CNN Goes Metaphor-Mad Over Trump: ‘Kidnapper and Hero, Arsonist Placing out Hearth’

CNN went completely metaphor-mad on Monday morning in its trashing of President Trump’s dealing with of the Covid-relief package deal. In the course of the six-am hour of New Day, Toluse Olorunnipa of the Washington Submit kicked off the metaphor-palooza by describing “a hostage negotiation, the place President Trump needs to be each the kidnapper, and the hero who is available in to avoid wasting the hostage.”

Co-host Alisyn Camerota liked that: “such an excellent level: the arsonist placing out the fireplace.”

It went from there, together with Camerota gloatingly quoting from the New York Submit front-page editorial by which the paper referred to as on Trump to surrender on the “cheering for an undemocratic coup” and concentrate on his presidential duties: “You can be remembered as the anarchist holding the match . . . the King Lear of Mar-a-Lago.”

Margaret Talev of Axios additionally obtained into the metaphorical act, talking of Republicans “exhibiting their playing cards,” and everybody being conscious of “the elephant within the room.”

Substitute co-host Jim Sciutto, to not be omitted, spoke of “guns-and-butter” points, and “pie-in-the-sky.”

A great time was had by all, with the squadron of similes despatched off to wage conflict in opposition to the president.

CNN’s metaphor monstrosity was sponsored partially by Chewy, Clear Choice, Casper and Loan Depot.

Here is the transcript.

CNN
New Day
12/28/20
6:16 am ET

TOLUSE OLORUNNIPA: That is form of like a hostage negotiation, the place President Trump is each the kidnapper, and he needs to be the hero who is available in and saves the hostage on the finish.

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ALISYN CAMEROTA: It is such an excellent level. I imply, it is the arsonist placing out the fireplace . . . Captain Chaos is mainly at it once more.

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MARGARET TALEV: The Republicans at this level are mainly exhibiting their playing cards.

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JIM SCIUTTO: It is a guns-and-butter situation.

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SCIUTTO: How a lot in lock-step the Submit has been with this president.

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OLORUNNIPA: The president is throwing a tantrum as a result of he misplaced the election.

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CAMEROTA: That will probably be how you may be remembered: not as a revolutionary, however as the anarchist holding the match . . . The King Lear of Mar-a-Lago.

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TALEV: This elephant within the room that everyone knows is on the market, which is that there are 20-some days till the inauguration.

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SCIUTTO: Given the final 4 years, that appears like some pie-in-the-sky hope.