'Garbage rag': WaPo gets pissy when Donald Trump gives them a taste of their own medicine

In case you missed it, last week, the Washington Post’s Dana Milbank took Joe Scarborough’s “Moscow Mitch” smear and ran with it:

Milbank: Mitch McConnell is a Russian asset https://t.co/g3TgD4GytD

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 27, 2019

McConnell understandably fought back:

In a spirited speech on the Senate floor, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell turned his sights on opinion columnist Dana Milbank and MSNBC host Joe Scarborough, who respectively called McConnell a "Russian asset" and "Moscow Mitch" https://t.co/rSMqvsSQLM

— CNN (@CNN) July 29, 2019

“I don’t normally take the time to respond to critics in the media when they have no clue what they’re talking about,” said McConnell. “But this modern-day McCarthyism is toxic and damaging because of the way it warps our entire public discourse. Facts matter. Details matter. History matters. And if our nation is losing the ability to debate public policy without screaming about treason — that really matters.”

Donald Trump defended McConnell as well. And the WaPo was on it:

Trump makes unfounded claim The Washington Post is a "Russian asset" https://t.co/fDy1K1DTjP

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 30, 2019

Makes a what now? Colby Itzkowitz writes:

President Trump accused The Washington Post on Tuesday of being a “Russian asset,” a baseless claim he made to defend Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Trump was asked by reporters outside the White House to respond to a Post opinion piece published Friday under the headline, “Mitch McConnell is a Russian asset.”

“The Washington Post called Mitch McConnell what?” Trump asked. “I think The Washington Post is a Russian asset by comparison.”

The article, written by Post columnist Dana Milbank, criticized McConnell (R-Ky.) for blocking legislation to secure U.S. election systems against attacks by Russia and Russian influence or other foreign agents. Milbank wrote that by refusing to defend the United States against future attacks, McConnell was “doing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s bidding.”