June 21, 2020: How the 'no-show protest' of Trump's rally originated; what the rallies look like from beyond America's borders; why Stelter says Trump's ignorance proves the need for media literacy
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🗓️ 21 June 2020
⏱️ 40 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, I'm Brian Stelter. Happy Father's Day. This is reliable sources, our weekly look at the story behind the story. |
| 0:08.0 | And on this Father's Day, two dads are intervening to defend their toddlers from the president. |
| 0:13.7 | That's right, why this distorted video shared by Podes |
| 0:17.3 | doubles as a demand for media literacy. |
| 0:20.2 | Plus, brand new information about John Bolton's book, ahead of his first sit-down TV interview. |
| 0:25.2 | His book tour is beginning. |
| 0:27.1 | We've got details. |
| 0:28.5 | And later, what is going on at the Voice of America? |
| 0:31.7 | This man, Trump appointee Michael Pack, is making sweeping changes at |
| 0:35.2 | America's federally funded media outlets. One person who was fired in the so-called |
| 0:40.0 | Wednesday Night Massacre speaks out in just a few minutes. |
| 0:44.0 | But first, we are seeing a convergence of three stories. |
| 0:47.8 | The pandemic, protests, and politics. |
| 0:50.8 | All of it in Tulsa, Oklahoma, all of it with a side of Tik-Tock trolling. |
| 0:56.6 | That's right, from Australia to Great Britain all around the world, headlines about |
| 1:00.0 | President Trump's rally falling short of expectations, all those empty seats. |
| 1:05.6 | The crowds did not show up as expected. |
| 1:08.0 | Why does this matter? |
| 1:09.3 | Why is it a lead story? |
| 1:11.0 | Because it matters to him. |
| 1:14.6 | And we expect to have, you know, it's like a record setting crowd. |
| 1:17.7 | We've never had an empty seat and we certainly won't in Oklahoma. That was a lie. |
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