Paranoid Todd Wonders If DeSantis Flew Migrants to Distract from Abortion

On Sunday morning’s episode of NBC’s Meet the Press, moderator, and Democrat Celebration apparatchik Chuck Todd placed on his tin foil hat through the panel portion of his present to counsel Governor Ron DeSantis despatched migrants to the overwhelmingly white liberal enclave of Martha’s Winery, Massachusetts in an try and distract from Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) proposing a vote on pro-life laws if Republicans take management of the Senate within the 2022 midterms. 

Turning to The Washington Put up‘s Leigh Ann Caldwell, Todd invented a conspiracy concept out of skinny air, claiming “there is a timing query I’ve”.

Todd went on to hyperlink Graham’s pro-life proposal to DeSantis sending migrants to Martha’s Winery: “Tuesday or Wednesday Lindsey Graham comes out together with his 15-week abortion ban, and unexpectedly the following day Ron DeSantis will get that off the entrance web page. I am not saying they’re related however, boy, it appeared like handy timing.” 

Afterward, Todd turned to The New York Occasions‘s Peter Baker to complain about getting performed by DeSantis: “I’ve gotten just a few folks questioning if we’re simply getting performed by DeSantis, he is pulling a Trump on us, Todd whined. 

“We’re sitting right here, this isn’t the focal point, however, boy, he modified the topic and all of us went to it. It is exhausting to — we all know it is a political stunt, we all know it is for media consideration, however these have been human beings we couldn’t ignore it,” Todd went on to lament. 

Baker agreed, remarking “Yeah, to say clearly he is getting criticized for exploiting folks for a political objective however he is acquired us speaking about it.” 

Chuck Todd’s conspiracy concept about Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was made attainable by Allstate. Their info is linked. 

To learn the related transcript click on “broaden”: 

NBC’s Meet the Press
9/18/2022
11:08:30 a.m. Japanese 

CHUCK TODD: However there is a timing query I’ve, Leigh Ann. I consider it was — is it Tuesday or Wednesday Lindsey Graham comes out together with his 15-week abortion ban, and unexpectedly the following day Ron DeSantis will get that off the entrance web page. I am not saying they’re related however, boy, it appeared like handy timing. 

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TODD: Peter, I’ve gotten just a few folks questioning if we’re simply getting performed by DeSantis, he is pulling a Trump on us. We’re sitting right here, this isn’t the focal point, however, boy, he modified the topic and all of us went to it. It is exhausting to — we all know it is a political stunt, we all know it is for media consideration, however these have been human beings we couldn’t ignore it. 

PETER BAKER: Yeah, to say clearly he is getting criticized for exploiting folks for a political objective however he is acquired us speaking about it. And the purpose that he is making isn’t an irrational one to speak about, what degree of accountability do states that aren’t on the border have to assist out? Truthful sufficient. However clearly doing it on this manner shouldn’t be really fixing the issue. However look that is the playbook we have seen the final three election cycles. It labored for the Republicans so far as they have been involved with Trump in 2016. It did not work in 2018 when he tried it with the caravans. Proper? The midterms final time he tried to make immigration — 

TODD: Clair McCaskill would disagree—

BAKER: Clearly it labored in some locations. 

TODD: I used to be simply going to say, it does work in pink areas.

BAKER: Proper.