Cavuto Defends 'Excellent' John King for 'Open Marriage' Question, Tells Gingrich to 'Save the Piety'

Fox Business host Neil Cavuto had strong words of praise for CNN journalist and debate moderator John King during his Friday broadcast. Cavuto, who acknowledged the former House Speaker political savvy and intellectual prowess, also pointed out that King is an "excellent journalist" who asked a "fair" question about the "elephant in the room." Gingrich, as far as Cavuto is concerned, did what any politician in the same circumstance would do -- which is to "swat away an embarrassing question."

Cavuto said:

“The reporter is an excellent journalist — Newt Gingrich is an excellent politician. The excellent politician swats away an embarrassing question by trying to embarrass the guy who asked it. That is to be expected. The excellent journalist nevertheless asked knowing full well a crowd and a big one will frown on him because he did ask it. That, too, is to be expected. That doesn’t make him bad for raising an issue that has become the elephant in the room...Fair is fair! Now, argue all you want, that the media is unfair to Republicans on this kind of issue but if memory serves me right, when this stuff happens for pure ratings, they love this kind of issue. Gingrich is free to swat it away and say he has made peace with god for past transgressions but save the piety.”

Watch the clip below, courtesy of Mediaite: