The New York Times congratulated themselves on Monday for Pulitzer Prized they (and the Washington Post) are being awarded:
The New York Times shares the Pulitzer in National Reporting with The @WashingtonPost for coverage that unearthed possible ties between Russia and President Trump’s inner circle https://t.co/l4rodIjHy3
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 16, 2018
“Possible ties”? Brit Hume rolled his eyes as only he can:
Remember when they only gave out prizes for stories after they panned out? Good times. https://t.co/RhD54qRHnh
— Brit Hume (@brithume) April 17, 2018
CNN’s Andrew Kaczynski and CNBC’s John Harwood were NOT amused by Hume’s Pulitzer skepticism:
yeah they’ve panned out https://t.co/f0kLo8hBlV
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) April 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/KFILE/status/986053946446839808
Hume pointed out to Steve Schmidt that it was the NY Times that said the stories were about “possible” ties:
Are you suggesting there are no ties between Russians and the Presidents inner circle ? I don’t understand your point
— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) April 17, 2018
Reread the Times’ tweet. It speaks of “possible ties.” Perhaps you should ask the Times what they mean.
— Brit Hume (@brithume) April 17, 2018
For many, being awarded a Pulitzer for something that remains under investigation with details as yet to be known is a ridiculous notion:
https://twitter.com/TheRealBepo/status/986039933658951680
For "possible ties" you get a trophy???? https://t.co/M8iBgXl2H4
— Russ Belden (@russ_belden) April 17, 2018
Meh. It's like the Nobel Peace Prize. You don't have to do anything for those, either.
— Evocatus (@Evocatus425) April 17, 2018
Forget it Brit, it’s DCtown. https://t.co/B3xZPCtBhg
— Keith W. Preston (@KeithWpreston) April 17, 2018
Now the Pulitzer becomes as meaningless as the post-Obama Nobel Peace Prize.
— Lewis Boss (@bosser_15) April 16, 2018
Awarded a Pulitzer for a thing that did not actually exist! pic.twitter.com/muzHvRUDKc
— RightWired (@_donaldson) April 16, 2018
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