Brit Hume: Signal Leak ‘Looks Pretty Bad,’ But ‘It Didn’t Turn Out to Be Harmful’ to Make the President Fire Anybody

BAIER President after that ░░░░░░░░ event talking answering a ░░░░░░░░ about the Signal plans ░░░░░░░░ all of the controversy ░░░░░░░░ that Let s bring ░░░░░░░░ Fox News chief political ░░░░░░░░ Brit Hume Brit good ░░░░░░░░ You know this story ░░░░░░░░ Hi Bret BAIER 24 ░░░░░░░░ 48 hours You think ░░░░░░░░ continues to last HUME ░░░░░░░░ looks to me like ░░░░░░░░ will Bret And there ░░░░░░░░ some fairly well established ░░░░░░░░ if you can call ░░░░░░░░ that for how to ░░░░░░░░ with a situation like ░░░░░░░░ And the first is ░░░░░░░░ the facts out as ░░░░░░░░ as you can and ░░░░░░░░ t be afraid to ░░░░░░░░ responsibility And I actually ░░░░░░░░ in the early going ░░░░░░░░ administration did pretty well ░░░░░░░░ that score You know ░░░░░░░░ Waltz was forthright saying ░░░░░░░░ he took responsibility and ░░░░░░░░ president was as well ░░░░░░░░ it was you know ░░░░░░░░ then the second rule ░░░░░░░░ don t feed the ░░░░░░░░ So you know once ░░░░░░░░ ve got you ve ░░░░░░░░ your case about what ░░░░░░░░ and maybe waiting for ░░░░░░░░ information to surface just ░░░░░░░░ talking about it But ░░░░░░░░ administration got it so ░░░░░░░░ down in this debate ░░░░░░░░ whether there was war ░░░░░░░░ in there or not ░░░░░░░░ whether there was classified ░░░░░░░░ there or not And ░░░░░░░░ you had you know ░░░░░░░░ Gabbard on Capitol Hill ░░░░░░░░ to say that well ░░░░░░░░ know this is the ░░░░░░░░ of information that was ░░░░░░░░ that conversation that should ░░░░░░░░ classified And so that ░░░░░░░░ kept the story going ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats of course ░░░░░░░░ having a field day ░░░░░░░░ so are the media ░░░░░░░░ the other thing they ░░░░░░░░ is they attacked the ░░░░░░░░ Look I m not ░░░░░░░░ particular fan of Goldberg ░░░░░░░░ of his magazine but ░░░░░░░░ didn t do anything ░░░░░░░░ here You know he ░░░░░░░░ that he got that ░░░░░░░░ sent to him passively ░░░░░░░░ didn t do anything ░░░░░░░░ get it And then ░░░░░░░░ he reported on it ░░░░░░░░ left out a lot ░░░░░░░░ the details So then ░░░░░░░░ attacked him and said ░░░░░░░░ he wasn t telling ░░░░░░░░ truth about it which ░░░░░░░░ gave him a reason ░░░░░░░░ release the details as ░░░░░░░░ did this morning So ░░░░░░░░ 1 doing OK rule ░░░░░░░░ not so much BAIER ░░░░░░░░ mean the president is ░░░░░░░░ saying that we re ░░░░░░░░ the successful nature of ░░░░░░░░ attack the fact that ░░░░░░░░ didn t think that ░░░░░░░░ was put out all ░░░░░░░░ these plans in detail ░░░░░░░░ it does seem in ░░░░░░░░ to people on Capitol ░░░░░░░░ that Democrats are holding ░░░░░░░░ to this pretty significantly ░░░░░░░░ Yeah they are And ░░░░░░░░ Republicans are raising questions ░░░░░░░░ it too And the ░░░░░░░░ is the mission apparently ░░░░░░░░ successful and all that ░░░░░░░░ to the good And ░░░░░░░░ was reported on pretty ░░░░░░░░ when it happened and ░░░░░░░░ came out later Now ░░░░░░░░ you want the focus ░░░░░░░░ be on that then ░░░░░░░░ t talk about this ░░░░░░░░ stuff about the Signal ░░░░░░░░ So the president can ░░░░░░░░ about that but as ░░░░░░░░ as they re feeding ░░░░░░░░ story he s going ░░░░░░░░ get more of it ░░░░░░░░ and tonight he was ░░░░░░░░ you know it wasn ░░░░░░░░ a big deal or ░░░░░░░░ Stop talking about it ░░░░░░░░ President It ll work ░░░░░░░░ BAIER Well to be ░░░░░░░░ he s asked about ░░░░░░░░ in these press availabilities ░░░░░░░░ he does take them ░░░░░░░░ Oh yes of course ░░░░░░░░ is What you say ░░░░░░░░ yeah the answer is ░░░░░░░░ Asked and answered HUME ░░░░░░░░ have to say about ░░░░░░░░ for now and that ░░░░░░░░ when we know more ░░░░░░░░ on and we ve ░░░░░░░░ investigated this we ll ░░░░░░░░ back to you BAIER ░░░░░░░░ from your sense do ░░░░░░░░ see anybody losing their ░░░░░░░░ over this HUME It ░░░░░░░░ t appear so And ░░░░░░░░ the fact of the ░░░░░░░░ is that although this ░░░░░░░░ pretty bad and it ░░░░░░░░ never have happened and ░░░░░░░░ information probably should have ░░░░░░░░ classified and all the ░░░░░░░░ of it the fact ░░░░░░░░ it did not fall ░░░░░░░░ hostile foreign hands The ░░░░░░░░ went off successfully so ░░░░░░░░ did not turn out ░░░░░░░░ be harmful in any ░░░░░░░░ way Just looks bad ░░░░░░░░ no I don t ░░░░░░░░ can see why the ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t fire anybody ░░░░░░░░ this BAIER Brit as ░░░░░░░░ thank you.”