attacks on the media.”
Stelter covered the stunt with a commentary on the air Thursday as well as on his Twitter account.
Strength in numbers? Here’s my look at some of the standout editorials in today’s papers https://t.co/firSMKMl1b pic.twitter.com/4u4rT7NEXJ
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) August 16, 2018
All in one place: CNN’s links to the free press editorials in today’s papers https://t.co/1zqe8AIkLW
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) August 16, 2018
This actually is good. Now I can ignore them in one place
— Sircatspaw (@Sircatspaw) August 16, 2018
Some liberal publications did not participate in the collective whining, with many aware – like the San Francisco Chronicle – that the stunt played right into Trump’s hands.
“It plays into Trump’s narrative that the media are aligned against him,” the Chronicle’s editorial board wrote on Thursday.
The president rebuked the Globe for being in “collusion” with the other newspapers while adding, “There is nothing that I would want more for our Country than true FREEDOM OF THE PRESS.”
In his tweet responding to Stelter’s fanfare, Hume summed up how many were feeling about the Boston Globe initiative.
Best quote of the day Mr. Hume. https://t.co/umH8WdOfZl
— Cantry Knight (@CantryKnight) August 16, 2018
Never change Brit. ?
— JenniferW (@JenWoodruff79) August 16, 2018
Brit so aptly describes the feeling when you want to know the news and only have a choice between watching ABC or reading NY Times. I’ll take slamming my fingers in a car door for 100 Alex.
— CALPAULY (❌)???❤ (@calpauly) August 17, 2018
Britt getting to Huckabee status on this gem.
— Joe (@venezuela_joe) August 16, 2018
You know Brit with so many journalists virtue signaling today I’m surprised that the EPA hasn’t decided to do an environmental impact study on the effects its having on the top of Mt.Self-Righteousness….
— Max (@maxnrgmax) August 16, 2018
Reason #148392 Why I love @brithume ☝?
— Pami Q (@Duckypam) August 17, 2018
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