Matthews: D.C. Is ‘Bound Up in Fear, Rage, and Unbalance’ by Trump’s ‘Shock and Awe’

Curtis Houck | January 31, 2017
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Hardball host Chris Matthews was on edge Tuesday night as he awaited President Trump’s Supreme Court pick, grimly staring into the camera with an apocalyptic warning that Trump “is, tonight, conducting a campaign of shock and awe against this country’s institutions” putting Washington “on defense.”

“Donald Trump is, tonight, conducting a campaign of shock and awe against this country’s institutions. He is on offense in capital city not used to being suddenly thrown on defense,” Matthews began in his opening diatribe.