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Isobel van Hagen
Sep 16, 2020
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People are furious after CNBC’s Mad Money host Jim Cramer seemed to echo President Donald Trump on Tuesday when he referred to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as “Crazy Nancy”... to her face, on live TV.
Discussing the next round of coronavirus relief measures, Cramer said: “What deal can we have, Crazy Nancy?”
@ericawerner Here's the clip: https://t.co/4k2Cw5WL0d— The Recount (@The Recount) 1600183662
Immediately after he tried to clarify: “I'm sorry, that was the president. I have such reverence for the office, I would never use that term.”
The house speaker tensely laughed and told Cramer: “But you just did, but you just did,” but she then said that she knew what the host meant with the remark.
Even so, the backlash was immediate.
1) @jimcramer would never say this to a man 2) @SpeakerPelosi slays Cramer’s chauvinism with her dignity. https://t.co/ABkVfliiW8— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@Rep. Eric Swalwell) 1600185356
“I have long argued that CNBC is as corrosive to our society as Fox, and here is Jim Cramer calling the Speaker of the House “Crazy Nancy” to her face,” Caitlin Legacki said on Twitter.
Trump has decimated civility and dragged all of us down with him. Example: CNBC's awful Jim Cramer calls Speaker Pe… https://t.co/IV8AeiGXOH— Tony Schwartz (@Tony Schwartz) 1600184693
Others even called for his resignation, saying his comments were ‘misogynistic’, ‘demeaning’, and ‘disrespectful’.
@TimOBrien Call the CNBC offices (201) 735-2622 they should fire @jimcramer -- she was GUEST on his show. The S… https://t.co/22805uoVPN— Jack Hutton 🇺🇸 (@Jack Hutton 🇺🇸) 1600184416
Shaunna Thomas, co-founder and executive director of the group UltraViolet said Cramer’s “patronising and condescending bile” has serious consequences for the country and women who choose to run for political office.
“It’s time that CNBC takes steps to remove toxic misogyny from its airwaves, and that starts by firing Jim Cramer,” Thomas said.
I think there is too much deference to people in power when it comes to how they interview politicians, but Jim Cra… https://t.co/zsQHT3PK5d— Erick Fernandez (@Erick Fernandez) 1600184094
Nancy pelosi is the most powerful woman in the United States and mediocre shits like Jim Cramer still cannot show r… https://t.co/Wan7oNDmkK— Monjula Ray (@Monjula Ray) 1600184758
"Crazy Nancy" is one of the nicknames Trump has taken to giving to his opponents – many of them women – to insult them.
Cramer did eventually fully apologise saying, “I made a very stupid comment,” later on Mad Money.
“It was a tongue-in-cheek attempt to make a point about the harsh tone about the negotiations in Washington but it fell completely flat and I apologise for that.”
Even so, it is clear Trump’s harmful rhetoric and name-calling has fully, unfortunately, become the norm.
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