Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) took quite a bit of backlash on Twitter after first announcing that Fox News host Tucker Carlson had invited him to appear on the show and debate him, then saying that he had declined the invitation.
It all started with a letter Schumer sent to Fox News, calling on the network to “immediately cease the reckless amplification of the so-called ‘Great Replacement theory’” on any future broadcasts.
Within hours, Schumer announced that Carlson had responded to the letter by inviting him to appear on “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” which Schumer said he will decline.
Critics immediately bashed Schumer for refusing to appear on the show, noting that it was consistently the highest-rated cable news show in prime time, and that if he really wanted his message to reach a broader audience, he should have jumped at the chance.
“Why wouldn’t you say that to him directly? Coward,” Jim Treacher tweeted, adding, “Chuck Schumer refused the debate because he knew he’d lose, and now he’s trying to save face before Tucker tells his audience. There’s no other reason to announce it like this.”
“You have the opportunity to argue your viewpoint in front of America’s largest news audience and instead you sent out a tweet … Is there a word lower than coward?” the Consumer Freedom Project wondered.
Erich Hartmann added, “This is insane. Who in their right mind would decline a chance to make their case to tens of millions of people?”
“This is the first time Chuck Schumer has ever declined to get in front of a camera,” David Harsanyi quipped.
“So you’re scared of debate,” syndicated radio host Dana Loesch said.
Fellow radio host Clay Travis agreed, adding, “So you’re a coward who isn’t willing to actually debate & defend your position. Thanks for clarifying.”
This is an excerpt from The Daily Wire.
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