Wall Street Journal Editor-in-Chief Jerry Baker scoffed at the idea that the MSNBC host might lecture others about “disinformation” after covering President Biden.
Baker accused Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance of running an op-ed on Fox News' “American Report” criticizing the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) response to Hurricane Helen. Joe” host Joe Scarborough spoke out about the attack on his publication. Mr Scarborough accused the paper of “publishing false information”.
“The Wall Street Journal is publishing disinformation that would be in the Epoch Times. The fact that it's coming from a vice presidential candidate doesn't matter. “This is the same guy who lied about cats being edible, who said there was no standard, and this is a perfect example of that,” Scarborough said Wednesday.
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough attacked the Journal for spreading “disinformation” for publishing Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance's criticism of FEMA's response to Hurricane Helen. (John Lamparski/Getty Images)
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“It's pretty outrageous on MSNBC's part to be lectured about disinformation by MSNBC,” Baker said. “Keep in mind, this was just days after the infamous presidential debate that Joe Biden pulled out of. That's the same Joe Scarborough who told us a few weeks ago.” Biden has been doing incredibly well during the campaign. ”
“He also attacked the Wall Street Journal article that just said that Joe Biden is stalling. He's as sharp and brilliant as ever. And of course, a few weeks later, we're talking “We don't need that kind of sermonizing because we found out what kind of person he is and then a month later he was out of the race,” he added.
Baker said it's “very early to make a final judgment on whether FEMA has failed,” but that there are “some interesting questions about where FEMA's priorities lie at this point.” did.
WSJ Editor-in-Chief Jerry Baker appeared on Fox News' “America Report” on Wednesday. (Screenshot from Fox News)
“I remember that kind of weather in 2005 when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans particularly hard. I stayed there for a week after that, and the initial reaction, especially when George W. So the initial reaction from the media was, “Oh my God, this is a big deal.'' This is a disaster, FEMA is a disaster, the federal government has failed. ”In fact, I later learned that there were more problems on the ground, but it was certainly not that bad that FEMA did a great job in reality, so it's time to say that FEMA failed. I think it’s too early,” Baker said. Said.
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“It may not actually be true that the FEMA resources that were available in North Carolina were being given to immigrants,” he said. There is no question that it has a broad direction.” They provide large sums of money to local communities and non-governmental organizations to support the large influx of immigrants that they themselves have created. ”
FEMA has been criticized for what people thought was a lackluster response to Hurricane Helen. (Javin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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