'Top notch trolling' from Tucker Carlson scores a direct hit on clueless reporters

Greg P. | 9:23 AM on August 22, 2017

In what CNN’s Brian Stelter called “top notch trolling,” Tucker Carlson joked on show last night that President Trump looking at the eclipse without protective eyewear was “perhaps the most impressive thing any president has ever done.”

https://twitter.com/AndrewKirell/status/899799638051520512

But not every member of the MSM got the joke:

So are journalists pretending not to understand Tucker's ridiculously obvious joke or are they really that stupid? I honestly don't know.

— Mollie (@MZHemingway) August 22, 2017

Top-notch trolling by @TuckerCarlson. I'm afraid some folks fell for it… https://t.co/jnQjArEdjI

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) August 22, 2017

Nope. To many in the media, Carlson was serious:

https://twitter.com/natemcdermott/status/899798155495182336

https://twitter.com/Toure/status/899808198428946432

No, looking directly at the sun is not impressive. It's stupid. https://t.co/S66kw5w9ve

— Crooks and Liars (@crooksandliars) August 22, 2017

Fox News Tucker Carlson: Trump watching eclipse w/out glasses "perhaps most impressive thing any president has done" https://t.co/74INnJOmc5

— Claire Phipps (@Claire_Phipps) August 22, 2017

And even outlets that admitted Carlson was joking in their articles, omitted that fact from the headlines:

‘Parody becomes reality’: Internet torches Tucker Carlson for praising Trump’s glasses-free eclipse viewing https://t.co/rKKiEJiede

— Raw Story (@RawStory) August 22, 2017