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Early in MSNBC’s Tuesday night coverage of the Republican National Convention (RNC), Hardball host Chris Matthews took a brief shot at MSNBC’s parent company Comcast buying them from General Electric (GE) five years ago and admitted the RNC attendees have been “incredibly friendly” but doubted Democrats will do the same at their convention to conservative media members.
Taking the pot shot at GE first, Matthews compared the buyout to how “there’s no overwhelming support” for Donald Trump among the Republican base as Trump’s candidacy has left them “shell-shocked.”