{"id":62763,"date":"2018-01-29T14:15:28","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T19:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/john-simpson-calls-out-piers-morgans-spineless-donald-trump-interview\/"},"modified":"2018-01-29T14:15:28","modified_gmt":"2018-01-29T19:15:28","slug":"john-simpson-calls-out-piers-morgans-spineless-donald-trump-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/john-simpson-calls-out-piers-morgans-spineless-donald-trump-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"John Simpson Calls Out Piers Morgan’s ‘Spineless’ Donald Trump Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"

John Simpson Calls Out Piers Morgan’s ‘Spineless’ Donald Trump Interview<\/b>
\nOne of the UK\u2019s most respected foreign correspondents has hit out at Piers Morgan\u2019s interview with Donald Trump, labelling the interrogation of the US President as \u201cspineless\u201d.<\/p>\n

John Simpson, the BBC\u2019s World Affairs Editor, suggested Trump was allowed to spout \u201cself-evident tosh\u201d, and signalled the head-to-head was \u201cjust showbiz\u201d rather than a political interview.<\/p>\n

But Good Morning Britain host Morgan, who has suggested fellow journalists are jealous of his exclusive, hit back – calling Simpson an \u201cold prune\u201d who has gloried in his own scoops.<\/p>\n

In a wide-ranging interview, which Morgan attempted to frame as the modern equivalent of David Frost\u2019s grilling of Richard Nixon,\u00a0Trump\u00a0appeared to offer an apology for his re-tweeting Britain First, suggested he tweets from his bed,\u00a0and made clear he is not a feminist.<\/p>\n

The US President also hinted he would do a better job of Brexit negotiations than Theresa May.<\/p>\n

In real-time, the interview broadcast on ITV on Sunday night divided opinion<\/p>\n

I’d rather douche with a hedgehog than listen to another second of this circle-wank<\/a> #TrumpMorgan
\nWhile former \u2018Bake Off\u2019 presenter Sue Perkins was less than impressed, ex-Tory chancellor-turned newspaper editor George Osborne offered his seal of approval.\u00a0
\nBut Simpson, who has held his post at the Beeb since 1988, took a very different view as a social media row fermented.<\/p>\n

He tweeted: \u201cThe art of the political interview, Piers, is to push your interviewee hard – not let them spout self-evident tosh. That\u2019s just showbiz.\u201d<\/p>\n

The art of the political interview, Piers, is to push your interviewee hard – not let them spout self-evident tosh. That’s just showbiz.
\nThe BBC led on revelations from my interview all Friday morning, and Andrew Marr said yesterday it had made real news. So it would appear you\u2019re the one spouting tosh, you pompous old prune. t.co\/iv2FjcKVml<\/a><\/p>\n

January 29, 2018
\nPompous, probably. Old, undeniably. Prune, quite possibly. But I don\u2019t enjoy watching spineless political interviews.
\nYou once claimed live<\/a> on air that the BBC (you!) had liberated Kabul, you egotistical charlatan. So please spare me the journalism lectures. t.co\/CXfN5Q7KHy<\/a><\/p>\n

January 29, 2018
\nPoor old Piers – sounds like you need more than a journalism lecture. t.co\/9Ax5Wl1j0f<\/a>
\nThe much-trumpeted interview was watched by 3 million viewers –\u00a01 million more than the average audience for ITV at 10pm.<\/p>\n

But it still drew in fewer viewers than the 3.9 million who watched the BBC News at Ten on BBC One.
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\nwww.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/entry\/piers-morgan-john-simpson-donald-trump_uk_5a6f57eee4b01fbbefb48e55<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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