Rep. Adam Schiff
During the first day of public impeachment hearings, diplomats William Taylor and George Kent painted a chilling picture for the American people of how Ukraine was dependent on U.S. military aid to protect its citizens from Russia, and the evidence that led them to worry President Donald Trump was suspending that aid to extort them into helping him smear a domestic political rival.
But according to NBC News, the problem with the hearing was that it didn't have enough "pizzazz" for the American people to follow it:
Analysis: The first two witnesses called Wednesday testified to President Trump's scheme, but lacked the pizzazz ne… https://t.co/7ThPa1Fs9M— NBC News (@NBC News)1573704784.0
Commenters on social media furiously criticized NBC for this headline, which appeared to condescendingly imply that a major abuse-of-power scandal was too boring for their typical viewers:
@JamesFallows @NBCNews And what we really don’t need is journalists commenting on whether they thought it was excit… https://t.co/6105dyKdGG— Jennifer Rubin (@Jennifer Rubin)1573709737.0
@bitred @NBCNews remember how we got Trump?— Cheri Jacobus (@Cheri Jacobus)1573708743.0
@Mimirocah1 @NBCNews What’s wrong with them? Were they expecting a wardrobe malfunction?— Jennifer Taub (@Jennifer Taub)1573736186.0
@slack2thefuture @goldengateblond @NBCNews NBC BREAKING NEWS!! Were Democrats too sassy? We’ll ask Spice Girl, Mel B for her thoughts.— Duncan Jones (@Duncan Jones)1573709535.0
@goldengateblond @NBCNews I was thinking a little Fosse number would do the trick.— Robyn J Leader (@Robyn J Leader)1573709082.0
@NBCNews A shadow foreign policy channel led by Trump personal attorney Rudy Giuliani outside of Congressional OVER… https://t.co/OhfvPurxrs— trudy KAMALA gonzales 🇺🇲 (@trudy KAMALA gonzales 🇺🇲)1573710887.0
@NBCNews “LACKED THE PIZAZZ?? Is NBC kidding with that line? This isn’t Miss Universe or a teenage beauty pageant… https://t.co/WSDgk8N7RK— 35 days until EJECTION Day (@35 days until EJECTION Day)1573707082.0
