Two prominent liberal media figures took swipes at each other on X in the aftermath of an incident bombshell podcast interview A special feature in which people related to the Harris campaign talk about the reasons for the defeat.
New York Times reporter Asted Herndon on Tuesday mocked the podcast “Pod Save America” after an interview with Harris campaign staffers, calling out Jon Favreau, the podcast's co-host and President Obama's speechwriter. He was furious and harshly criticized the reporter.
“Are you okay? You're not getting enough credit for breaking the news that Joe Biden is older?” Favreau asked Asted on Tuesday night.
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New York Times reporter Asted Herndon and Pod Save America co-host Jon Favreau discuss a recent podcast interview in which Harris campaign staffers revealed why they thought Vice President Kamala Harris lost. , and started abusing each other online. (Bennett Raglin / Stringer | Slaven Vlasic / Stringer)
That afternoon, a Times reporter announced a new episode of “The Pod” featuring guests from the Harris campaign, including senior campaign adviser David Plouffe, campaign aide Stephanie Cutter, and chief deputy campaign manager Quentin Fawkes.・Sharing the X post of “Save America'' triggered a reprimand. , and campaign manager Jen O'Malley Dillon – conducted postmortems on Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign.
The podcast's X post reads, “New pod. @DanPfeiffer sits down with @jomalleydillon, @DavidPlouffe, @QuentinFulks, @StefCutter to discuss the campaign's roadmap, the voters they needed to convince the most, and ultimately who they are. “We'll discuss why we fell short,” and what the Democratic Party should do differently next time. ”
Asted reshared the post and added his own caption, writing: “A good advertisement for the importance of independent media.”
The reporter's sharp point pointed to the reality that although Harris was often reported more favorably in traditional media compared to President-elect Donald Trump, she still lost to Harris. Ta.
A widely cited reason for Trump's victory is that the Republican candidate has been interviewed by several major non-traditional media outlets, including the Joe Rogan Experience and the popular podcast Fragrant. These interviews garnered millions of views and helped President Trump appeal to younger audiences.
One of the complaints voiced by Harris campaign officials during recent interviews was the reluctance of podcasts and other non-traditional news outlets to give interviews. Cutter cited the popular YouTube show “Hot Ones” refusing to interview Harris because it didn't want to get involved in politics.
Mr. Favreau was angered by Mr. Asted's pursuit and blasted the New York Times, mocking its reporting multiple times in the past few years that President Biden's age was a major concern for voters.
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Harris campaign staffers appeared on “Pod Save America” this week to provide a post-mortem of the vice president's stunning loss. (X screenshot)
The New York Times reporter responded, “I know you'd be more embarrassed, but I understand that this is like a simulation game for you.”
Author Hank Greene responded to the thread, admonishing Favreau for his altercation with the journalist. “I have heard many people say that we should distance ourselves from this type of unconstructive conflict, and I believe you are one of them,” he wrote.
A former Obama staffer responded, “That's right! I admit I was caught off guard by a NYT reporter I barely knew attacking my media company, but I should have gotten involved with him.”
Separate conversations between Favreau and Green continued, with the author stating, “What I want to say is that the entire internet ribosphere has been blaming the New York Times for all the bad things that have happened over the past few months. “As if time were of any importance at all to people who use the Internet.” It's like they've never been to Donald Trump's TikTok account.”
Favreau defended the Times, saying, “Yes, I know that criticism of the New York Times is largely unwarranted and directed at a news organization whose readership is 90% Democratic.” , I think so. I also like much of Mr. Asted's reporting and his pods. ”
“His QT [quotetweet] It was about what the PSA would be like. [Pod Save America] The interview with the Harris campaign was an ad in an independent media outlet like the New York Times, probably because that's not his thing,” the podcast host added.
The New York Times and “Pod Save Americas” producer Crooked Media did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment.
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