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How to cover Trump's lies; Missing migrant kids: How the story went viral; Why Pruitt is hiding from the press; Donté Stallworth on the new kneeling policy; Countering Hannity's bid to discredit Mueller; This is Bernstein's "bottom line" about Trump

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🗓️ 27 May 2018

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Sarah Westwood, Daniel Dale and Joan Walsh discuss Trump's truth problem with Brian Stelter. Dale says "incessant dishonesty" is "a central feature of his presidency," yet it's too often treated as "a side show rather than the central story." He says journalists should keep Trump's lies front and center.;Trump is trying to shift blame for government decisions that cause immigrant children to be separated from their parents. Daniel Dale points out that Trump officials have "owned" the new policy, while Trump himself is blaming Democrats. Walsh asks, "Where do we draw the line in cruelty?"; Michigan Congressman Dan Kildee and Mother Jones reporter Rebecca Leber join Brian Stelter to discuss the EPA's lack of transparency. EPA officials blocked some journalists from attending a recent speech by EPA chief Scott Pruitt. "I'm not gonna stand for it," says Kildee, a Democrat who is calling for an investigation.; Trump on NFL players who don't stand for the anthem: "Maybe you shouldn't be in the country." Former player Donté Stallworth's reaction: "I think it's detestable for the president to use that type of rhetoric, especially towards American citizens who are peacefully protesting."; New York Times media columnist Jim Rutenberg discusses Sean Hannity's anti-Mueller and anti-media talking points, plus the need to inform the public about how the media really works. Rutenberg previews the new inside-the-NYT series called "The Fourth Estate."; "Trump does not want this story told -- that's the bottom line." Carl Bernstein says the president wants to bury the Mueller probe because "Mueller has the ability and the facts to reveal him, Donald Trump, in a really terrible light."To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Let's call a lie,

0:03.0

a lie. I'm Brian Seltter, and this is reliable sources.

0:07.0

Are with a look at the story behind the story of how the media really works,

0:10.0

how the news gets made.

0:12.0

This hour, Sean Hannity Hannity how he's helping

0:14.9

his pal president Trump disrupt the Mueller probe. Plus how some Trump

0:19.7

appointees are adopting his anti-media playbook.

0:23.0

EPA Chief Scott Pruitt's been hiding from the press,

0:26.0

and now a congressman is demanding an investigation.

0:29.0

We'll talk with him about that, and later, the NFL, protesting players and freedom of expression, all hot topics on this

0:37.1

Memorial Day weekend.

0:40.6

The first, all the president's lies.

0:44.0

While we're covering this war against truth, this ongoing crisis of credibility,

0:49.0

journalists are feeling pressure from both sides.

0:52.0

The question lots of Trump supporters

0:53.6

ask is why do you all hate the president? At the same time the question Trump

0:58.1

critics ask is why do you all go so easy on him? Why aren you all tougher when he lies why don't you

1:05.0

say he lies so let's talk about that

1:09.1

president Trump is the leader of the united states. He is also a liar.

1:14.0

This has been well documented. Lying was a big part of his business strategy.

1:19.0

He called it truthful hyperbole.

1:21.0

Well now as commander-in-chief, he misleads the public constantly.

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