Ed note: The exchange reported by the Fresno Bee happened in February 2018. This post has been updated to reflect the date.
When asked by a Fresno Bee reporter in February whether he planned to hold any public town halls during this election cycle, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) lashed out viciously, calling the paper a “joke” to be raising these issues.
“I actually feel bad for the people who work at the Bee because sadly it’s become just a left-wing rag,” Nunes continued. “It’s unfortunate that we’re in this situation but when the paper just becomes regurgitating Democratic talking points, it’s no longer a news outlet that’s being fair or objective.”
He added that he had held “educational forums” over the years, never answering the journalist’s question.
Listen here.
Lol, so he is afraid of his constituents? Or did Moscow tell him not to?
Joke representative says what?
Oooh! Touchy, touchy.
Well, I have to disagree. “Will you be holding any town halls?” seems like a pretty reasonable question for the local paper to ask and yelling at the guy for daring to be “raising these issues” seems like an overreaction. It’s not the same thing as Wonkette working into every Devin Nunes story multiple references to rumors he’s had sexual congress with cows on his farm ALLEGEDLY.
Donald J. Trump may end up America’s most famous pariah and traitor.
David Nunes will be the hemorrhoid that pariah is sitting on.