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A conversation between MSNBC’s Chuck Todd and Sen. Kevin Cramer, RN.D., quickly became heated when Cramer claimed the media would have treated Hunter Biden’s laptop story differently if he had been one of former President Donald Trump’s children .
Todd pressed Cramer on Thursday for his recent comments on Trump’s call for Russian President Vladimir Putin to release information about Hunter Biden.
“Well, I don’t know if he has dirt on Biden. If he does, he should disclose it, but he’s a war criminal, so I don’t expect him to be sitting around thinking about how to do it [reveal information]’ Cramer said earlier this week.
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Todd asked Cramer about his comments and why the US should trust propaganda or anything Putin had to say about Biden’s son.
Cramer responded that he was “sarcastic” in his comments on the subject and said he found the question “interesting” considering the media’s obsession with “Russian collusion”.
“We wanted to believe everything that came out of Russia a few years ago when it came to Donald Trump,” Cramer said.
Moments later, Todd pressed Cramer again and asked him if he stood by the former president’s statements about Hunter Biden and Putin, calling Trump’s comments “terrible” and “a bit unpatriotic.”
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“Here’s the reality,” Cramer began. “If Hunter Biden’s name was Donald Trump Jr. or Eric Trump, you would treat the war in Ukraine like –
“Not what… Enough of that,” Todd interrupted, waving his hand. “”This is the laziest attack. It’s not about the media. It’s not about the media.”
“It’s honest too,” Cramer said as the two continued talking about each other.
The conversation continued, with Cramer later saying that what Trump said was “nothing compared” to how Biden was handling the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. He added that it might not be Trump’s “smartest thing” considering the source of the information, Putin, is not credible.
“Once again, Donald Trump baited you all and you all took the bait. Now we have a discussion about the Bidens,” Cramer said.
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Todd responded that he wouldn’t discuss whether Trump gets too much coverage, but whether he likes it or not, Trump was the leader of the Republican Party.