How bad does a Republican senator have to screw up to draw an on-air condemnation from Fox News’ Tucker Carlson? The target of Carlson’s ire is Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), the subject of twin exposes by ProPublica and NPR. Burr has defended his actions and called on the Senate Ethics Committee to look at his stock trades. Still, it may not be fair to single out Burr; many Republicans were giving the public bad advice on coronavirus until recently because they mindlessly parroted President Trump. Lawmakers at all levels of government should not own shares of individual companies’ stock or invest in industry-specific funds.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 20, 2020 18:33 UTC