Integrity! Michael Bloomberg says Bloomberg journos 'just have to learn to live with' not being allowed to investigate other Dem candidates [video]

Michael Bloomberg thinks that any Bloomberg News employees complaining about not being able to dig into other Democrats need to learn to suck it up, because hey, “they get a paycheck”:

Asked about criticism over Bloomberg News not being able to investigate Democrats, @MikeBloomberg says employees "just have to learn to live with some things."

"They get a paycheck. But with your paycheck comes some restrictions and responsibilities." pic.twitter.com/32q7KPEIV9

— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) December 6, 2019

Guy who owns an ostensible news organization says his journalists “just have to learn to live with” not being allowed to do actual journalism.

uh https://t.co/Wu8UDoaYTF

— ?'? ? ??????? ???? (@BecketAdams) December 6, 2019

Hahahahahahahaah https://t.co/oTHgmptysz

— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) December 6, 2019

Sounds about right.

Not a good answer, at all.

— AngelsWalk! (@LAWGermany) December 6, 2019

There is literally no way to reconcile this policy with journalistic integrity.

— Michael Shapiro (@mis2127) December 6, 2019

Mike Bloomberg thinks of the salaries he pays his journalists as hush money.

— Jack Shafer (@jackshafer) December 6, 2019

Bloomberg's effectively conceding that he's turning a legitimate news institution into an anti-Trump PAC. Shouldn't this be the moment that Money In Politics Fearmongerers call for Bloomberg to be regulated as such? https://t.co/7O0QKC2S3N

— Tiana Lowe (@TianaTheFirst) December 6, 2019

Nah. Its ok when they do it. https://t.co/86MHByTKoO

— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) December 6, 2019

But Orange Man Bad, so it's ok. https://t.co/v8JbrveOKv

— RBe (@RBPundit) December 6, 2019

Guess that’s how it works.