Joy Behar: The New Time Magazine Cover with Trump as King ‘Was Ripped Straight out of My Nightmares’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BEHAR The ░░░░░░░░ Time magazine cover was ░░░░░░░░ straight out of my ░░░░░░░░ It depicts Trump fawning ░░░░░░░░ himself in the mirror ░░░░░░░░ himself as a king ░░░░░░░░ than a president Look ░░░░░░░░ this King Me You ░░░░░░░░ is that a fair ░░░░░░░░ you think it s ░░░░░░░░ fair depiction ladies FARIS ░░░░░░░░ think there is a ░░░░░░░░ between how you see ░░░░░░░░ and how other people ░░░░░░░░ you If you just ░░░░░░░░ at this particular president ░░░░░░░░ loves to refer to ░░░░░░░░ in the third person ░░░░░░░░ personally is one of ░░░░░░░░ pet peeves not just ░░░░░░░░ he does it but ░░░░░░░░ anyone does it I ░░░░░░░░ like you have to ░░░░░░░░ somewhat of a narcissist ░░░░░░░░ Somewhat He wants to ░░░░░░░░ himself He says he ░░░░░░░░ above the law HAINES ░░░░░░░░ Giuliani just said this ░░░░░░░░ he could shoot Comey ░░░░░░░░ pardon himself There is ░░░░░░░░ lot of language lately ░░░░░░░░ would accurately portray maybe ░░░░░░░░ is what he thought ░░░░░░░░ job was HOSTIN That ░░░░░░░░ what he s used ░░░░░░░░ because he ran the ░░░░░░░░ Organization and he ran ░░░░░░░░ with the iron fist ░░░░░░░░ all accounts And I ░░░░░░░░ the reason he loves ░░░░░░░░ pardon power You called ░░░░░░░░ Sara his superpower You ░░░░░░░░ buzz and you can ░░░░░░░░ review it He gets ░░░░░░░░ make that decision on ░░░░░░░░ own That s what ░░░░░░░░ monarch and dictator does ░░░░░░░░ Am I wrong or ░░░░░░░░ t the Founding Fathers ░░░░░░░░ up with the Constitution ░░░░░░░░ avoid this exact thing ░░░░░░░░ Yeah BEHAR I mean ░░░░░░░░ of people died in ░░░░░░░░ revolutionary war because of ░░░░░░░░ McCAIN To ease your ░░░░░░░░ over this cover and ░░░░░░░░ idea of hell Joy ░░░░░░░░ way or another he ░░░░░░░░ t be in power ░░░░░░░░ two years or if ░░░░░░░░ gets re elected in ░░░░░░░░ And I will say ░░░░░░░░ covers like Time magazine ░░░░░░░░ think it gets a ░░░░░░░░ of people in the ░░░░░░░░ riled up and crazy ░░░░░░░░ in the middle of ░░░░░░░░ country not only do ░░░░░░░░ not care they are ░░░░░░░░ paying attention and they ░░░░░░░░ probably not reading it ░░░░░░░░ percent of respondents believe ░░░░░░░░ fake news is being ░░░░░░░░ at least occasionally up ░░░░░░░░ 63 percent who said ░░░░░░░░ same last year More ░░░░░░░░ three in four Americans ░░░░░░░░ mainstream news outlets are ░░░░░░░░ part and reporting fake ░░░░░░░░ FARIS People will look ░░░░░░░░ this and think media ░░░░░░░░ HAINES This is a ░░░░░░░░ cover and remember the ░░░░░░░░ ones that were at ░░░░░░░░ a Lago He has ░░░░░░░░ a real one FARIS ░░░░░░░░ point Sara BEHAR This ░░░░░░░░ fake news and all ░░░░░░░░ lying that he does ░░░░░░░░ denigrating the press To ░░░░░░░░ that is like the ░░░░░░░░ of democracy It is ░░░░░░░░ act king like behavior ░░░░░░░░ He is also lamenting ░░░░░░░░ And the demand for ░░░░░░░░ is the road to ░░░░░░░░ Someone like trump who ░░░░░░░░ attacking our very you ░░░░░░░░ our government in many ░░░░░░░░ he is attacking the ░░░░░░░░ He is attacking the ░░░░░░░░ and our intelligence agencies ░░░░░░░░ is attacking the freedom ░░░░░░░░ the press He is ░░░░░░░░ in place all the ░░░░░░░░ that you see in ░░░░░░░░ BEHAR Do you think ░░░░░░░░ Henry VIII criticized the ░░░░░░░░ crier And he is ░░░░░░░░ in the street with ░░░░░░░░ bunch of blowny McCAIN ░░░░░░░░ we have learned I ░░░░░░░░ t give two flying ░░░░░░░░ about anything royalty related ░░░░░░░░ live in a democracy ░░░░░░░░ It should bother you ░░░░░░░░ is acting like a ░░░░░░░░ McCAIN I wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ that The king is ░░░░░░░░ really the conclusion of ░░░░░░░░ family in the administration ░░░░░░░░ more dictatorship than king ░░░░░░░░ actually think even historically ░░░░░░░░ cover is not how ░░░░░░░░ would depict trump as ░░░░░░░░ unorthodox presidency When we ░░░░░░░░ about media bias there ░░░░░░░░ examples we could talk ░░░░░░░░ liberal left leaning journalists ░░░░░░░░ their reporting and I ░░░░░░░░ experienced it first hand ░░░░░░░░ it s the culmination ░░░░░░░░ a lot of things ░░░░░░░░ people are frustrated and ░░░░░░░░ with the made media ░░░░░░░░ trump knows that It ░░░░░░░░ on me too I ░░░░░░░░ myself being like yes ░░░░░░░░ hate the media as ░░░░░░░░ They are out to ░░░░░░░░ us BEHAR I don ░░░░░░░░ feel that way FARIS ░░░░░░░░ was a Harvard study ░░░░░░░░ a couple of months ░░░░░░░░ and this was an ░░░░░░░░ review of news coverage ░░░░░░░░ over 90 of it ░░░░░░░░ negative on the administration ░░░░░░░░ if you look at ░░░░░░░░ whether or not media ░░░░░░░░ I know we are ░░░░░░░░ subject of the fake ░░░░░░░░ calls and it s ░░░░░░░░ us in the media ░░░░░░░░ really look at ourselves ░░░░░░░░ make sure we are ░░░░░░░░ only on our own ░░░░░░░░ biases The majority of ░░░░░░░░ people working are Democrats ░░░░░░░░ people will look at ░░░░░░░░ and say they re ░░░░░░░░ BEHAR I would rather ░░░░░░░░ reverse mortgage commercials at ░░░░░░░░ point I m sick ░░░░░░░░ it I would do ░░░░░░░░ not to watch this ░░░░░░░░ FARIS What would we ░░░░░░░░ about BEHAR I have ░░░░░░░░ do my job If ░░░░░░░░ didn t have this ░░░░░░░░ I would go into ░░░░░░░░ now McCAIN Really BEHAR ░░░░░░░░ really would It makes ░░░░░░░░ anxious at night I ░░░░░░░░ up all night and ░░░░░░░░ m worried about everything ░░░░░░░░ the country and where ░░░░░░░░ s going The danger ░░░░░░░░ we re in with ░░░░░░░░ guy Applause HOSTIN Well ░░░░░░░░ don t know I ░░░░░░░░ in D C and ░░░░░░░░ was talking I mean ░░░░░░░░ is D C It ░░░░░░░░ the seat of government ░░░░░░░░ everyone was talking about ░░░░░░░░ country and not favorably ░░░░░░░░ taxi drivers to you ░░░░░░░░ people on the street ░░░░░░░░ was really remarkable People ░░░░░░░░ really worried and really ░░░░░░░░ BEHAR People should be ░░░░░░░░ and should have resisted ░░░░░░░░ I spend a lot ░░░░░░░░ time in run America ░░░░░░░░ lot BEHAR They are ░░░░░░░░ worried McCAIN You re ░░░░░░░░ I was in D ░░░░░░░░ and everyone in the ░░░░░░░░ is talking about but ░░░░░░░░ m talking about red ░░░░░░░░ HOSTIN People are really ░░░░░░░░ FARIS If you go ░░░░░░░░ Texas you re going ░░░░░░░░ get a different conversation ░░░░░░░░ Iowa HOSTIN North Carolina ░░░░░░░░ were also BEHAR One ░░░░░░░░ a time McCAIN He ░░░░░░░░ very popular His base ░░░░░░░░ support has never been ░░░░░░░░ than ever and that ░░░░░░░░ magazine cover moves the ░░░░░░░░ no place BEHAR He ░░░░░░░░ like a king and ░░░░░░░░ know it McCAIN I ░░░░░░░░ the argument he acts ░░░░░░░░ a dictator BEHAR We ░░░░░░░░ not talking about kings ░░░░░░░░ monarchies who are just ░░░░░░░░ heads We re talking ░░░░░░░░ the ones off with ░░░░░░░░ head McCAIN I m ░░░░░░░░ as riled up about ░░░░░░░░ argument Everyone is except ░░░░░░░░ and Paula and knotit ░░░░░░░░ not moving the needle ░░░░░░░░ your argument BEHAR I ░░░░░░░░ t read Time magazine ░░░░░░░░ Preaching to the choir ░░░░░░░░ McCAIN If you are ░░░░░░░░ all night and can ░░░░░░░░ sleep and we re ░░░░░░░░ the seventh circle of ░░░░░░░░ under the Trump presidency ░░░░░░░░ I were a Democrat ░░░░░░░░ now I would be ░░░░░░░░ up with different ways ░░░░░░░░ start communicating with the ░░░░░░░░ of the country which ░░░░░░░░ far as I can ░░░░░░░░ you are not BEHAR ░░░░░░░░ know what helps me ░░░░░░░░ sleep Hot sake Weal ░░░░░░░░ right back I mean ░░░░░░░░