‘The Media Has to Be More Blunt’: Tomasky on Trump’s ‘Attack’ on Democratic Values

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Reid I ░░░░░░░░ to bring Michael Tomasky ░░░░░░░░ here There is a ░░░░░░░░ series in The New ░░░░░░░░ I hope you guys ░░░░░░░░ it out Because the ░░░░░░░░ piece of this Michael ░░░░░░░░ the media The media ░░░░░░░░ got to stand in ░░░░░░░░ way of fascism here ░░░░░░░░ know that you don ░░░░░░░░ want to take a ░░░░░░░░ But here is a ░░░░░░░░ from your series your ░░░░░░░░ about what American fascism ░░░░░░░░ look like Talk about ░░░░░░░░ media s responsibility here ░░░░░░░░ in the terms of ░░░░░░░░ way we talk about ░░░░░░░░ stuff and things like ░░░░░░░░ he get a massive ░░░░░░░░ crowd of black and ░░░░░░░░ people in The Bronx ░░░░░░░░ We re way past ░░░░░░░░ time Joy when we ░░░░░░░░ do what this side ░░░░░░░░ that side kind of ░░░░░░░░ when it relates to ░░░░░░░░ Trump and the kind ░░░░░░░░ journalism that says this ░░░░░░░░ said this and that ░░░░░░░░ said that and who ░░░░░░░░ the truth is probably ░░░░░░░░ in the middle That ░░░░░░░░ a traditional approach to ░░░░░░░░ journalism We can t ░░░░░░░░ that Now I m ░░░░░░░░ saying that the media ░░░░░░░░ be schilling for Joe ░░░░░░░░ or apologizing for Joe ░░░░░░░░ or trying to see ░░░░░░░░ it that Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ the election No absolutely ░░░░░░░░ However the media does ░░░░░░░░ to be standing for ░░░░░░░░ values of democracy And ░░░░░░░░ values of the republic ░░░░░░░░ we live in and ░░░░░░░░ we ve been trying ░░░░░░░░ perfect for 250 years ░░░░░░░░ against the values that ░░░░░░░░ attack that Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ clearly is out to ░░░░░░░░ those values He tells ░░░░░░░░ that in one form ░░░░░░░░ another every week We ░░░░░░░░ preparing that issue of ░░░░░░░░ New Republic and you ░░░░░░░░ I was wondering if ░░░░░░░░ know maybe is this ░░░░░░░░ a little far But ░░░░░░░░ he comes out with ░░░░░░░░ Time Magazine interview and ░░░░░░░░ said no this Time ░░░░░░░░ is every single word ░░░░░░░░ are writing And the ░░░░░░░░ has to be more ░░░░░░░░ and say look this ░░░░░░░░ said he is going ░░░░░░░░ do this he says ░░░░░░░░ s going to put ░░░░░░░░ know try to deport ░░░░░░░░ round up millions and ░░░░░░░░ of people What would ░░░░░░░░ look like We need ░░░░░░░░ investigative series Joy on ░░░░░░░░ that would look like ░░░░░░░░ what that would do ░░░░░░░░ families as Jamel wrote ░░░░░░░░ that column today families ░░░░░░░░ are taxpayer people It ░░░░░░░░ sad.”