Politico says Dems we’re “livid,” but quotes critics saying the comment was “not helpful” and not language I would use,” and saying “people should cool their jets.” “Livid” is a laughable overstatement.
No congressional Dem is going to praise that quote, but I’m not seeing anyone willing to criticize it in any but the most anodyne terms. If you’re going to do a reaction piece, that’s your story: “Dems shrug off Tlaib’s remarks.”
In addition to not being a lie, a “Dems to Tlaib: ‘Meh’” piece has the virtue of being at least vaguely counterintuitive.
Three years ago, a frosh Dem MOC who said that about Trump *would* have been criticized by her colleagues. Today, they’re not doing that. If you must write a story on this, write that one.
Also: If congressional Dems are mad at Tlaib, but unwilling to say so on the record, print THAT story. That would also be interesting. (No evidence in the piece that that's the case, though.)
