Howard Kurtz Blasts AOC Push for Congress to ‘Rein In’ Media

PERINO So it seems ░░░░░░░░ Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez ░░░░░░░░ her fellow progressives have ░░░░░░░░ new goal silence the ░░░░░░░░ The Squad member says ░░░░░░░░ might form a commission ░░░░░░░░ rein in the media ░░░░░░░░ starts Ocasio Cortez There ░░░░░░░░ absolutely a commission that ░░░░░░░░ being discussed Several members ░░░░░░░░ Congress in some of ░░░░░░░░ discussions have brought up ░░░░░░░░ literacy because that is ░░░░░░░░ part of what happened ░░░░░░░░ We re going to ░░░░░░░░ to figure out how ░░░░░░░░ rein in our media ░░░░░░░░ so that you can ░░░░░░░░ just spew disinformation and ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends PERINO Let ░░░░░░░░ bring in Howie Kurtz ░░░░░░░░ Howie one thing occurs ░░░░░░░░ me You know about ░░░░░░░░ percent of people get ░░░░░░░░ news from social media ░░░░░░░░ you get that from ░░░░░░░░ sorts of different ways ░░░░░░░░ s unclear to me ░░░░░░░░ she s talking what ░░░░░░░░ she is talking about ░░░░░░░░ it s never a ░░░░░░░░ idea for the government ░░░░░░░░ talk about reining in ░░░░░░░░ media KURTZ Yeah I ░░░░░░░░ t like to hear ░░░░░░░░ politician use that kind ░░░░░░░░ language that is not ░░░░░░░░ role for government There ░░░░░░░░ a reason the press ░░░░░░░░ covered by the very ░░░░░░░░ Amendment Now it s ░░░░░░░░ for a member of ░░░░░░░░ to blast the media ░░░░░░░░ Trump has been known ░░░░░░░░ do that now and ░░░░░░░░ But I don t ░░░░░░░░ some federal commission deciding ░░░░░░░░ is false Now there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of false ░░░░░░░░ floating around right now ░░░░░░░░ in the wake of ░░░░░░░░ insurrection and impeachment but ░░░░░░░░ way to counter that ░░░░░░░░ with reporting that documents ░░░░░░░░ facts And so I ░░░░░░░░ anything else would be ░░░░░░░░ dangerous or difficult road ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats to pursue ░░░░░░░░ Isn t it interesting ░░░░░░░░ that I do think ░░░░░░░░ s true that many ░░░░░░░░ leaning people liberals especially ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton they think ░░░░░░░░ they get a raw ░░░░░░░░ from the press and ░░░░░░░░ conservatives think that the ░░░░░░░░ is biased against them ░░░░░░░░ well but it s ░░░░░░░░ to me that they ░░░░░░░░ have that perspective KURTZ ░░░░░░░░ I mean Bill Clinton ░░░░░░░░ to rail against the ░░░░░░░░ wing knee jerk press ░░░░░░░░ so nobody likes being ░░░░░░░░ especially when you occupy ░░░░░░░░ White House and you ░░░░░░░░ focus of so much ░░░░░░░░ Let s keep in ░░░░░░░░ on Alexandria Ocasio Cortez ░░░░░░░░ s no legislation being ░░░░░░░░ up here she s ░░░░░░░░ about discussions and for ░░░░░░░░ her social media fame ░░░░░░░░ s still a backbencher ░░░░░░░░ let s also remember ░░░░░░░░ that passions are running ░░░░░░░░ On that same Instagram ░░░░░░░░ that you just showed ░░░░░░░░ talked about how she ░░░░░░░░ she was going to ░░░░░░░░ during the Capitol siege ░░░░░░░░ she had a very ░░░░░░░░ call So I m ░░░░░░░░ to cut her some ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ s necessarily thought through ░░░░░░░░ the implications that are ░░░░░░░░ suggested here PERINO Yeah ░░░░░░░░ know and I do ░░░░░░░░ that when you talk ░░░░░░░░ social media versus traditional ░░░░░░░░ look it s all ░░░░░░░░ of melded together We ░░░░░░░░ seen what s happened ░░░░░░░░ Big Tech but she ░░░░░░░░ something about media literacy ░░░░░░░░ I think you know ░░░░░░░░ is something to that ░░░░░░░░ it comes to not ░░░░░░░░ media literacy but even ░░░░░░░░ education across the country ░░░░░░░░ I m all for ░░░░░░░░ learning more about to ░░░░░░░░ sophisticated media consumers to ░░░░░░░░ fact from opinion even ░░░░░░░░ the same news organization ░░░░░░░░ you led off the ░░░░░░░░ talking about Snapchat joining ░░░░░░░░ and permanently banning President ░░░░░░░░ The reason Congress can ░░░░░░░░ does look into misinformation ░░░░░░░░ in places like Twitter ░░░░░░░░ Facebook is because they ░░░░░░░░ that legal immunity that ░░░░░░░░ discussed that President Trump ░░░░░░░░ others wanted to strip ░░░░░░░░ there is a role ░░░░░░░░ government there When it ░░░░░░░░ to what the mainstream ░░░░░░░░ do and of course ░░░░░░░░ have been subjected to ░░░░░░░░ of criticism about bias ░░░░░░░░ hype and sensationalism and ░░░░░░░░ spreading allegations that may ░░░░░░░░ be fully verified I ░░░░░░░░ all for the criticism ░░░░░░░░ think we should criticize ░░░░░░░░ but I don t ░░░░░░░░ a role for government ░░░░░░░░ I hope that the ░░░░░░░░ when they are running ░░░░░░░░ government are wise enough ░░░░░░░░ know that even though ░░░░░░░░ stings they don t ░░░░░░░░ being criticized it s ░░░░░░░░ human nature government regulation ░░░░░░░░ not the answer PERINO ░░░░░░░░ of the press it ░░░░░░░░ in the First Amendment ░░░░░░░░ s in the first ░░░░░░░░ a reason Thank you ░░░░░░░░ KURTZ Great to see ░░░░░░░░