In a podcast with National Review’s Jamie Weinstein, Vox’s Ezra Klein suggested that CNN — which he’s using to mean the “media more generally” — was more responsible for Trump’s win than Russia:
Who is more responsible for Trump's election victory: Russia or CNN? "Oh, CNN," says Ezra, by which he means the media more generally https://t.co/tRuTCRWHSQ pic.twitter.com/AveiUNNTyS
— Jamie Weinstein (@Jamie_Weinstein) August 24, 2018
We found the collusion!
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He’s not sure if Pence would be better for America:
Would Ezra be less concerned if Mike Pence was president? Kind of, but it is complicated, he says https://t.co/tRuTCRWHSQ pic.twitter.com/VIR5cKk7xn
— Jamie Weinstein (@Jamie_Weinstein) August 24, 2018
Trump shouldn’t be impeached over campaign finance violations:
Does Ezra think the campaign finance allegations merit impeachment? No, he says, but he also believes the bar for impeachment should be lowered https://t.co/tRuTCRWHSQ pic.twitter.com/jpXCdj2nRB
— Jamie Weinstein (@Jamie_Weinstein) August 24, 2018
On Vox and how he’s tried to hire conservative writers in the past:
On whether he considers Vox a liberal publication https://t.co/tRuTCRWHSQ pic.twitter.com/qPB98ICzoy
— Jamie Weinstein (@Jamie_Weinstein) August 24, 2018
And what was in the water at UCLA? Here’s Klein on his classmate Ben Shapiro, whom he didn’t know:
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Whether Ezra knew @benshapiro when they were both at UCLA — and what he thinks of him https://t.co/tRuTCRWHSQ pic.twitter.com/ZDtmBflztw
— Jamie Weinstein (@Jamie_Weinstein) August 24, 2018
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