Veteran Journalist Says Ben Carson and Rand Paul Can’t Handle Tough Questions

Speaking with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, CNBC Chief Washington correspondent and New York Times political writer John Harwood criticized Presidential candidates Ben Carson and Rand Paul, calling them “prickly.”

Harwood started with a critique of Carson and then noted that Carson’s not the only chilly candidate:

“…he’s not the only one in this race who is prickly at questions. Rand Paul does not like being questioned in a skeptical way. Many people have experienced that, including me. I interviewed him…and he bristled at some of the questions…

If you’re going to play Major League Baseball in a Presidential campaign, you’ve gotta be able to stand in the box and watch the fastballs come.”

   -RW