Rudy Giuliani’s Sunday show appearance was a total disaster

8/20/18
 
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from CNN,
8/20/18:

The goal of politicians appearing on Sunday shows is simple: Set the agenda for the week ahead.

Rudy Giuliani achieved that — and then some — in an appearance on “Meet the Press” on Sunday. But the agenda he set was an absolute disaster for the Trump White House. Watching it was the equivalent of watching someone slip on a banana peel on the street — it’s hilarious and sad all at once. You feel bad for laughing but you find yourself laughing anyway. (And then you realize you may just be crying).

Let’s start with Giuliani’s seeming attempt to rebut the idea of truth. Here’s the back and forth with “MTP” host Chuck Todd — begun when Todd asks Giuliani why President Donald Trump couldn’t simply sit down with special counsel Robert Mueller and tell the full truth:

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