ABC News: Journalist Laura Bassett Claims Chris Matthews ‘Repeatedly Lusted Over Women in Politics on Air’

ROBERTS We will turn ░░░░░░░░ to that cable news ░░░░░░░░ Veteran anchor Chris Matthews ░░░░░░░░ retiring on air last ░░░░░░░░ at the beginning of ░░░░░░░░ MSNBC show Hardball apologizing ░░░░░░░░ a series of recent ░░░░░░░░ Paula Faris is here ░░░░░░░░ that story for us ░░░░░░░░ morning Paula FARIS Good ░░░░░░░░ Robin Chris Matthews walked ░░░░░░░░ his Washington D C ░░░░░░░░ last night with his ░░░░░░░░ by his side reportedly ░░░░░░░░ members of his longtime ░░░░░░░░ just an hour beforehand ░░░░░░░░ he d be retiring ░░░░░░░░ on air he made ░░░░░░░░ clear this decision was ░░░░░░░░ his clip starts MATTHEWS ░░░░░░░░ me start with my ░░░░░░░░ tonight I m retiring ░░░░░░░░ voice over Overnight a ░░░░░░░░ announcement MSNBC s Chris ░░░░░░░░ out at Hardball MATTHEWS ░░░░░░░░ is the last Hardball ░░░░░░░░ MSNBC and obviously this ░░░░░░░░ t for a lack ░░░░░░░░ interest in politics As ░░░░░░░░ can tell I ve ░░░░░░░░ every minute of my ░░░░░░░░ years as host of ░░░░░░░░ The younger generations are ░░░░░░░░ to take the reins ░░░░░░░░ see them in politics ░░░░░░░░ the media in fighting ░░░░░░░░ the causes they are ░░░░░░░░ the workplace We re ░░░░░░░░ here about better standards ░░░░░░░░ we grew up with ░░░░░░░░ standards A lot of ░░░░░░░░ has to do with ░░░░░░░░ we talk to each ░░░░░░░░ Compliments on a woman ░░░░░░░░ appearance that some men ░░░░░░░░ me might have thought ░░░░░░░░ okay were never okay ░░░░░░░░ then and certainly not ░░░░░░░░ and for making such ░░░░░░░░ in the past I ░░░░░░░░ sorry FARIS voice over ░░░░░░░░ referring to this scathing ░░░░░░░░ which was published Friday ░░░░░░░░ GQ magazine by journalist ░░░░░░░░ Bassett In it Bassett ░░░░░░░░ Matthews has repeatedly lusted ░░░░░░░░ women in politics on ░░░░░░░░ and goes on to ░░░░░░░░ unsettling personal encounters she ░░░░░░░░ to have had with ░░░░░░░░ behind the camera writing ░░░░░░░░ 2016 right before I ░░░░░░░░ to go on his ░░░░░░░░ and talk about sexual ░░░░░░░░ allegations against Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ looked over at me ░░░░░░░░ the makeup chair next ░░░░░░░░ him and said Why ░░░░░░░░ t I fallen in ░░░░░░░░ with you yet Adding ░░░░░░░░ his repeated flirtations undermined ░░░░░░░░ ability to do my ░░░░░░░░ well She also points ░░░░░░░░ what she calls a ░░░░░░░░ of on air incidents ░░░░░░░░ them as long exhausting ░░░░░░░░ creepy using Erin Burnett ░░░░░░░░ appearance on the show ░░░░░░░░ an example MATTHEWS Come ░░░░░░░░ closer Really close BURNETT ░░░░░░░░ are you doing MATTHEWS ░░░░░░░░ ha Just kidding You ░░░░░░░░ great FARIS voice over ░░░░░░░░ also under fire by ░░░░░░░░ women s organizations after ░░░░░░░░ asked senator Elizabeth Warren ░░░░░░░░ she believed a woman ░░░░░░░░ accused former New York ░░░░░░░░ mayor Mike Bloomberg of ░░░░░░░░ her to have an ░░░░░░░░ And two weeks ago ░░░░░░░░ also apologizing to senator ░░░░░░░░ Sanders for comparing his ░░░░░░░░ wins to the Nazis ░░░░░░░░ a key battle during ░░░░░░░░ War II Overnight Bassett ░░░░░░░░ to the news on ░░░░░░░░ saying Since calling out ░░░░░░░░ Matthews this week has ░░░░░░░░ really rough The harassment ░░░░░░░░ been invasive cruel and ░░░░░░░░ And it s all ░░░░░░░░ it if he will ░░░░░░░░ have the platform to ░░░░░░░░ and objectify us again ░░░░░░░░ ends FARIS Now Matthews ░░░░░░░░ that announcement at the ░░░░░░░░ beginning of his show ░░░░░░░░ then left with his ░░░░░░░░ and family didn t ░░░░░░░░ the show The timing ░░░░░░░░ this coming as a ░░░░░░░░ shock to those at ░░░░░░░░ network but it is ░░░░░░░░ MSNBC will use a ░░░░░░░░ of hosts in the ░░░░░░░░ while they find a ░░░░░░░░ replacement for that 7 ░░░░░░░░ slot ROBACH Paula thank ░░░░░░░░ so much.”