(Daily Caller) Corporate news networks have embarked upon a new messaging campaign to paint the Trump-Vance ticket as “weird,” with two networks using the term over 160 times each on Monday alone.
The word gained coinage among Democrats and media outlets, notably CNN and MSNBC, becoming a common attack after President Joe Biden announced the end of his reelection bid and endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris, Time magazine reported. Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota is credited with starting the trend on a July 23 appearance on “Morning Joe,” according to multiple reports.
Since former President Donald Trump selected Republican Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio as his running mate on July 15 during the first day of the Republican National Convention, interviews and speeches Vance gave prior to winning his Senate campaign resurfaced, including moments where he questioned prominent Democrats who didn’t have children, including Harris, Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg. Vance was labeled “weird” over the resurfaced comments, while Trump’s references to cinematic villain Hannibal Lector and sharks during rallies have been used by Democrats to justify labeling the former President as “weird.”
MSNBC used the word 179 times in relation to Trump or Vance in segments, whether in panel discussions, aired video clips or from a direct comment by a host or guest on the network, the Daily Caller News Foundation found. The Monday episode of “Inside with Jen Psaki,” hosted by the former Biden administration White House press secretary, used the word 35 times in relation to Trump or Vance.
As the Grabien data below demonstrates, CNN & MSNBC are the locomotives pulling the “Vance is weird” talking point. In the last two days they’ve broadcast that DNC line more than 150 times between the two networks. pic.twitter.com/OsAJhXaKYt
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) July 29, 2024
