Profile picture
Matthew Gertz @MattGertz
, 16 tweets, 6 min read Read on Twitter
Fox & Friends on Trump trying to fire Mueller: "Well, the president says it's fake news, that happened last June, it's something we have to tell you about because it's a headline on the NY Times. What do you think about that? Do you even care?"
Incidentally, Pete Hegseth is in the Brian Kilmeade chair this morning for extra hackery.
As of 6:30 am, that one minute 13 second segment is Fox & Friends' entire coverage of Trump trying to fire Mueller. Here's what they're covering instead.
MSNBC: Trump ordered Mueller fired
CNN: Trump frustrated with Kelly
Fox: Single payer is bad!!!
Fox & Friends this morning:

73 seconds on Trump trying to fire Mueller.

20 seconds on this:
Doocy: Did President Trump really want to fire special counsel Robert Mueller? What he just told reporters you are going to want to hear. It's not in the papers.*

*Because he made the comment overnight.
Fox & Friends has now moved on to the "doesn't the president have the right to fire anyone he wants to" defense.
Hegseth: The president says it's fake news, and even if it's true he didn't fire Mueller so it isn't news.

Earhardt: He says it's fake news, let's move on to something you actually care about.
That monster.
I see we're still doing this.
Doocy to WH's Mercedes Schlapp: If Trump had actually fired Mueller it would be a big story, but he didn't do it!
Steve Doocy's "questions" to WH comms strategist Schlapp about the report that Trump tried to fire Mueller, in their entirety:
MSNBC: Trump ordered Mueller fired
CNN: Trump ordered Mueller fired
Fox: Kerry considering 2020 run
Just doing the news.
Here's my post on today's broadcast:
Missing some Tweet in this thread?
You can try to force a refresh.

Like this thread? Get email updates or save it to PDF!

Subscribe to Matthew Gertz
Profile picture

Get real-time email alerts when new unrolls are available from this author!

This content may be removed anytime!

Twitter may remove this content at anytime, convert it as a PDF, save and print for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video

1) Follow Thread Reader App on Twitter so you can easily mention us!

2) Go to a Twitter thread (series of Tweets by the same owner) and mention us with a keyword "unroll" @threadreaderapp unroll

You can practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @MattGertz see all

Profile picture
Two months ago, Sean Hannity joined Trump on stage during a rally and praised his administration.

On Tuesday, news broke that Hannity had been advising Trump on the shutdown.

Tonight Fox is letting Hannity interview Trump about it.

mediamatters.org/blog/2019/01/1…
Fox has abandoned even the pretense of functioning as a news outlet rather than a propaganda one. And that's so incredibly obvious now that it's barely mentioned.
How can Fox executives let this happen? Because they really don't care as long as the money keeps rolling in.
Read 5 tweets
Profile picture
When everyone is on board with the White House talking points.
Presidential adviser and Fox host Sean Hannity: "This is a national emergency, it's time to build the wall."
Presidential adviser and Fox host Lou Dobbs: "This president is leading the nation on a national emergency that only he can solve and has the political will. The American people, all they need is a strong leader. He's it."
Read 6 tweets
Profile picture
1. Trump’s Fox cabinet returned from vacation yesterday and urged him to “stay strong” on the shutdown. mm4a.org/4Qt
2. For the first 10 days, Trump had to watch the B-team cover his shutdown. But now Hannity, Dobbs, and company are back, and they are continuing to egg him on.
3. Trump's Fox cabinet has been a problem for a while. But we are now moving toward a dynamic where they possess real veto power over government actions.
Read 6 tweets

Related threads

Profile picture
Trump: Day 657
-Installs Loyalist 2 Oversee Probe
-Meeting w/ Putin on #VeteransDay
-W.H. Posts Doctored Acosta Video
-12 Killed in 307th Mass Shooting
-Denied by Courts From Ending DACA
-NoKo Cancels Meeting with Pompeo
-#ProtectMueller Rallies Nationwide
Add...
Day 762 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
Add...
Day 613 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.

The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
Read 71 tweets
Profile picture
🎃EpicFail🎃

📌Stone claims he was "in touch" with J-Ass b/4 the Podesta GRU hacked emails were released via Wikileaks

SCO Alerts FBI Of Scheme To Pay Women To Accuse Mueller Of Misconduct

MAGA Trolls' Efforts to Take Down Mueller Flame Out in Hilarious & Spectacular Fashion:
🎃EpicFail🎃

📌10/3/16: Stone Says He’s Been “Assured” Through An Assange Intermediary (“Back Channel Credico”) That “The Mother Lode Is Coming”

📌10/3/16: Roger Stone Promises That WikiLeaks Release Will “Roil The Waters” And “Change The Whole Complexion Of The Race”
🎃EpicFail3🎃

📌8/9/16: Roger Stone Confirms That He's In Comms With Wikileaks J-Ass.

📌@StateDept’s Global Engagement Center has obligated $40 million to support initiatives that counter disinfo spread by foreign countries abroad, including #Russia, #Iran, and #China.🤗
Read 84 tweets
Profile picture
We know Trump tried to fire #Mueller last summer, and we know the #NunesMemo is an excuse to fire #Rosenstein.

You might think there's nothing we can do if that happens. You would be wrong. THREAD 1 #TrumpIsNotAboveTheLaw #ProtectMueller #ProtectRosenstein #sundaymotivation
If you haven't already, sign up for text alerts for rapid response marches if Trump fires Rosenstein or Mueller. Several great organizations have coordinated to plan this. 2
act.moveon.org/event/mueller-…
If Trump fires Rosenstein or Mueller, rapid response marches are step one.

Step 2: pressure your MoCs and state AGs to pick up the investigation. Talking points here. 3 theloyalopposition.net/daily-ctas/dai…
Read 15 tweets
Profile picture
huge news of the day
fox news is now doing some sort of game show with Son Of Doocy
Tucker Carlson covers @nytimes story on Trump trying to fire Mueller for 21 seconds.
Read 9 tweets
Profile picture
Trump Hotels' website still lists Trump SoHo New York among its properties in the Our Hotels menu. Select its name though to access its page and there's a message about it being renamed

bit.ly/2EPCSy1
National politics correspondent for Newsweek, Nina Burleigh, with a fun find on a TV above the bar at the Trump Hotel DC bit.ly/2E37QRR
Two errors in the 2nd graf of Breitbart's Trump Hotel DC article:
-holdings aren't out of @realDonaldTrump's hands: trust isn't blind & he can profit from it
-Trump Org told Congress it was estimating foreign receipts—not auto donating in full
bit.ly/2CpL7z2
Read 1562 tweets

Trending hashtags

#Epsteins #Spiceman #Kavanaugh #Casablancas #tratovip #Trump #presidenttrump #Churkin #California #NeverForget #DeclassifyFISA #fakenews #Reagan #Virginia #Trumprally #bikersfortrump #DeStijl #KremlinAnnex #AmericaFirst #Epstein #Czechs #MendocinoComplexFires #potus #GerasimovDoctrine #Ukrainian

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just three indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member and get exclusive features!

Premium member ($3.00/month or $30.00/year)

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!