Daily Caller White House correspondent Regan Reese spoke with former White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Wednesday about his dissatisfaction with the Republican National Committee's (RNC) group's choice of debate hosts and asked what they thought. I explained in detail what I wanted.
Reese appeared on “The Sean Spicer Show” to discuss coverage of the RNC's recent primary debates, focusing on what he knows about lawmakers' reactions to choices made against the wishes of many Republicans. I guessed it. Moderator Sean Spicer asked Daily Caller reporters about members' opinions on the past four debates.
Mr Rees said his members were “disappointed” and “frustrated” and felt like he was the fifth person in the group. discussion A “gift” between former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was given to CNN after the RNC. announced The hosting of the debate will end in December 2023. (Related: CNN appears to have made a big mistake when announcing it would host a Republican debate)
“You know, they were very disappointed, and I think they were frustrated, but they immediately started getting on the phone and just talking about their grievances. They vented their grievances against FOX News and NBC. And now I'm watching this CNN debate,” Reese said.
“And once again, they feel as if the debate was given to CNN, where we're handing over candidates to a network that is openly hostile to the Republican Party.” And that's not it, that's not what Republican voters want,” Reese said. “This is a primary election. This is not a general election.”
After agreeing with Reese, Spicer turned the topic to the moderator of a CNN debate scheduled for Wednesday, calling for the following: CNN Jake Tapper will host as a “Democratic operative.” A former White House press secretary alleged that Tapper interfered in Pennsylvania's Republican elections and encouraged Republican candidates not to run. (Related: Vivek scorches CNN, claims he's omitting discussion about 'prank')
“Exactly. That's the point. This is a primary. It's meant to inform primary and caucus attendees, not an attempt to reach new voters at Univision. But… Let's talk about what's going to happen on stage tonight. Yes, it's Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis. But it's Jake Tapper and Dana Bash. Jake Tapper was a Democratic staffer on Capitol Hill,” Spicer said. he said.
“By the way, last cycle he was accused of interfering with Republican policy.” [candidate] I'm trying to run a guy by that name in Pennsylvania. [of] Sean Parnell,” Spicer said. “At least according to Sean Parnell, Jake Tapper called Sean and tried to convince him not to run against Conor Lamb. So Jake is a Democratic operative.”
Tapper faced backlash in 2020 after he was accused of lying about calling out Republican candidate Sean Parnell in his race against Democratic Rep. Conor Lamb for a U.S. House seat. according to On Fox News. The paper said Mr. Tapper suggested Mr. Parnell run in a safer Republican district, and a person not connected to the Republican candidate's campaign said that Mr. He has accused Tapper of participating in political activities.
Reese went on to say he believes DeSantis has a “perfect opportunity” to criticize left-wing media during Wednesday's debate, predicting CNN will be “openly hostile” to the candidate. He emphasized that he was doing so.
“You know, I think this is a great opportunity for Ron DeSantis. I think we saw him be very successful as governor of Florida. [dismantling] left-wing media.He really bought into them and that's where he grew up and we haven't really seen him do anything like that on the campaign trail,” Reese said.
“in fact, I think the one that really stood out in that regard was Vivek, who beat the WaPo reporters and NBC. So if DeSantis is firing on these candidates and being openly hostile, I think there's a real opportunity to bring it to CNN here. I think that’s what we’re hoping for,” Reese added.
The fifth debate between Republican primary candidates Haley and DeSantis was hosted by CNN in Iowa on Wednesday after the RNC decided not to hold a debate in 2024.