Like many of his on-air colleagues, Fox Business host Stuart Varney has long been a loyal supporter of President Donald Trump, which is why his relatively challenging interview with the commander in chief came off as not only a surprise in today's hyper-partisan political media landscape but also a breath of fresh air.

In many ways, the latest Trump Interview Power Hour was a replay of the same "hits" one hears during his rallies or other long-form interviews on his favorite cable news outlet. But in the same way that classic rock stations grow tiresome — how many times can you listen to Hotel California —Trump's go-to hits have become annoying earworms. Even to this Fox Business host.

Varney defended Fox News Sunday anchor Chris Wallace, and his performance at the first presidential debate against nasty criticism from Trump, telling the president he “didn’t make his job any easier.”

Varney also pushed Trump on the stalled second stimulus bill, noting that the market was still down 250 points and dropped upon hearing that the president wanted more dollars for a stimulus deal, which he had previously announced would be delayed until after the election.

Then there was Varney's wincing as Trump derided Joe Biden for being "mentally shot" -- to which Varney politely pushed back with "you know there''s a lot of people Mr. President that don't like it when you say that kind of thing," unable to hide his apparent exasperation with the attack.

The bar for tough Trump interviews on Fox News and Fox Business is low, but Stewart Varney gave Trump the toughest interview on a Murdoch-owned network in quite some time. That's why he's Mediaite's Winner of the Day.

Have you heard about Twitter and Facebook censoring the New York Post story on Hunter Biden's allegedly unclaimed laptop containing controversial emails just three weeks before a hotly contested election? Emails that came to the Post from Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, who has been on a unseemly mission to dig up dirt on his client's political rival? Of course, you have.

These are just a few reasons why many reputable news organizations have shied away from reporting on this story, or at least keeping their powder dry, until more reliable sourcing on the emails is revealed.

But social media platforms are not encumbered by any sense of journalistic standards. And in what can best be described as a ham-fisted way manage the spread of this story, Twitter made the curious decision to not just block the sharing of it, but also suspend accounts that did so.

Twitter’s crackdown — which included people sharing links to the report publicly and in DMs, and apparently led to some accounts like the Post’s and Kayleigh McEnany’s being locked — received intense criticism from many media figures, including those skeptical of the report.

Twitter founder and CEO Jack Dorsey made a bold but ultimately feeble attempt to clean up the story, admitting that the platform he manages handled it poorly. Dorsey said in a tweet, “Our communication around our actions on the @nypost article was not great. And blocking URL sharing via tweet or DM with zero context as to why we’re blocking: unacceptable.” 

Not only was the move a bad look, it now also has consequences: The Senate Judiciary Committee now plans to subpoena Jack Dorsey to testify over the controversy.