Hey, I'm Brian Seltor, live in New York, and this is Reliable Sources, where we examine

the story behind the story, and we figure out what's reliable.

This hour we have big interviews with two best-selling authors, including ABC's Jonathan

Carl.

We're going to ask, is Rupert Murdoch's advice for Donald Trump falling on narcissistic

years?

Plus, what is Nicole Hanna-Jones' new mission for the 1619 project?

We're going to speak with her, and later, what is it like for President Biden governing

in an age of media extremes?

And what's it like for all of us as viewers?

All of that more ahead in the next few minutes, but first, the verdict is in for the US,

the Chicago Tribune's front page this morning, saying we are unanimously divided after the

acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse.

The one truly unanimous thing is the jury's decision by most accounts, the right verdict

under Wisconsin law, to which Adam Surwer of the Atlantic says, it is one thing to argue

that the jury reached a reasonable verdict based on the law, and another entirely to

celebrate Rittenhouse's actions.

That celebration is underway, however, among right-wing content crusaders.

It's been underway ever since Friday afternoon.

They are lionizing the 18-year-old, lifting him up and promoting a pro-gun culture.

As you can see, here Fox is in bed with Rittenhouse, filming him late at night on the couch

for a documentary by Tucker Carlson's production unit.

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