Marc Lamont Hill on Trump’s Media Criticism: ‘Proto-Fascist Moment in History’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Trump rallies ░░░░░░░░ very predictable They re ░░░░░░░░ to go very long ░░░░░░░░ re going to be ░░░░░░░░ off the cuff He ░░░░░░░░ going to lash out ░░░░░░░░ anyone who has offered ░░░░░░░░ critique of him Whether ░░░░░░░░ s the judicial Branch ░░░░░░░░ media outlets or supporters ░░░░░░░░ ll continue to double ░░░░░░░░ on claims that have ░░░░░░░░ disproven That s a ░░░░░░░░ Trump rely An articulation ░░░░░░░░ the base that he ░░░░░░░░ the same guy that ░░░░░░░░ one can change him ░░░░░░░░ fact that he won ░░░░░░░░ presidency under this strategy ░░░░░░░░ only emboldened him It ░░░░░░░░ clearly worked for him ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ dangerous thing I think ░░░░░░░░ is partly not part ░░░░░░░░ not liking the media ░░░░░░░░ I have been I ░░░░░░░░ it is about him ░░░░░░░░ threatened by the media ░░░░░░░░ wants to advance a ░░░░░░░░ But he can t ░░░░░░░░ that if a judge ░░░░░░░░ it s not legal ░░░░░░░░ s feeling that these ░░░░░░░░ sources are stopping him ░░░░░░░░ Trump s world view ░░░░░░░░ that he s right ░░░░░░░░ the time if someone ░░░░░░░░ him challenges him or ░░░░░░░░ anything he s trying ░░░░░░░░ do there s something ░░░░░░░░ with them They re ░░░░░░░░ wrong kind of person ░░░░░░░░ me it s not ░░░░░░░░ about an individual person ░░░░░░░░ an axe to grind ░░░░░░░░ the media It s ░░░░░░░░ very irresponsible ultimately dangerous ░░░░░░░░ in history Almost a ░░░░░░░░ fascist moment in history ░░░░░░░░ he is laying seed ░░░░░░░░ in the mind of ░░░░░░░░ that the media is ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ s a wild critique ░░░░░░░░ say there are parts ░░░░░░░░ Fox News that are ░░░░░░░░ of the Republican Party ░░░░░░░░ s a difference between ░░░░░░░░ a particular journalist or ░░░░░░░░ and saying that media ░░░░░░░░ such doesn t work ░░░░░░░░ what Donald Trump has ░░░░░░░░ He s saying don ░░░░░░░░ trust the facts don ░░░░░░░░ trust the media just ░░░░░░░░ me There s nothing ░░░░░░░░ than that.”