{"id":4897,"date":"2023-08-11T15:13:51","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T20:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=4897"},"modified":"2023-08-11T15:13:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T20:13:51","slug":"nbcs-chuck-todd-forced-to-admit-gop-governor-was-right-and-sure-enough-here-we-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=4897","title":{"rendered":"NBC\u2019s Chuck Todd Forced to Admit GOP Governor Was Right: \u2018And Sure Enough, Here We Are\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Most of the time, leftist news hosts like Chuck Todd would rather contort themselves into pretzels than admit that they may have been wrong about something. And since they are so often proven wrong, it makes for a lot of content for writers like me to mock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it\u2019s even more hilarious when once in a while, the truth is so glaringly obvious that even one of these skilled media manipulators can\u2019t help but state it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/clips\/2023\/08\/10\/nbcs-todd-i-guess-greg-abbott-was-right-that-dems-would-turn-on-biden-when-they-had-to-deal-with-migrants\/\" target=\"_blank\">Breitbart<\/a>\u00a0report, on Wednesday\u2019s episode of NBC\u2019s \u201cMeet The Press Now,\u201d\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/amy-klobuchar-deflects-hunter-biden-question-chuck-todds-facial-expression-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">Todd<\/a>\u00a0teased a segment about the \u201cgrowing humanitarian crisis\u201d in New York City and the shelter system, which is being \u201cslammed by an influx of migrants and new calls for federal help. I guess Greg Abbott was right when he said, once he got blue cities to deal with this, that they would be very upset at the federal government,\u201d Todd said, just before they cut to commercial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH: NBC&#39;s Chuck Todd on the border crisis: <br><br>&quot;I guess Greg Abbott was right when he said, &#39;Once he got blue cities to deal with this, that they would be very upset at the federal government.&#39;&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BidenBorderCrisis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BidenBorderCrisis<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B0ANspWtvj\">pic.twitter.com\/B0ANspWtvj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveGuest\/status\/1689723101393641472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other side of the break, Todd went on to cover the pressure mounting on Biden from Democratic governors seeking federal assistance from the government in response to the influx of migrants coming into their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-massachusetts-judge-charged-with-helping-man-evade-ice\/\" target=\"_blank\">Massachusetts<\/a>\u00a0has become the latest state to\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/migrants-shelter-massachusetts-state-of-emergency-3daeb96003779a2fe49def8e1f7b8975\" target=\"_blank\">declare a state of emergency<\/a>\u00a0due to the influx of migrants, with more than 20,000 individual migrants \u2014 not including families \u2014 currently in state shelters, including children and pregnant women, according to Todd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Todd said Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey \u201cslammed the administration for \u2018a federal crisis of inaction.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#39;m so confused <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maura_healey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@maura_healey<\/a> &#8211; you got exactly what the Biden administration and your party sought &#8211; open borders. It&#39;s just unfortunate the citizens of your state have to pay for it, but then again, they voted for politicians like you.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F2TXdW1XDD\">https:\/\/t.co\/F2TXdW1XDD<\/a><\/p>&mdash; @Matthew Betley (@MatthewBetley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MatthewBetley\/status\/1689008264066043904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLast week in<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-governor-will-start-transporting-illegal-immigrants-new-york-city-mayor-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0New York City<\/a>, scores of migrants were seen sleeping outside the Roosevelt Hotel, which has been serving as a migrant arrival center,\u201d Todd said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New York enjoying their sanctuary city status. <br><br>93,000 immigrants have arrived in NYC since the spring.<br><br>Roosevelt hotel, monday morning. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9xLJj4uQcW\">pic.twitter.com\/9xLJj4uQcW<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Raymond (@Raymond82310289) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Raymond82310289\/status\/1686419801814585353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH\ud83d\udea8: New York Congressmen Jamaal Bowman (D) saids the migrant crisis in New York will cost Democrat seats in 2024. He states:<br><br>&quot;Democrats are looking bad right now.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dAerdYbiBo\">pic.twitter.com\/dAerdYbiBo<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Officer Lew (@officer_Lew) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/officer_Lew\/status\/1689628644019257344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of background to this story,\u201d Todd said to NBC correspondent Ron Allen, \u201cThe governor of Texas had been complaining about the administration not helping for months, and he said, \u2018Well, I\u2019m going to start sending these migrants to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/blue-states-diverted-billions-covid-relief-dollars-teach-crt-public-schools-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blue states<\/a>, maybe they\u2019ll get some action.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s turned out to be right about this \u2014 that he knew that other governors \u2014 it didn\u2019t matter Democrat or Republican \u2014 would also feel burdened by this. And sure enough, here we are,\u201d Todd said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Meet the Press NOW \u2014 August 9\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vgOMDYWELyo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Meet the Press NOW \u2014 August 9\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vgOMDYWELyo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ruamupr.com\/wc\/3600\/13529\/15002\/15002,16298,16281.html\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ruamupr.com\/wc\/3600\/13529\/15002\/15002,16298,16281.html\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While it may be amusing to see Democrats throw their hands up in the air and admit that Republicans were right about the burden posed by the surge of migrants, the situation itself is far from amusing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also demonstrates the hypocrisy of left-wing governors, who are quite happy to virtue signal about compassion and acceptance \u2026 until it\u2019s required of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even left-wing pundits don\u2019t seem to be as willing to defend the migrant flood at the border states like&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/doj-demands-texas-remove-unlawful-barriers-border-abbott-issues-brutal-response\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Texas<\/a>&nbsp;now that they have started to experience a trickle in blue cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Allen responded to Todd that there seemed to be \u201cno sign that it\u2019s going to ease up\u201d as hundreds, if not thousands, of migrants continue to arrive in New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not like they\u2019re going to stop that. So there\u2019s a never-ending search for where to put migrants,\u201d Allen said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In December 2022, an analysis piece in CNN by Stephen Collinson, titled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/12\/16\/politics\/biden-immigration-crisis-title-42\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Everyone can now agree \u2013 the US has a border crisis<\/a>,\u201d admitted that the time for \u201cpointless argument\u201d has passed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The media is slowly admitting it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now if only Joe Biden could get there, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Original Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2023\/08\/nbcs-chuck-todd-forced-admit-gop-governor-right\/\">https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2023\/08\/nbcs-chuck-todd-forced-admit-gop-governor-right\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of the time, leftist news hosts like Chuck Todd would rather contort themselves into pretzels than admit that they may have been wrong about something. And since they are so often proven wrong, it makes for a lot of content for writers like me to mock. But it\u2019s even more hilarious when once in a while, the truth is so glaringly obvious that even one of these skilled media manipulators can\u2019t help but state it. According to a\u00a0Breitbart\u00a0report, on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4897"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4897\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4898,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4897\/revisions\/4898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}