Tammy Bruce: Acosta Is Not a Journalist; He’s Made a ‘Mockery’ of It

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Hannity All ░░░░░░░░ time for Hannity watch ░░░░░░░░ the media Let s ░░░░░░░░ a look at what ░░░░░░░░ s old Jim Acosta ░░░░░░░░ today Clip starts ACOSTA ░░░░░░░░ are wondering whether or ░░░░░░░░ we might see a ░░░░░░░░ shiny object before the ░░░░░░░░ of the day after ░░░░░░░░ stunning news the indictment ░░░░░░░░ Roger Stone one of ░░░░░░░░ President s long time ░░░░░░░░ and friends It appears ░░░░░░░░ have one The question ░░░░░░░░ whether or not at ░░░░░░░░ hour Brianna is that ░░░░░░░░ shiny object potentially light ░░░░░░░░ the end of the ░░░░░░░░ in terms of this ░░░░░░░░ shutdown Clip ends Hannity ░░░░░░░░ doesn t sound like ░░░░░░░░ at all Unbiased journalist ░░░░░░░░ what He is writing ░░░░░░░░ book entitled The Enemy ░░░░░░░░ the People A Dangerous ░░░░░░░░ to Tell the Truth ░░░░░░░░ America Dangerous if you ░░░░░░░░ conservative Joining us now ░░░░░░░░ reaction senior advisor Fox ░░░░░░░░ contributor Tammy Bruce Tammy ░░░░░░░░ look at that I ░░░░░░░░ the book deal and ░░░░░░░░ m thinking oh okay ░░░░░░░░ just tell everybody you ░░░░░░░░ a journalist not a ░░░░░░░░ show host like we ░░░░░░░░ We are the whole ░░░░░░░░ This is supposed to ░░░░░░░░ one part of it ░░░░░░░░ they are really not ░░░░░░░░ they Bruce Yeah And ░░░░░░░░ even based on the ░░░░░░░░ of this book it ░░░░░░░░ not going to affect ░░░░░░░░ at all because he ░░░░░░░░ not a journalist He ░░░░░░░░ made a mockery Others ░░░░░░░░ made mockery of an ░░░░░░░░ important industry And yet ░░░░░░░░ Trump just by existing ░░░░░░░░ exposed so much Look ░░░░░░░░ didn t just happen ░░░░░░░░ the legacy media This ░░░░░░░░ exposed the degree of ░░░░░░░░ partisanship that has clearly ░░░░░░░░ applied likely for decades ░░░░░░░░ So this is important ░░░░░░░░ s very disappointing It ░░░░░░░░ a problem for our ░░░░░░░░ We have got you ░░░░░░░░ being able to ask ░░░░░░░░ of power by legitimate ░░░░░░░░ who are serious about ░░░░░░░░ to get answers Separate ░░░░░░░░ you know regardless of ░░░░░░░░ is important part of ░░░░░░░░ democracy But we also ░░░░░░░░ wondering when Acosta was ░░░░░░░░ all his shenanigans at ░░░░░░░░ press briefings we thought ░░░░░░░░ wanted his own show ░░░░░░░░ now we know it ░░░░░░░░ for content for a ░░░░░░░░ That s what he ░░░░░░░░ doing So this is ░░░░░░░░ think clear and I ░░░░░░░░ t mind if people ░░░░░░░░ noticed we have now ░░░░░░░░ the longest stretch of ░░░░░░░░ having a press briefing ░░░░░░░░ think perhaps Karl would ░░░░░░░░ know the number in ░░░░░░░░ history since they returned ░░░░░░░░ Bill Clinton And if ░░░░░░░░ noticed our lives are ░░░░░░░░ Right We have not ░░░░░░░░ the daily shenanigans of ░░░░░░░░ particular person or the ░░░░░░░░ individuals and the American ░░░░░░░░ remain informed So hopefully ░░░░░░░░ White House will continue ░░░░░░░░ not do that Sean ░░░░░░░░ the two big stories ░░░░░░░░ have today Sean on ░░░░░░░░ case with Roger stone ░░░░░░░░ to do with Russia ░░░░░░░░ know no Mueller there ░░░░░░░░ no chance of lying ░░░░░░░░ Congress We have the ░░░░░░░░ standard issue More importantly ░░░░░░░░ the the president has ░░░░░░░░ a passion about life ░░░░░░░░ death safety and security ░░░░░░░░ on principle He has ░░░░░░░░ a reasonableness willing to ░░░░░░░░ concessions Willing to give ░░░░░░░░ another time to do ░░░░░░░░ job They are on ░░░░░░░░ and vacations and lobbyists ░░░░░░░░ junkets Eventually he will ░░░░░░░░ on his own So ░░░░░░░░ see that the president ░░░░░░░░ showing the maturity that ░░░░░░░░ say they want in ░░░░░░░░ Exactly right If I ░░░░░░░░ just one second go ░░░░░░░░ to the comment that ░░░░░░░░ made that Mr Acosta ░░░░░░░░ The idea that he ░░░░░░░░ referencing the end of ░░░░░░░░ government shutdown that has ░░░░░░░░ so many people not ░░░░░░░░ the workers and contractors ░░░░░░░░ the other folks dependent ░░░░░░░░ the economy around federal ░░░░░░░░ or buildings or agencies ░░░░░░░░ departments and calling it ░░░░░░░░ bright shiny object acting ░░░░░░░░ though minimizing the importance ░░░░░░░░ what the president was ░░░░░░░░ to do really speaks ░░░░░░░░ his character and you ░░░░░░░░ his ability to become ░░░░░░░░ opinion maker and not ░░░░░░░░ journalist To your point ░░░░░░░░ I think that this ░░░░░░░░ the president did everything ░░░░░░░░ could He was fought ░░░░░░░░ for the priorities that ░░░░░░░░ said on the campaign ░░░░░░░░ I will that he ░░░░░░░░ protect the American people ░░░░░░░░ think everybody in America ░░░░░░░░ that he went as ░░░░░░░░ as he could for ░░░░░░░░ At the end of ░░░░░░░░ day did he what ░░░░░░░░ best for the country ░░░░░░░░ saw that airline traffic ░░░░░░░░ tenuous today with shutdowns ░░░░░░░░ to go and people ░░░░░░░░ the air not knowing ░░░░░░░░ they were going to ░░░░░░░░ and the effect that ░░░░░░░░ have not only on ░░░░░░░░ but commerce system the ░░░░░░░░ did the right thing ░░░░░░░░ the country Sean When ░░░░░░░░ come back our villain ░░░░░░░░ the day and we ░░░░░░░░ read your emails straight ░░░░░░░░