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Mar 25 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Nicolle Wallace has begun her segment about NBC's hiring of Ronna McDaniel. She aired clips of Chuck Todd & Morning Joe and then said: "I’m going to read to you an excerpt from Timothy Snyder’s ‘On Tyranny.’"
On Wallace's show, Timothy Snyder says: “What NBC has done of its own volition is bring into a very important conversation about our democracy…someone who tried to disassemble our democracy.”
Feb 3, 2022 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
CNN's DC newsroom confronted Jason Kilar, CEO of WarnerMedia, in a tense hour-long meeting last night over Jeff Zucker's resignation.
Jake Tapper asked about the notion that Chris Cuomo "blew the place up":
"How do we get past the perception that this is the bad guy winning?"
Kilar responded: "When it comes to perception, all I can offer you, Jake, is every minute of every day, we’ve got what’s on the screens behind you. I believe that’s what’s going to define us going forward far more than what’s happened today."
Oct 14, 2020 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
So why did NBC schedule Trump against Biden? Our latest reporting from inside the network: nyti.ms/3nOZYLz
NBC execs maintain this is all about parity: Trump's town hall is the same venue, format and, yep, time-slot as Biden's NBC town hall on Oct. 5.
Oct 12, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
New York Times, Wall Street Journal & Washington Post are among the major outlets that have declined to assign reporters to travel with Mr. Trump this week, saying they lack assurance that basic safety precautions are in place. nyti.ms/3iT3ktp
Reporters' concerns include the many flight attendants on Air Force One who do not wear face coverings. On Monday afternoon, Trump boarded AF1 – as reporters looked on from the cabin – without wearing a mask. nyti.ms/3iT3ktp
Jan 7, 2020 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Tucker Carlson is slamming Pompeo & other Trump officials who cite an imminent threat from Iran: "Seems like about 20 minutes ago, we were denouncing these people as the deep state...Now for some reason, we *do* trust them, implicitly and completely."
Tucker: "There's not much chance that war with Iran will make this country safer, or richer, or happier. If recent history is any guide, the opposite is likely to happen."
Mar 31, 2019 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
Jeanine Pirro is back on Fox News after a two-week suspension. Among her guests: Rudy Giuliani & Bernie Kerik.
Pirro did not refer to her suspension, instead diving into Mueller: "You've stood witness to the biggest scandal in American history, bar none: the attempted coup of the United States."
