Rep. Eric Swalwell defended his appearance on Fox News by revealing it is the “only way my parents will see me on TV.”
The California Democrat and former 2020 contender was forced to defend himself while speaking to CNN‘s Chris Cuomo Thursday just as President Trump unleashed his criticism on the “loser” and Fox News for giving him any airtime.
(Video: CNN)
Following EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland’s impeachment testimony earlier Wednesday, Swalwell spoke with Fox News’ Shannon Bream about the hearing while, not surprisingly, criticizing the president. Trump took note of the segment and slammed the network and the Democrat in a tweet.
Why do @ShannonBream & @FoxNews waste airtime on Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell, who recently left the Presidential Primaries having attained a grand number of ZERO in the polls. I don’t even know how that is possible. Fox should stay with the people that got them there, not losers!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 21, 2019
Swalwell was asked about his decision to be interviewed on Fox News as well as his reaction to Trump’s tweet.
“You got to the president this morning. He’s talking about you,” Cuomo said before reading Trump’s remarks.
“It’s news to me,” the lawmaker laughed.
“What does that tell you about how the president sees that outlet and sees the dialogue you’re all engaged in?” the CNN host asked.
“First off, I have to go on that other network. It’s the only way my parents will see me on TV,” he joked, laughing it up with Cuomo.
He went on to slam the president in tone-deaf remarks, calling on the commander-in-chief to focus on more important issues, even though it is Democrats who are keeping the nation from moving ahead on priorities with their partisan witch hunt against Trump.
“He’s clearly not working. You know, he should not just be focused on this impeachment inquiry. There’s other work he can be doing on gun violence, healthcare, prescription drugs,” Swalwell told Cuomo as he went on to tout the House impeachment inquiry.
“This investigation is entirely driven by firsthand accounts of people who had the courage to come forward. We have no documents and we are as far as we are,” declared, clearly ignoring the number of witnesses who have come before the House Intelligence Committee with anything but first-hand accounts of what transpired in Trump’s July phone conversation with Ukraine’s president.
Despite Trump’s criticism, Swalwell’s appearance on Fox News did have some heated moments as Bream grilled the California congressman about the withheld U.S. military aid to Ukraine.
“There was no announcement of an investigation, there was nothing that Ukraine did in advance of getting the aid and the conditions for the meetings and those kinds of things, so where does that take you with a quid pro quo argument?” she asked Swalwell.
He argued that she was wrong and claimed: “the only reason aid was released was because of the whistleblower came forward.”
“You call it a shakedown call but let’s remember that President Zelensky has publicly said numerous times he felt no pressure, did not feel anything from that call that would amount to pressure, bribery, to a quid pro quo,” Bream countered.
“He was a new president who needed a meeting with the United States and people in Ukraine were dying every day that they did not have that assistance,” Swalwell said.
“That is something that there will be a factual dispute about because there’s testimony as well that there was no gap in the aid. It was going to be produced by September 30th, that was the hold, that was the plan,” Bream told the congressman.
“That is false,” Swalwell argued. “Ambassador Taylor testified that undoubtedly Ukrainians were dying because of not having the assistance that they needed.”
“Well, it was due by September 30th, got there before that,” Bream fired back.
DONATE TO BIZPAC REVIEW
Please help us! If you are fed up with letting radical big tech execs, phony fact-checkers, tyrannical liberals and a lying mainstream media have unprecedented power over your news please consider making a donation to BPR to help us fight them. Now is the time. Truth has never been more critical!
[email protected]
Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida where she has been writing for the BizPacReview team since 2015.
- ‘Do not lose your life over a f-ing car!’ Brazen thieves tell homeowners to stay inside as they swipe Corvette - April 18, 2024
- Sworn in jurist in Trump hush money trial already dismissed as selection becomes growing nightmare - April 18, 2024
- INSIDER: ‘Speaks volumes!’ Biden ignored when he visits Pennsylvania gas station, stark contrast from Trump - April 18, 2024
Comment
We have no tolerance for comments containing violence, racism, profanity, vulgarity, doxing, or discourteous behavior. If a comment is spam, instead of replying to it please click the ∨ icon below and to the right of that comment. Thank you for partnering with us to maintain fruitful conversation.
BPR INSIDER COMMENTS
Scroll down for non-member comments or join our insider conversations by becoming a member. We'd love to have you!
