Dave Jamieson

Andy Puzder didn’t work out as President Donald Trump’s labor secretary, but the fast-food executive would fit in well on the president’s communications team. Puzder argued that his nomination was sunk in large part by biased journalists, who he said carried out a “fake news tsunami” against him.

He applauded Trump in his ongoing feud with the press. “When you’ve got The New York Times, The Washington Post, Politico, The Huffington Post and all the major news networks on [the left’s] side, it’s very, very difficult to get your message out there,” Puzder said. “I think that’s one of the reasons President Trump is so aggressively taking on the media and pointing out what they’re doing, and I think he should.” “I think it’s horrific the way they’re treating this president,” he added.