Joy Reid: ‘Prominent MAGA-lebrities’ in Russia Funded Tenet Media Are Indicted for Spreading Russian Propaganda

RUSH TRANSCRIPT But we ░░░░░░░░ tonight with Russia still ░░░░░░░░ and still interfereing in ░░░░░░░░ elections That is what ░░░░░░░░ learned when the Justice ░░░░░░░░ announced indictments and sanctions ░░░░░░░░ in a scheme that ░░░░░░░░ straight out of 2016 ░░░░░░░░ DoJ charged two Russian ░░░░░░░░ executives in an alleged ░░░░░░░░ to illegally funnel millions ░░░░░░░░ dollars to right wing ░░░░░░░░ by way of a ░░░░░░░░ Trump media outlet Specifically ░░░░░░░░ department charged two employees ░░░░░░░░ Russian backed media company ░░░░░░░░ with nearly with a ░░░░░░░░ 10 million plan to ░░░░░░░░ an unnamed Tennessee content ░░░░░░░░ company as one of ░░░░░░░░ covert projects to influence ░░░░░░░░ politics The company s ░░░░░░░░ matches that of Tennessee ░░░░░░░░ tenet media according to ░░░░░░░░ review by NBC News ░░░░░░░░ details included in the ░░░░░░░░ In a related but ░░░░░░░░ legal action prosecutors seized ░░░░░░░░ Russian controlled web domains ░░░░░░░░ to a broader Russian ░░░░░░░░ campaign accused of spreading ░░░░░░░░ through bogus news sites ░░░░░░░░ American voters An affidavit ░░░░░░░░ seizing the domains shows ░░░░░░░░ detailing a series of ░░░░░░░░ Russian actors wanted amplified ░░░░░░░░ the influencers content things ░░░░░░░░ encroaching universal poverty record ░░░░░░░░ the halting of economic ░░░░░░░░ unaffordable prices for food ░░░░░░░░ essential goods risk of ░░░░░░░░ loss for white Americans ░░░░░░░░ for people of color ░░░░░░░░ and the disabled Constant ░░░░░░░░ of the U S ░░░░░░░░ party administration about the ░░░░░░░░ situation in the country ░░░░░░░░ of crime coming from ░░░░░░░░ of color and immigrants ░░░░░░░░ new immigrants from Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ on foreign policy and ░░░░░░░░ the expense of the ░░░░░░░░ of white U S ░░░░░░░░ Constant lies to the ░░░░░░░░ by U S political ░░░░░░░░ b in power and ░░░░░░░░ but not least America ░░░░░░░░ suffering in defeat despite ░░░░░░░░ b s efforts we ░░░░░░░░ being drawn into the ░░░░░░░░ Our guys will die ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine Now if that ░░░░░░░░ sounds like a list ░░░░░░░░ pro tump right wing ░░░░░░░░ points or frankly your ░░░░░░░░ day on fox it ░░░░░░░░ is But it also ░░░░░░░░ how Russia launders its ░░░░░░░░ into the American psyche ░░░░░░░░ through the use of ░░░░░░░░ media which is why ░░░░░░░░ media came in handy ░░░░░░░░ indictment notes company one ░░░░░░░░ describes itself as a ░░░░░░░░ of commentators that focus ░░░░░░░░ western political and cultural ░░░░░░░░ the exact same language ░░░░░░░░ by tenet media on ░░░░░░░░ website and social media ░░░░░░░░ and identifies six commentators ░░░░░░░░ its talent The indictment ░░░░░░░░ t name them but ░░░░░░░░ media has six right ░░░░░░░░ youtube commentators on its ░░░░░░░░ Tim Pool Benny Johnson ░░░░░░░░ Rubin Taylor Hanson laurn ░░░░░░░░ and Matt christiansen And ░░░░░░░░ will be forgiven if ░░░░░░░░ re asking yourself who ░░░░░░░░ know that some of ░░░░░░░░ are prominent magalebrities they ░░░░░░░░ involvements in posts on ░░░░░░░░ Musk s Twitter Tim ░░░░░░░░ says he and others ░░░░░░░░ deceived and victims Dave ░░░░░░░░ claims he knew nothing ░░░░░░░░ this They suggest the ░░░░░░░░ commentators were unaware they ░░░░░░░░ being paid by Russian ░░░░░░░░ but a look into ░░░░░░░░ presence of some of ░░░░░░░░ creators content shows what ░░░░░░░░ was looking for What ░░░░░░░░ is going on with ░░░░░░░░ these days It s ░░░░░░░░ just that we re ░░░░░░░░ the war Everyone knows ░░░░░░░░ re funding the war ░░░░░░░░ you re paying for ░░░░░░░░ war maybe that means ░░░░░░░░ re in the war ░░░░░░░░ we have never gotten ░░░░░░░░ for this war Our ░░░░░░░░ keep telling us this ░░░░░░░░ the most important thing ░░░░░░░░ town This is psychotic ░░░░░░░░ is the enemy of ░░░░░░░░ country Ukraine is our ░░░░░░░░ being funded by the ░░░░░░░░ I will stress again ░░░░░░░░ of the greatest enemies ░░░░░░░░ our nation right now ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine Ukraine is the ░░░░░░░░ threat to this nation ░░░░░░░░ to the world We ░░░░░░░░ rescind all funding and ░░░░░░░░ pull out all military ░░░░░░░░ and apologize to Russia ░░░░░░░░ to Russia Of course ░░░░░░░░ it s not like ░░░░░░░░ to pay everyone since ░░░░░░░░ know there are elected ░░░░░░░░ willing to push the ░░░░░░░░ line for free Vladimir ░░░░░░░░ has not said he ░░░░░░░░ to go March across ░░░░░░░░ and take Europe And ░░░░░░░░ reality is Ukraine is ░░░░░░░░ even a NATO member ░░░░░░░░ But if you want ░░░░░░░░ know something Lloyd Austin ░░░░░░░░ the others here more ░░░░░░░░ anything want to send ░░░░░░░░ uncles your cousins and ░░░░░░░░ sons and daughters to ░░░░░░░░ front lines in Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ will not vote for ░░░░░░░░ more dollar to Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ will not vote for ░░░░░░░░ more piece of materiale ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine We re far ░░░░░░░░ entankaled in this conflict ░░░░░░░░ believe we have extended ░░░░░░░░ conflict What s in ░░░░░░░░ s best interest to ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine is going to ░░░░░░░░ to cede some territory ░░░░░░░░ the Russians and we ░░░░░░░░ to bring this war ░░░░░░░░ a close You know ░░░░░░░░ know you might have ░░░░░░░░ surprised not to see ░░░░░░░░ fox host Tucker Carlson ░░░░░░░░ there but he does ░░░░░░░░ an appearance in the ░░░░░░░░ Department s indictment just ░░░░░░░░ by name The indictment ░░░░░░░░ that one of the ░░░░░░░░ RT employees shared a ░░░░░░░░ of a well known ░░░░░░░░ S political commentator visiting ░░░░░░░░ grocery store in Russia ░░░░░░░░ likely reference to Tucker ░░░░░░░░ shopping trip when he ░░░░░░░░ at how much better ░░░░░░░░ was shopping there then ░░░░░░░░ home ahead of the ░░░░░░░░ where he did but ░░░░░░░░ sit in Vladimir Putin ░░░░░░░░ lap and hug him ░░░░░░░░ Santa Claus Later a ░░░░░░░░ emailed the founder saying ░░░░░░░░ want me to post ░░░░░░░░ it feels like overschilling ░░░░░░░░ two founderoffs the media ░░░░░░░░ are also unnamed but ░░░░░░░░ media is registered to ░░░░░░░░ people named Liam Donovan ░░░░░░░░ Lauren Chen Chen was ░░░░░░░░ from her job as ░░░░░░░░ commentator for right wing ░░░░░░░░ media She had contributed ░░░░░░░░ videos to its Blaze ░░░░░░░░ It seems the reality ░░░░░░░░ it all is you ░░░░░░░░ these narratives Ukraine is ░░░░░░░░ true enemy or the ░░░░░░░░ is doing so terribly ░░░░░░░░ s in ruin inspied ░░░░░░░░ ample evidence to the ░░░░░░░░ How the white man ░░░░░░░░ falling behind because the ░░░░░░░░ is giving preferential treatment ░░░░░░░░ blacks and brown people ░░░░░░░░ the twin boogiemen of ░░░░░░░░ and Critical Race Theory ░░░░░░░░ hear these things and ░░░░░░░░ these are right wingers ░░░░░░░░ the miserable wretches they ░░░░░░░░ are when it turns ░░░░░░░░ they might also be ░░░░░░░░ cash apps from mother ░░░░░░░░ to say it It ░░░░░░░░ not like some genius ░░░░░░░░ The Russians are just ░░░░░░░░ on the things right ░░░░░░░░ are already hopped up ░░░░░░░░ to scare white voters ░░░░░░░░ vote for the candidate ░░░░░░░░ Putin wants to win ░░░░░░░░ no surprise his preferred ░░░░░░░░ is this guy Russia ░░░░░░░░ had a relationship with ░░░░░░░░ and North Korea But ░░░░░░░░ was tougher with Russia ░░░░░░░░ me.