People are comparing Ambassador Bill Taylor's voice to Walter Cronkite's as he testifies in the Trump impeachment hearing
- The top US diplomat in Ukraine, Bill Taylor, testified alongside Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent, as part of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Wednesday.
- Taylor, who is a key witness in the impeachment inquiry, was praised for his clear testimony online.
- But social media users also noticed one of Taylor's great assets - his incredible voice.
- People compared Taylor's voice to legendary broadcaster Walter Cronkite, and said he could find work in radio or audio book narrating.
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The top US diplomat in Ukraine, Bill Taylor, testified as part of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Wednesday, and viewers noticed that the ambassador has an incredible voice.
Taylor testified alongside Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent, at the hearing on Wednesday.
In his opening statement to House investigators, Taylor said Trump was holding back military aid from Ukraine unless the country agreed to investigate a company linked to Joe Biden's family, and directly confirmed a quid pro quo that has become the center of the impeachment probe.
He was praised on social media for giving clear and concise testimony, and while people discussed what Taylor said in his statements, they also were impressed with how he said it.
Many compared Taylor's voice to legendary broadcaster Walter Cronkite, suggested he could work in the voice-over industry, and simply said he had the "voice of a diplomat."
So many people were comparing his voice to Cronkite that the late broadcaster was trending on Twitter.
Here are some of the great tweets about Taylor's voice:
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