MRC’s Graham: Media Feel Their Hostility Is What ‘Trump Deserves and What America Needs’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Carlson Tim ░░░░░░░░ is director of media ░░░░░░░░ and he joins us ░░░░░░░░ Tim this Harvard study ░░░░░░░░ you the results 96 ░░░░░░░░ the stories hostile to ░░░░░░░░ Graham No Because that ░░░░░░░░ is what we found ░░░░░░░░ our 100 day study ░░░░░░░░ the media research center ░░░░░░░░ guess it s surprising ░░░░░░░░ Harvard would admit it ░░░░░░░░ you are studying the ░░░░░░░░ this is what you ░░░░░░░░ going to find They ░░░░░░░░ overwhelmingly hostile And I ░░░░░░░░ what you have to ░░░░░░░░ them now is we ░░░░░░░░ you are doing it ░░░░░░░░ defend how that s ░░░░░░░░ right thing to do ░░░░░░░░ clearly feel this is ░░░░░░░░ what Trump deserves and ░░░░░░░░ American needs Carlson What ░░░░░░░░ interesting to me is ░░░░░░░░ moral self righteousness all ░░░░░░░░ a sudden you are ░░░░░░░░ in news coverage especially ░░░░░░░░ television I want to ░░░░░░░░ you a clip You ░░░░░░░░ have seen this trickle ░░░░░░░░ ago This is over ░░░░░░░░ C and CNN Watch ░░░░░░░░ anchor This is not ░░░░░░░░ opinion person this is ░░░░░░░░ anchor of the show ░░░░░░░░ when one of her ░░░░░░░░ suggest maybe you should ░░░░░░░░ skeptical Watch this clip ░░░░░░░░ HIGBIE Two formal officials ░░░░░░░░ confirmed two formal officials ░░░░░░░░ you what compile and ░░░░░░░░ those people then we ░░░░░░░░ have something to talk ░░░░░░░░ BOLDUAN Two is not ░░░░░░░░ see an end It ░░░░░░░░ The Washington Post The ░░░░░░░░ York Times The Wall ░░░░░░░░ Journal CNN NBC HIGBIE ░░░░░░░░ who are the source ░░░░░░░░ clicks make they are ░░░░░░░░ behind anonymity BOLDUAN Please ░░░░░░░░ not even start You ░░░░░░░░ just going to attack ░░░░░░░░ That is ridiculous HIGBIE ░░░░░░░░ is lying BOLDUAN I ░░░░░░░░ not saying McMaster is ░░░░░░░░ He did not answer ░░░░░░░░ question That is his ░░░░░░░░ BOLDUAN Do not attack ░░░░░░░░ stellar reporters of CNN ░░░░░░░░ ends Carlson I don ░░░░░░░░ know what to say ░░░░░░░░ that other than 20 ░░░░░░░░ ago an anchor who ░░░░░░░░ that come a complete ░░░░░░░░ control of herself started ░░░░░░░░ and clapping her hands ░░░░░░░░ that not considered weird ░░░░░░░░ Graham I thought you ░░░░░░░░ going to say it ░░░░░░░░ you of Dan rather ░░░░░░░░ at George H W ░░░░░░░░ But yeah Clearly lost ░░░░░░░░ notion of professionalism And ░░░░░░░░ really should enter an ░░░░░░░░ management program But he ░░░░░░░░ making an excellent point ░░░░░░░░ news media today gets ░░░░░░░░ use these anonymous sources ░░░░░░░░ anonymous sources can say ░░░░░░░░ to terrible things about ░░░░░░░░ But you attack a ░░░░░░░░ reporter Watts That s ░░░░░░░░ intolerable You can t ░░░░░░░░ it They d start ░░░░░░░░ at you when they ░░░░░░░░ somehow that the so ░░░░░░░░ mainstream press might you ░░░░░░░░ have a bad motive ░░░░░░░░ He was actually Carl ░░░░░░░░ is a former Navy ░░░░░░░░ making a point that ░░░░░░░░ used to make All ░░░░░░░░ time Be skeptical Don ░░░░░░░░ accept things at face ░░░░░░░░ Ask what this actually ░░░░░░░░ And yet now skepticism ░░░░░░░░ a sin I guess ░░░░░░░░ the eyes of a ░░░░░░░░ of the price the ░░░░░░░░ undercuts the message they ░░░░░░░░ trying to deliver Graham ░░░░░░░░ is a whole week ░░░░░░░░ news media about Trump ░░░░░░░░ has been driven by ░░░░░░░░ sources trying to destroy ░░░░░░░░ president So what you ░░░░░░░░ is the media used ░░░░░░░░ say we aren t ░░░░░░░░ to be stenographers to ░░░░░░░░ What they have been ░░░░░░░░ week is worst They ░░░░░░░░ been stenographers to anonymous ░░░░░░░░ to people they call ░░░░░░░░ or former U S ░░░░░░░░ officials who we don ░░░░░░░░ know Are the Obama ░░░░░░░░ Are they the Clinton ░░░░░░░░ Are the current government ░░░░░░░░ who Obama appointed All ░░░░░░░░ this misinformation would help ░░░░░░░░ decide whether these sources ░░░░░░░░ they are saying might ░░░░░░░░ an ax to grind ░░░░░░░░ Of course in so ░░░░░░░░ they are being handmaidens ░░░░░░░░ power These are powerful ░░░░░░░░ who run the government ░░░░░░░░ they are working out ░░░░░░░░ agendas anonymously with the ░░░░░░░░ of credulous help of ░░░░░░░░ Really quickly I was ░░░░░░░░ that read a second ░░░░░░░░ and it occurred to ░░░░░░░░ I ve never seen ░░░░░░░░ story I don t ░░░░░░░░ in a mainstream outlet ░░░░░░░░ the effect of Americans ░░░░░░░░ the legal illegal illustration ░░░░░░░░ you see those stories ░░░░░░░░ They do not want ░░░░░░░░ do stories about the ░░░░░░░░ of the litigation on ░░░░░░░░ health care system They ░░░░░░░░ very anxious they don ░░░░░░░░ talk about the burden ░░░░░░░░ illegal immigrants on the ░░░░░░░░ system our schools They ░░░░░░░░ t talk about the ░░░░░░░░ of illegal immigration on ░░░░░░░░ on crime That s ░░░░░░░░ considered likes a pro ░░░░░░░░ angle We don t ░░░░░░░░ that They certainly don ░░░░░░░░ do stories like case ░░░░░░░░ late when an illegal ░░░░░░░░ who they try to ░░░░░░░░ several times murdered someone ░░░░░░░░ had one near my ░░░░░░░░ were an illegal immigrant ░░░░░░░░ into a car full ░░░░░░░░ nuns they try to ░░░░░░░░ him Those are stories ░░░░░░░░ they are like no ░░░░░░░░ s not newsworthy somehow ░░░░░░░░ Yeah That s just ░░░░░░░░ then because that s ░░░░░░░░ of the story It ░░░░░░░░ the part of the ░░░░░░░░ they should cover it ░░░░░░░░ they are hacks which ░░░░░░░░ are Tim you know ░░░░░░░░ better than most Thank ░░░░░░░░ Graham: “Thanks.”