Sen. Ben Sasse says GOP politicians focusing on cable news appearances are 'peddling crack' to appeal to the next 'angry octogenarian'

Republican senators rely too much on cable television, warned Ben Sasse.

The speech was part of the "A Time for Choosing" speaker series. The future of the Republican party was the focus of the series.

The Nebraska senator used the platform to criticize his party for appealing to a small group of elderly TV viewers.

"Politicians who spend their days shouting in Congress, so they can spend their nights shouting on cable, are peddling crack, mostly to the already addicted, but also with glittery hopes of finding a new angry elderly person out there," he said.

Less than 2% of the country watches cable on a daily basis.

2% is notrepresentative of the country. The average age of MSNBC viewers is68. The senator said CNN was essentially the same. The Insider couldn't confirm that percentage. The median age for both Fox and MSNBC viewers was in the sixties. According to the Washington Post, the CNN median age is 64.

26% of US adults rely on cable to get their daily news, compared to 36% who never use cable for news, according to a survey conducted by Statista.

Fox evening programming is more popular with older people. The generations that make up our entire future are not listening to any of the fan service media.

The senator objected to using social media to communicate with the public. The topic was brought up again at the event.

While speaking about the intersection between social media and politics, Sasse also called out members of both parties.

The majority of traffic on the social networking site is driven by a small group of people. The Republican claimed in his speech that politicians are trying to cater to a small group of people and that they are barelydistinguishable.

The media demagogues who enable and encourage them still daily go viral just by preaching to their little siloed choirs.

President Biden's chief of staff, Ron Klain, was taken aback by the jabs.

In his Reagan Library speech, Sasse said that Biden gave the White House's staff to far- left 20-somethings and a chief of staff who lives on social networking sites. That is Ron Klain's area of interest.

Sasse did not reply immediately. Insider asked for comment from Klain.