McInerney on Trump and Tabloids Amidst Pecker’s Admissions: ‘It Is Ironic’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT MELBER Jay ░░░░░░░░ s start with you ░░░░░░░░ know your way around ░░░░░░░░ and fiction in New ░░░░░░░░ What do you think ░░░░░░░░ the tabloids coming back ░░░░░░░░ bite Donald this way ░░░░░░░░ It is ironic He ░░░░░░░░ in the tabloids I ░░░░░░░░ afraid more than one ░░░░░░░░ us did but he ░░░░░░░░ the tabloids for his ░░░░░░░░ purposes He knew very ░░░░░░░░ how they worked in ░░░░░░░░ York I am happy ░░░░░░░░ say on behalf of ░░░░░░░░ York tabloids they weren ░░░░░░░░ quite as blatant as ░░░░░░░░ National Enquirer I remember ░░░░░░░░ instance when I was ░░░░░░░░ fodder it was something ░░░░░░░░ I guess I would ░░░░░░░░ trade and fade whereby ░░░░░░░░ you got called up ░░░░░░░░ there was a scandalous ░░░░░░░░ of gossip about you ░░░░░░░░ could get out of ░░░░░░░░ and you could have ░░░░░░░░ killed if you had ░░░░░░░░ juicer item to trade ░░░░░░░░ certainly Donald knew that ░░░░░░░░ of course he often ░░░░░░░░ up the tabloids as ░░░░░░░░ own publicist pretending to ░░░░░░░░ his own publicist to ░░░░░░░░ some wonderful news about ░░░░░░░░ But I find it ░░░░░░░░ extraordinary that the Enquirer ░░░░░░░░ paid in order to ░░░░░░░░ do the job they ░░░░░░░░ were doing to deliver ░░░░░░░░ to the general public ░░░░░░░░ it is quite extraordinary ░░░░░░░░ hear that Pecker is ░░░░░░░░ very nice guy but ░░░░░░░░ is extraordinary to me ░░░░░░░░ things that he has ░░░░░░░░ The things he admitted ░░░░░░░░ standard National Enquirer practice ░░░░░░░░ least in those days.”