Tucker Rips Buzzfeed for Trump-Russia Dossier: A New York Based Cat Blog That Tried To Do Real News

RUSH TRANSCRIPT CARLSON Good ░░░░░░░░ and welcome to Tucker ░░░░░░░░ Tonight We have seen ░░░░░░░░ awful lot of change ░░░░░░░░ the 2 years Trump ░░░░░░░░ been president American policy ░░░░░░░░ been completely reordered but ░░░░░░░░ the American media has ░░░░░░░░ forever News organizations that ░░░░░░░░ like a big deal ░░░░░░░░ 5 years ago are ░░░░░░░░ some of them are ░░░░░░░░ forgotten Those that remain ░░░░░░░░ either degraded themselves beyond ░░░░░░░░ like the New Yorker ░░░░░░░░ they have been purchased ░░░░░░░░ Jeff Bezos to conduct ░░░░░░░░ lobbying for Amazon com ░░░░░░░░ The Washington Post It ░░░░░░░░ hard to remember that ░░░░░░░░ so long ago America ░░░░░░░░ prestige media outlets Harvard ░░░░░░░░ literally went to work ░░░░░░░░ Newsweek rather than private ░░░░░░░░ Not anymore Teen Vogue ░░░░░░░░ has a news division ░░░░░░░░ so does a New ░░░░░░░░ based cat blog called ░░░░░░░░ If you are an ░░░░░░░░ single person in a ░░░░░░░░ part of Brooklyn who ░░░░░░░░ cats of course that ░░░░░░░░ redundant because they all ░░░░░░░░ cats then you know ░░░░░░░░ love BuzzFeed When a ░░░░░░░░ headline commands you to ░░░░░░░░ everything and watch this ░░░░░░░░ who loves the ocean ░░░░░░░░ do You stop everything ░░░░░░░░ you watch that cat ░░░░░░░░ BuzzFeed offers one of ░░░░░░░░ trademark cat quizzes you ░░░░░░░░ take the quiz What ░░░░░░░░ of purrsonality does your ░░░░░░░░ actually have Or how ░░░░░░░░ are you Take this ░░░░░░░░ Meow You think you ░░░░░░░░ a lot about cats ░░░░░░░░ knows more On all ░░░░░░░░ feline BuzzFeed is the ░░░░░░░░ authority But what happens ░░░░░░░░ BuzzFeed tries to do ░░░░░░░░ news In early 2017 ░░░░░░░░ found out The site ░░░░░░░░ the now famous Trump ░░░░░░░░ it was a catalogue ░░░░░░░░ salacious and unverified gossip ░░░░░░░░ by the DNC originally ░░░░░░░░ President Elect Trump Many ░░░░░░░░ news outlets nearly all ░░░░░░░░ them anti Trump had ░░░░░░░░ the dossier but passed ░░░░░░░░ it It was just ░░░░░░░░ irresponsible to run But ░░░░░░░░ BuzzFeed They thought it ░░░░░░░░ purr fect meow so ░░░░░░░░ ran it 2 years ░░░░░░░░ the BuzzFeed dossier has ░░░░░░░░ to define the entire ░░░░░░░░ Russia collusion conspiracy tale ░░░░░░░░ problem is a lot ░░░░░░░░ the dossier is pretty ░░░░░░░░ untrue For example one ░░░░░░░░ the key claims in ░░░░░░░░ dossier that BuzzFeed ran ░░░░░░░░ that Trump attorney Michael ░░░░░░░░ held secret meetings with ░░░░░░░░ agents in Prague They ░░░░░░░░ offered any evidence that ░░░░░░░░ happened there never was ░░░░░░░░ evidence and then finally ░░░░░░░░ week Michael Cohen himself ░░░░░░░░ it never happened clip ░░░░░░░░ NORMAN Have you ever ░░░░░░░░ to Prague COHEN Never ░░░░░░░░ Never been to the ░░░░░░░░ Republic clip ends CARLSON ░░░░░░░░ seems like a big ░░░░░░░░ 2 years ago buzz ░░░░░░░░ told us that Michael ░░░░░░░░ held a secret meeting ░░░░░░░░ Russian spies in Prague ░░░░░░░░ have been hearing that ░░░░░░░░ ever since in Congress ░░░░░░░░ on cable news He ░░░░░░░░ the normal workings of ░░░░░░░░ because of that now ░░░░░░░░ turns out it never ░░░░░░░░ place It s not ░░░░░░░░ small thing to learn ░░░░░░░░ Michael Cohen How did ░░░░░░░░ feed cover this latest ░░░░░░░░ development They didn t ░░░░░░░░ it They ignored it ░░░░░░░░ feed floated a story ░░░░░░░░ 21 life changing things ░░░░░░░░ can make in a ░░░░░░░░ maker There was nothing ░░░░░░░░ the non existent Michael ░░░░░░░░ Russian spy meeting in ░░░░░░░░ Prague A lot of ░░░░░░░░ in the media only ░░░░░░░░ buzz feed and not ░░░░░░░░ for cat coverage Buzz ░░░░░░░░ published a story with ░░░░░░░░ sentence President Trump directed ░░░░░░░░ long time attorney Michael ░░░░░░░░ to lie to Congress ░░░░░░░░ building a Trump Tower ░░░░░░░░ Moscow Buzz feed did ░░░░░░░░ show that was true ░░░░░░░░ didn t matter The ░░░░░░░░ lovers on cable news ░░░░░░░░ crazy It would be ░░░░░░░░ bombshell The latest report ░░░░░░░░ bombshell report From buzz ░░░░░░░░ If this is true ░░░░░░░░ bombshell report Tucker It ░░░░░░░░ really a bombshell Sometimes ░░░░░░░░ was The claim was ░░░░░░░░ someone to lie under ░░░░░░░░ is a felony This ░░░░░░░░ true the trump presidency ░░░░░░░░ have ended for a ░░░░░░░░ reason But it was ░░░░░░░░ true It was like ░░░░░░░░ claim that cat sucks ░░░░░░░░ from baby or a ░░░░░░░░ cat brings bad luck ░░░░░░░░ Mueller investigation itself bad ░░░░░░░░ buzz feed s story ░░░░░░░░ this came out Buzz ░░░░░░░░ never retracted the piece ░░░░░░░░ site pretended that nothing ░░░░░░░░ You can yell at ░░░░░░░░ cat but can t ░░░░░░░░ it pay attention The ░░░░░░░░ quotes from the January ░░░░░░░░ feed story Trump directed ░░░░░░░░ Cohen to lie to ░░░░░░░░ and the president personally ░░░░░░░░ him to lie And ░░░░░░░░ again the first example ░░░░░░░░ trump telling a subordinant ░░░░░░░░ lie about his own ░░░░░░░░ with Russia That s ░░░░░░░░ claim Democratic members of ░░░░░░░░ asked Michael Cohen last ░░░░░░░░ about that specific claim ░░░░░░░░ was under oath at ░░░░░░░░ time A declared enemy ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump Not someone ░░░░░░░░ had any reason to ░░░░░░░░ Here s how he ░░░░░░░░ Mr Trump did not ░░░░░░░░ me to lie to ░░░░░░░░ That s not how ░░░░░░░░ operates Tucker Okay Make ░░░░░░░░ we have this clear ░░░░░░░░ directed Michael Cohen to ░░░░░░░░ He personally instructed him ░░░░░░░░ lie He explicitly told ░░░░░░░░ Those are the claims ░░░░░░░░ buzz feed Did Michael ░░░░░░░░ really do that Here ░░░░░░░░ his act again Did ░░░░░░░░ president in any way ░░░░░░░░ you in terms of ░░░░░░░░ to respond to questions ░░░░░░░░ the contents of your ░░░░░░░░ before a house committee ░░░░░░░░ it s difficult to ░░░░░░░░ He doesn t tell ░░░░░░░░ what he wants What ░░░░░░░░ does again Michael there ░░░░░░░░ no Russia There is ░░░░░░░░ collusion There is no ░░░░░░░░ I know what he ░░░░░░░░ because I have been ░░░░░░░░ him for so long ░░░░░░░░ you are asking me ░░░░░░░░ or not that s ░░░░░░░░ message on point that ░░░░░░░░ the party line that ░░░░░░░░ created that so many ░░░░░░░░ are now touting yes ░░░░░░░░ s the message he ░░░░░░░░ to reinforce Tucker That ░░░░░░░░ the message Michael Cohen ░░░░░░░░ that trump claimed there ░░░░░░░░ no Russian collusion and ░░░░░░░░ interference in the 2016 ░░░░░░░░ election That s exactly ░░░░░░░░ trump has been telling ░░░░░░░░ world for 2 years ░░░░░░░░ day in a loud ░░░░░░░░ to anyone who will ░░░░░░░░ Buzz feed claims that ░░░░░░░░ is somehow proof its ░░░░░░░░ story was accurate