Marco Rubio Ripped For ‘Outrageous’ Coronavirus Claim About Journalists’ Glee
ABC News chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl joined the growing chorus of criticism of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) for the suggestion that some journalists “can’t contain their glee and delight” in reporting the U.S. now has more confirmed coronavirus cases than China.
Rubio made the assertion, without evidence, on Twitter Sunday:
Some in our media can’t contain their glee & delight in reporting that the U.S. has more #CoronaVirus cases than #China
Beyond being grotesque,its bad journalism
We have NO IDEA how many cases China really has but without any doubt its significantly more than why they admit to— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) March 29, 2020
Karl initially fired back with this post:
Who are you talking about, Senator Rubio? Who feels “glee & delight” when more people are sick? Who? https://t.co/aIVdYQhXaW
— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) March 29, 2020
Other members of the media were similarly outraged:
We have colleagues who have died. https://t.co/h36kWayxpQ
— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) March 29, 2020
Journalists living in NYC, I can tell you, are not gleeful. We hear sirens more all the time. We know our hospitals are overrun and people are dying every day. We're worrying about the health of our friends and families while working hard to cover this crisis. https://t.co/JgZQdTAiCT
— Michael Calderone (@mlcalderone) March 29, 2020
.@marcorubio since you address “us” the media, I’ll respond by saying back off. We are all doing our best to stop the spread and to keep our families safe. Nothing about this gives us “glee”. You are a sick puppy if you really believe that. Do your job. https://t.co/I3cXx88ODv
— Mika Brzezinski (@morningmika) March 29, 2020
CBS News employees literally just found out today that one of our colleagues had died from the virus. Journalists are among the sick and dying, just like thousands of other Americans. https://t.co/E4GwZu0Jrn
— Grace Segers (@Grace_Segers) March 29, 2020
Karl, who President Donald...
