Tucker Carlson: ‘I’ve Never Had an Interview Like This in My Life’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT We showed ░░░░░░░░ many examples of journalism ░░░░░░░░ outside the conventional lines ░░░░░░░░ the show But one ░░░░░░░░ senior writer has made ░░░░░░░░ name for himself this ░░░░░░░░ season arsenal of floor ░░░░░░░░ headlines Kirk eickenwald He ░░░░░░░░ us now Thanks for ░░░░░░░░ me I have been ░░░░░░░░ yourself for 20 years ░░░░░░░░ In the last year ░░░░░░░░ have noticed increasingly partisan ░░░░░░░░ from you And so ░░░░░░░░ looked up your bioand ░░░░░░░░ describes you as a ░░░░░░░░ writer at Newsweek which ░░░░░░░░ journalism Do you believe ░░░░░░░░ you are practicing journalism ░░░░░░░░ When did you stop ░░░░░░░░ your wife What are ░░░░░░░░ talking about Well I ░░░░░░░░ show you what I ░░░░░░░░ talking about I read ░░░░░░░░ Twitter feed and this ░░░░░░░░ the kind of stuff ░░░░░░░░ m reading on it ░░░░░░░░ one point you asked ░░░░░░░░ conservatives why they hated ░░░░░░░░ You describe Trump as ░░░░░░░░ stupid and lazy You ░░░░░░░░ to dumb as trumpers ░░░░░░░░ say this to kellyanne ░░░░░░░░ F you Trump voters ░░░░░░░░ F yourself One thing ░░░░░░░░ make sure you have ░░░░░░░░ habit of taking a ░░░░░░░░ of things out of ░░░░░░░░ dex Can I read ░░░░░░░░ the tweet If you ░░░░░░░░ going to talk about ░░░░░░░░ tweet Talk about a ░░░░░░░░ Read me what it ░░░░░░░░ and we can talk ░░░░░░░░ it Let s not ░░░░░░░░ here and take a ░░░░░░░░ of words here and ░░░░░░░░ Okay Would you want ░░░░░░░░ to read some of ░░░░░░░░ tweets Read me one ░░░░░░░░ s talk about the ░░░░░░░░ that bothers you the ░░░░░░░░ Well there are a ░░░░░░░░ And it s not ░░░░░░░░ they bother me I ░░░░░░░░ t answer a question ░░░░░░░░ a lot of tweets ░░░░░░░░ me an answer Give ░░░░░░░░ a question Well you ░░░░░░░░ entirely entitled to your ░░░░░░░░ I just my only ░░░░░░░░ is that you ought ░░░░░░░░ label yourself as what ░░░░░░░░ are which is an ░░░░░░░░ you say things like ░░░░░░░░ How can trumpsters defend ░░░░░░░░ president elect Let s ░░░░░░░░ for a minute I ░░░░░░░░ a hundred of them ░░░░░░░░ m trying to give ░░░░░░░░ one right now Here ░░░░░░░░ know what Let s ░░░░░░░░ the game another way ░░░░░░░░ spent a little while ░░░░░░░░ sort of doing Well ░░░░░░░░ actually why let me ░░░░░░░░ you this question if ░░░░░░░░ would Tucker Carlson falsehood ░░░░░░░░ I sit here and ░░░░░░░░ them to you one ░░░░░░░░ a time And we ░░░░░░░░ talk about what you ░░░░░░░░ to say That s ░░░░░░░░ good Or you can ░░░░░░░░ me an example of ░░░░░░░░ you are talking about ░░░░░░░░ I will give you ░░░░░░░░ perfect example You wrote ░░░░░░░░ on September 12th of ░░░░░░░░ year You said this ░░░░░░░░ a tweet I tweet ░░░░░░░░ many attacks on our ░░░░░░░░ lazy work of the ░░░░░░░░ I doubt I will ░░░░░░░░ be voted to win ░░░░░░░░ journalism award again humble ░░░░░░░░ Next day and I ░░░░░░░░ quoting I believe Mr ░░░░░░░░ was institutionalized in a ░░░░░░░░ hospital in 1990 which ░░░░░░░░ why he won t ░░░░░░░░ his medical records Do ░░░░░░░░ see on one day ░░░░░░░░ the press for being ░░░░░░░░ and inaccurate and the ░░░░░░░░ day you are being ░░░░░░░░ and inaccurate A journalist ░░░░░░░░ ask the question why ░░░░░░░░ you send that tweet ░░░░░░░░ will answer it for ░░░░░░░░ now I have been ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump I started ░░░░░░░░ about him in the ░░░░░░░░ 1980s At that time ░░░░░░░░ obtained his medical records ░░░░░░░░ his real doctor not ░░░░░░░░ this guy who sent ░░░░░░░░ medical report then It ░░░░░░░░ that in 1982 he ░░░░░░░░ given a very heavy ░░░░░░░░ for an amphetamine derivative ░░░░░░░░ he remained on that ░░░░░░░░ for many years I ░░░░░░░░ from people inside the ░░░░░░░░ organization that they were ░░░░░░░░ concerned about his condition ░░░░░░░░ he was getting reckless ░░░░░░░░ he was getting impulsive ░░░░░░░░ he wasn t sleeping ░░░░░░░░ he was speaking with ░░░░░░░░ sort of great variations ░░░░░░░░ grandeur that he could ░░░░░░░░ anything And in 1990 ░░░░░░░░ he did so many ░░░░░░░░ that were so reckless ░░░░░░░░ whole empire was going ░░░░░░░░ bankruptcy And he was ░░░░░░░░ through a divorce And ░░░░░░░░ was told that there ░░░░░░░░ now let me say ░░░░░░░░ m talking about reporting ░░░░░░░░ So I m saying ░░░░░░░░ is what I was ░░░░░░░░ Was he in a ░░░░░░░░ hospital or not in ░░░░░░░░ you allege that he ░░░░░░░░ Was he or was ░░░░░░░░ He wasn t was ░░░░░░░░ Tucker if you don ░░░░░░░░ want me to answer ░░░░░░░░ question I m asking ░░░░░░░░ the question Was he ░░░░░░░░ a mental hospital in ░░░░░░░░ or not I would ░░░░░░░░ to answer the question ░░░░░░░░ have made an accusation ░░░░░░░░ me answer No I ░░░░░░░░ your tweet In 1990 ░░░░░░░░ was told that there ░░░░░░░░ essentially a breakdown I ░░░░░░░░ giving reporting process here ░░░░░░░░ Clearly I didn t ░░░░░░░░ it I thought Trump ░░░░░░░░ a private individual and ░░░░░░░░ didn t matter You ░░░░░░░░ it right here And ░░░░░░░░ and this was as ░░░░░░░░ result of the amphetamine ░░░░░░░░ that he was taking ░░░░░░░░ many yearsed passed and ░░░░░░░░ have now the election ░░░░░░░░ up until that point 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the question Go ahead ░░░░░░░░ you are not fooling ░░░░░░░░ You are trying to ░░░░░░░░ me from giving the ░░░░░░░░ So let me give ░░░░░░░░ the answer This is ░░░░░░░░ little nutty I have ░░░░░░░░ to be honest I ░░░░░░░░ asking you a very ░░░░░░░░ question Earlier this week ░░░░░░░░ take people off the ░░░░░░░░ when you don t ░░░░░░░░ what they are saying ░░░░░░░░ m running out of ░░░░░░░░ Let me finish this ░░░░░░░░ are making accusations against ░░░░░░░░ I have the right ░░░░░░░░ respond I m reading ░░░░░░░░ you wrote You describe ░░░░░░░░ as paranoid unstable man ░░░░░░░░ are not letting me ░░░░░░░░ the question Okay I ░░░░░░░░ that you are humiliating ░░░░░░░░ by your unwillingness to ░░░░░░░░ a simple question Please ░░░░░░░░ it do you have ░░░░░░░░ that he was in ░░░░░░░░ mental hospital in 1990 ░░░░░░░░ don t you Reality ░░░░░░░░ not always able to ░░░░░░░░ you a yes or ░░░░░░░░ answer If you don ░░░░░░░░ look how much time ░░░░░░░░ are wasting with me ░░░░░░░░ to say let me ░░░░░░░░ your question I can ░░░░░░░░ imagine negotiating something with ░░░░░░░░ I think I would ░░░░░░░░ crazy So I will ░░░░░░░░ All right What happens ░░░░░░░░ when we get to ░░░░░░░░ begin to see Trump ░░░░░░░░ behavior got very normalized ░░░░░░░░ the 2 000 During ░░░░░░░░ presidential election I begin ░░░░░░░░ see the same behavior ░░░░░░░░ impulsiveness the lack of ░░░░░░░░ I mean that s ░░░░░░░░ same thing This is ░░░░░░░░ stupid Kurt I m ░░░░░░░░ nobody is getting anything ░░░░░░░░ of this I m ░░░░░░░░ you a plane question ░░░░░░░░ are not asking You ░░░░░░░░ filibustering Let s move ░░░░░░░░ to something else This ░░░░░░░░ not interesting No Tucker ░░░░░░░░ m not allowing to ░░░░░░░░ make an accusation and ░░░░░░░░ not allowing me to ░░░░░░░░ I m not making ░░░░░░░░ accusation It is not ░░░░░░░░ I m asking you ░░░░░░░░ substantiate a claim that ░░░░░░░░ made If you tonight ░░░░░░░░ a dialogue don t ░░░░░░░░ guests Can I just ░░░░░░░░ you one last question ░░░░░░░░ is getting fooled You ░░░░░░░░ trying to stoop me ░░░░░░░░ can Newsweek employ you ░░░░░░░░ a reporter Kurt when ░░░░░░░░ are throwing lines like ░░░░░░░░ around that are untrue ░░░░░░░░ you can t substantiate ░░░░░░░░ you say to the ░░░░░░░░ s spokesman that s ░░░░░░░░ the behavior of a ░░░░░░░░ Okay Let s go ░░░░░░░░ Let me take one ░░░░░░░░ you Okay How can ░░░░░░░░ News employ you Do ░░░░░░░░ really want to do ░░░░░░░░ Do you really want ░░░░░░░░ play this game This ░░░░░░░░ performance art I have ░░░░░░░░ had an interview like ░░░░░░░░ in my life Can ░░░░░░░░ tweet it all out ░░░░░░░░ you want I want ░░░░░░░░ to put it up ░░░░░░░░ the Fox News website ░░░░░░░░ you can let me ░░░░░░░░ your question I think ░░░░░░░░ may be coming undone ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ you 30 seconds to ░░░░░░░░ this question Do you ░░░░░░░░ evidence that he was ░░░░░░░░ in a mental hospital ░░░░░░░░ 1990 30 seconds Okay ░░░░░░░░ will say this because ░░░░░░░░ s a message I ░░░░░░░░ got from people from ░░░░░░░░ CIA I know a ░░░░░░░░ of officers I know ░░░░░░░░ lot of agents I ░░░░░░░░ been in their homes ░░░░░░░░ they are really delivering ░░░░░░░░ to you and to ░░░░░░░░ Trump These are people ░░░░░░░░ are sacrificed a lot ░░░░░░░░ this country What s ░░░░░░░░ message They go through ░░░░░░░░ the CIA every day ░░░░░░░░ walk past that wall ░░░░░░░░ 1 I get it ░░░░░░░░ s the message If ░░░░░░░░ re going to say ░░░░░░░░ we can t talk ░░░░░░░░ the fact that there ░░░░░░░░ 117 patriots whose lives ░░░░░░░░ been lost serving this ░░░░░░░░ that s fine Have ░░░░░░░░ m starting to have ░░░░░░░░ about you Kurt Tell ░░░░░░░░ what the secret message ░░░░░░░░ the CIA is Putting ░░░░░░░░ lives on the line ░░░░░░░░ be sources of information ░░░░░░░░ the CIA That information ░░░░░░░░ coming In that information ░░░░░░░░ then being put together ░░░░░░░░ analysts who are not ░░░░░░░░ paid and they do ░░░░░░░░ hard work and they ░░░░░░░░ it Yes okay I ░░░░░░░░ sorry We are out ░░░░░░░░ time Kurt And I ░░░░░░░░ t mean this in ░░░░░░░░ cruel way Turned around ░░░░░░░░ called them liars and ░░░░░░░░ news It s despicable ░░░░░░░░ m concerned about your ░░░░░░░░ on this show tonight ░░░░░░░░ a lot for joining ░░░░░░░░ That s because you ░░░░░░░░ t let me answer ░░░░░░░░ questions I don t ░░░░░░░░ anybody is fooled Thanks ░░░░░░░░ lot Kurt I appreciate ░░░░░░░░