“Charlie Sykes has attacked my organization and me personally for 10 years and has explicitly refused repeated requests to have us on the air to respond,” Ross says. “And he has stoked a climate in which fake news thrives by questioning the veracity and motives of the press on a daily basis.”. Charlie Sykes is a founder and editor-at-large of The Bulwark. Articles by Charles Sykes September 15, 2020 10:04 am All The President’s Nuts.
MSNBC contributor Charlie Sykes brought the house down when he casually referred to Sen. Lindsey Graham as President Donald Trump’s “fluffer” — a term with humiliating pornographic connotations.
Sykes made the remark on Friday night’s edition of The ReidOut while recounting Graham’s encounter with an angry pro-Trump mob at an airport, and the crack prompted fellow contributor Dr. Jason Johnson to exclaim “Jesus!” and convulse with laughter.
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But the hilarity didn’t stop in the studio, as Twitter users went nuts for Sykes’ comment, and many wondered if Sykes really knew what he was saying. Former SNL-er and whip-smart cable news critic Leslie Jones and many others immortalized the moment.
Joy’s guests Are going H.A.M! The audiobook bay torrents. pic.twitter.com/IWzHJ8qcrs
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) January 9, 2021
Did @SykesCharlie just call @LindseyGrahamSC#DonaldTrump’s #Fluffer?!
Did that just happen on the @thereidout?
Two things:
1) The wheels are off
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2) NoLiesDetecTed.
— yvette nicole brown (@YNB) January 9, 2021
NOT HIS FLUFFER
— Tinu aka Empress of Hoedom, Thirst of my Line, (@Tinu) January 9, 2021
“LindseyGraham is Donald Trump’s fluffer.” pic.twitter.com/DYZRO8SaVv
— Nancy Lee Grahn (@NancyLeeGrahn) January 9, 2021
Okay everybody.
This is me at my most vulnerable, and I’m not going to hold back, and I’m just going to let it out and disclose this information for you all to judge for yourself.
I JUST learned what a fluffer is.
Who Is Charlie Sykes
— Stephen the KHive Kaveman (@stephen_hunley) January 9, 2021
Ohmygod was anyone just watching what I just saw on MSNBC?
Ohmygod
— mike freeman (@mikefreemanNFL) January 9, 2021
Charlie Sykes called Lindsey Graham a fluffer???
— Elizabeth Vargas (@EVargasTV) January 9, 2021
So – Charlie Sykes called Lindsey Graham “Donald Trump’s FLUFFER for the last four years.”
Peep Jason Johnson’s reaction…pic.twitter.com/L84ynunY0M
— Rex Chapman (@RexChapman) January 9, 2021
Charlie Sykes just called Lindsey Graham Trump’s fluffer for the last 4 years #TheReidOutpic.twitter.com/KmrChHX8ag
— BlackWomenViews Media (@blackwomenviews) January 9, 2021
Charlie Sykes just called Lindsay Graham “Donald Trump’s fluffer” on MSNBC and I’m dying.
— Geek Girl Diva (@geekgirldiva) January 9, 2021
It’s probably wise to note that shaming sex workers is frowned upon by many, and “fluffing” — a task that involves assisting a porn actor in maintaining his camera readiness, let’s say — is a profession that can be performed honorably.
Watch the clip above via MSNBC.
The post Charlie Sykes Sends Twitter Into Fits By Calling Lindsey Graham By a Pornographic Epithet: Trump's 'Fluffer' first appeared on Mediaite.
According to Urban Dictionary,
..which I guess suits Lindsey Graham's role as well as any other during the Trump years. A facilitator.
Jason Johnson about busted a gut convulsing in laughter at that one.
Source: Mediaite
MSNBC contributor Charlie Sykes brought the house down when he casually referred to Sen. Lindsey Graham as President Donald Trump’s “fluffer” — a term with humiliating pornographic connotations.
Sykes made the remark on Friday night’s edition of The ReidOut while recounting Graham’s encounter with an angry pro-Trump mob at an airport, and the crack prompted fellow contributor Dr. Jason Johnson to exclaim “Jesus!” and convulse with laughter.
So - Charlie Sykes called Lindsey Graham “Donald Trump's FLUFFER for the last four years.”
Peep Jason Johnson’s reaction..pic.twitter.com/L84ynunY0M
— Rex Chapman?? (@RexChapman) January 9, 2021
Sykes also got some 'mad respect' thrown his way by Leslie Jones. An nahw al wadih pdf to word.
Charlie Sykes Today
Joy’s guests Are going H.A.M! pic.twitter.com/IWzHJ8qcrs
Charlie Sykes Dog
— Leslie Jones 🦋 (@Lesdoggg) January 9, 2021