Court documents reveal Tucker Carlson called Trump's presidency "a disaster"

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🗓️ 9 March 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with court documents that reveal Tucker Carlson called Donald Trump's presidency "a disaster," and that Carlson said he hates Trump "passionately." Joy and her panel discuss. Also in this episode, Rupert Murdoch, whose media empire has radicalized right-wing audiences all over the world, is analyzed for his motives. Plus, we cover global protests on this International Women's Day, at a time when women's rights are being taken away in many countries, including here in the U.S. All this and more in this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

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0:00.0	Tonight on The Readout, Richard Nixon himself disgraced and
0:08.5	pieced force from office in the end, got a pass by comparison to Donald Trump.
0:14.1	Reporters hate Trump with an all-consuming mania.
0:17.6	They hate him so intensely that at times it's been amusing to watch.
0:21.4	I'm sorry, what Tucker?
0:23.1	Who hates Trump?
0:24.1	Who hates Trump?
0:25.1	Remarkable to the hypocrisy given that we've learned that Tucker says he hates Trump.
0:29.4	Passionately, he said it to six weeks after those remarks.
0:32.6	And yet to this very day, he is still doing Trump's bidding.
0:35.6	Also tonight, Rupert Murdoch, the man at the top of Fox whose media empire has radicalized
0:40.6	right wing audiences all over the world.
0:42.8	Admits he does it for the money.
0:45.3	Plus, global protests on this international women's day at a time when women's rights
0:49.5	are being taken away in lots of countries, including here in the US.
0:56.9	We begin with the outpouring of praise Donald Trump is bestowing on Fox's cheap propaganda,
1:02.4	cheap propaganda, Tucker Carlson, for his revisionist history of the January 6th insurrection.
1:07.1	He's calling it a great job by Tucker and calling for the members of the January 6th
1:11.5	Committee to be tried for fraud and treason.
1:14.7	Now I know I know you almost be thinking, Joy, come on, why are you starting to show with
1:17.8	this top foolery?
1:19.3	And you're right, you're right, normally this would not be considered news at all.
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