While walking through the halls of the Senate Thursday morning, Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., refused to comment on the upcoming impeachment trial to CNN reporter Manu Raju. Instead, McSally informed Raju he is a “liberal hack.”
“Senator McSally, should the Senate consider new evidence as part of the impeachment trail?” Raju asked.
“Manu, you’re a liberal hack, I’m not talking to you,” McSally said.
“You’re not going to comment about this?” Raju asked.
“You’re a liberal hack, buddy” McSally responded.
Raju’s response only affirmed McSally’s point that he is in fact a liberal hack. Raju claimed McSally “lashed out” at him.
Q: Senator McSally, should the Senate consider new evidence as part of the impeachment trial?
McSally: You’re a liberal hack I’m not talking to you
Manu- You’re not going to comment about this?
McSally: You're a liberal hack. pic.twitter.com/IW5pCfZ6Oa— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 16, 2020
“Sen. Martha McSally, a Republican facing a difficult election race, lashed out when I asked if she would consider new evidence as part of the Senate trial,” Raju tweeted.
Sen. Martha McSally, a Republican facing a difficult election race, lashed out when I asked if she would consider new evidence as part of the Senate trial. “You’re a liberal hack – I’m not talking to you. You’re a liberal hack.” She then walked into a hearing room.
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 16, 2020
New York Times’ Michael Barbaro defended Raju by calling McSally’s “attack,” “false” and “unwarranted.”
A verbal attack that is 1. False and 2. Unwarranted. Totally fair Q. https://t.co/BmNElqsVBF
— Michael Barbaro (@mikiebarb) January 16, 2020
McSally doubled down on her statement, tweeting her own video of the interaction and restating that Raju is a liberal hack. In the course of the exchange, McSally never raised her voice. She simply called out a CNN reporter for his obvious bias. She never “lashed out” or “attacked” Raju by any definition.
A) you are.
B) here’s the video. https://t.co/zVgk9pBhdf pic.twitter.com/cfFdotLjFK— Martha McSally (@MarthaMcSally) January 16, 2020
