Morning Slap: Rep. Quayle Insults Politico, Reporters Fire Back at Freshman Congressman
There was a collective gasp amongst Politico reporters at last night’s Radio & TV Correspondents’ Association Congressional Dinner last night as freshman Rep. Ben Quayle took to the stage and skewered them.
While they laughed about it at the after party, the chuckles weren’t without irritation. “He sucked,” said one Politico reporter on condition of anonymity.
Quayle, a Republican from Arizona, had sharp words for Politico: He called the publication simply the “worst” media outlet in history.
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