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MSNBC in five words: ‘I could not agree more’

Washington Post - Erik Wemple · Erik Wemple · last updated

MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle was ripping President Donald Trump. “Give me a break,” she said on April 30 regarding the president’s attempts to blame worsening economic conditions on his predecessor, Joe Biden. Those efforts might work for a “low-information voter in a news desert,” but not for everyone else. “Losing that credibility hurts all of us,” argued Ruhle.

Political analyst Michael Steele said, “I could not agree more.”

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