Chuck Todd doesn't challenge Terry McAuliffe as he makes it sound like he sent his kids to public schools in Virginia

Watch this clip of Terry McAuliffe from this morning on “Meet the Press.” If you didn’t know the truth, you’d assume he actually sent his five kids to public school.

He didn’t, of course, but he wants you to think he did.

WATCH:

Terry McAuliffe: "We have a great school system in Virginia. Dorothy and I have raised our 5 children"

Narrator: He sent his kids to private school. pic.twitter.com/VypEg4Y0YH

— Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist (@DeAngelisCorey) October 31, 2021

Here’s the transcript. Notably, host Chuck Todd just let him get away with it and didn’t challenge him:

TERRY McAULIFFE:

[. . .] He’s ending his campaign on a racist dog whistle, just like he started the campaign when he talks about election integrity. But Chuck, we have a great school system in Virginia. Dorothy and I have raised our five children. Of course parents are involved in it. The question should be could an extreme Republican bill that would allow parents to take books off of shelves, should that be left in the hands of parents or should it be left to the school boards and others who do this every single day and focus on it?

CHUCK TODD:

They would argue that bill is not saying —

“So deliciously politician-y”:

Listen to McAuliffe’s slick attempt to imply that he sent his kids to public schools. So deliciously politician-y. https://t.co/Fzo1dzM2qZ

— Brian Sack (@brian_sack) October 31, 2021

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And this sort of hypocrisy is why McAuliffe shouldn’t be governor:

Not only did he send all of this kids exclusively to private schools, he sent them to one of the most elite and expensive private schools in the country. https://t.co/IobDLbrDzW

— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) October 31, 2021

*He* gets school choice. Everyone else? NOPE:

Terry McAuliffe exclusively attended private schools

He sent his kids to private schools

I'm glad his family had those opportunities.

But why does he fight against school choice for others?🤔

— Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist (@DeAngelisCorey) October 31, 2021

He keeps bragging about this, too:

McAuliffe vetoed 3 school choice bills when he was governor in 2016

He vetoed 6 school choice bills in 2017.

"School choice for me but not for thee." pic.twitter.com/CPCWcAT1u0

— Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist (@DeAngelisCorey) October 31, 2021

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