'Face The Nation' the Only Sunday Show to Mention Dems' Puerto Rico Bash in Midst of Shutdown

Ryan Foley | January 14, 2019
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A group of Democrats have gathered in Puerto Rico to meet with lobbyists and attend a production of the Broadway production Hamilton.  However, by watching TV on Sunday, most Americans probably would have no idea.  Of the five Sunday talk shows, only Face The Nation bothered to cover the Democrats' convocation in Puerto Rico; which takes place in the midst of a partial government shutdown.  Host Margaret Brennan probably would not have brought it up at all if not for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who appeared as a guest on her show.  During the panel discussion, Brennan asked panelist Seung Min Kim to clarify what McCarthy meant when he said "I'm not in Puerto Rico, I'm here in Washington."  Kim pointed out that "so there is a contingent of Congressional Democrats who are on an event in Puerto Rico right now for a Super PAC."  She also admitted that "the optics are not great" but Brennan later made sure to highlight that Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who spent Christmas Vacation in Hawaii while President Trump remained at the White House waiting for a deal, did not attend the Puerto Rico bash. 

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