Joe Concha: The Lincoln Project ‘Is Now Dead’

HEMMER I want to ░░░░░░░░ in Joe Concha right ░░░░░░░░ Fox News contributor and ░░░░░░░░ columnist for The Hill ░░░░░░░░ good morning to you ░░░░░░░░ piece in The Hill ░░░░░░░░ very interesting Here s ░░░░░░░░ piece of it The ░░░░░░░░ death of the media ░░░░░░░░ known as The Lincoln ░░░░░░░░ You write In 17 ░░░░░░░░ appearances after the story ░░░░░░░░ on Axios the allegations ░░░░░░░░ Weaver never came up ░░░░░░░░ in interviews with the ░░░░░░░░ founders including Steve Schmidt ░░░░░░░░ Wilson and George Conway ░░░░░░░░ us that for a ░░░░░░░░ Joe CONCHA Yeah you ░░░░░░░░ t find bigger media ░░░░░░░░ in 2020 It was ░░░░░░░░ if Michael Avenatti had ░░░░░░░░ himself and then what ░░░░░░░░ out were multiple Avenattis ░░░░░░░░ Steve Schmidt or George ░░░░░░░░ or Rick Wilson right ░░░░░░░░ we re talking about ░░░░░░░░ of appearances in aggregate ░░░░░░░░ CNN MSNBC they even ░░░░░░░░ a glowing profile on ░░░░░░░░ Minutes That interview you ░░░░░░░░ showed with Steve Schmidt ░░░░░░░░ Maher didn t ask ░░░░░░░░ about the allegations either ░░░░░░░░ asked him about the ░░░░░░░░ that s great but ░░░░░░░░ about the allegations against ░░░░░░░░ And look the reason ░░░░░░░░ these guys are booked ░░░░░░░░ much is for not ░░░░░░░░ the anti Tump sound ░░░░░░░░ but the vicious anti ░░░░░░░░ sound bite that goes ░░░░░░░░ And the funny thing ░░░░░░░░ whenever they are introduced ░░░░░░░░ the way they re ░░░░░░░░ they re called principled ░░░░░░░░ Forget the fact that ░░░░░░░░ Lincoln Project endorsed Democrat ░░░░░░░░ Democrat after Democrat But ░░░░░░░░ key part here in ░░░░░░░░ s report was excellent ░░░░░░░░ that here you have ░░░░░░░░ June the group was ░░░░░░░░ about Weaver about these ░░░░░░░░ text messages and messages ░░░░░░░░ young boys promising sex ░░░░░░░░ jobs and they did ░░░░░░░░ because the money was ░░░░░░░░ good coming in They ░░░░░░░░ 90 million yet 50 ░░░░░░░░ goes to firms controlled ░░░░░░░░ the group s leaders ░░░░░░░░ dog don t hunt ░░░░░░░░ And on the principled ░░░░░░░░ side on The Lincoln ░░░░░░░░ there s lots of ░░░░░░░░ You know Susan Collins ░░░░░░░░ senator from Maine she ░░░░░░░░ targeted by The Lincoln ░░░░░░░░ they wanted to take ░░░░░░░░ down She ended up ░░░░░░░░ that race quite handily ░░░░░░░░ Meghan McCain also got ░░░░░░░░ on this she tweeted ░░░░░░░░ John Weaver and Steve ░░░░░░░░ were so despised by ░░░░░░░░ dad he made it ░░░░░░░░ point to ban them ░░░░░░░░ his funeral Since 2008 ░░░░░░░░ McCain would have spit ░░░░░░░░ them if they were ░░░░░░░░ fire So obviously there ░░░░░░░░ a lot happening here ░░░░░░░░ I wonder when 60 ░░░░░░░░ did that profile Joe ░░░░░░░░ lot of this stuff ░░░░░░░░ been out there for ░░░░░░░░ while I mean there ░░░░░░░░ internal communication as we ░░░░░░░░ now seen and we ░░░░░░░░ probably see a lot ░░░░░░░░ of it CONCHA Yeah ░░░░░░░░ s 60 Minutes right ░░░░░░░░ s their bread and ░░░░░░░░ Instead of putting on ░░░░░░░░ Steve Schmidts and the ░░░░░░░░ Wilsons of the world ░░░░░░░░ talking about how great ░░░░░░░░ group is maybe you ░░░░░░░░ want to investigate exactly ░░░░░░░░ was going on there ░░░░░░░░ thankfully Axios New York ░░░░░░░░ The 19th we have ░░░░░░░░ bunch of reports now ░░░░░░░░ people in this business ░░░░░░░░ just that So look ░░░░░░░░ looks like this group ░░░░░░░░ now dead Obviously Steve ░░░░░░░░ is gone and the ░░░░░░░░ have dried up and ░░░░░░░░ tweets have stopped Thankfully ░░░░░░░░ you like good solid ░░░░░░░░ and solid discourse this ░░░░░░░░ not the group for ░░░░░░░░ I think they only ░░░░░░░░ this country that much ░░░░░░░░ divisive only to line ░░░░░░░░ own pockets Bill HEMMER ░░░░░░░░ for 7 trying to ░░░░░░░░ Democrats win back the ░░░░░░░░ CONCHA Yeah HEMMER That ░░░░░░░░ t a good record ░░░░░░░░ And Donald Trump got ░░░░░░░░ bit larger percentage of ░░░░░░░░ vote than he did ░░░░░░░░ the last time HEMMER ░░░░░░░░ we ll talk later ░░░░░░░░ the week. Thanks.”