Brian Williams Fears ‘Danger’ of Trump Calling Out ‘Fake News’

Newsbusters.org ^ | November 28, 2017 | Kyle Drennen

[Kaslin]

On MSNBC’s 11th Hour Monday night, disgraced fake news anchor Brian Williams warned of the “danger” of President Trump calling out liberal media bias at CNN International. The left-wing channel’s favorite “Republican,” Steve Schmidt, eagerly agreed with Williams, claiming the President was endangering journalists and behaving like an “autocrat.”

“What’s the danger, in your view, of the President, as we saw over the weekend, declaring a network, in this case CNN International, to be fake and telling a global audience the same thing? And perhaps deciding to give a trophy to the network of his choosing that’s been reporting, giving out the most fake news?,” Williams breathlessly asked Schmidt.

Brian Williams Fears ‘Danger’ of Trump Calling Out ‘Fake News’

Brian Williams Fears ‘Danger’ of Trump Calling Out ‘Fake News’

And so, what he did is he endangered certainly CNN journalists, all journalists operating in dangerous areas and autocratic areas. And it’s another assault, in spirit, on the concept of a free press, on the spirit of the First Amendment....And I think it bears repeating all the time how far out of the normal range we are. These are the behaviors of an autocrat, not a democratically elected President of the United States. It’s disturbing to say the least.

Williams smugly thanked Schmidt for calling Trump a dictator: “Steve Schmidt, that is why we asked to speak with you again tonight, and why we will again in the future.”

The tone-deafness of having Brian Williams dismissing the notion of “fake news” doubled down on MSNBC’s decision to bring Dan Rather on earlier in the day to similarly condemn Trump.

Perhaps Williams is so worried about a fake news contest because he’s afraid he might win.  

The biased segment was brought to viewers by YMCA and Bounty paper towels. 

Here is a transcript of the November 27 exchange:

11:45 PM ET

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BRIAN WILLIAMS: What’s the danger, in your view, of the President, as we saw over the weekend, declaring a network, in this case CNN International, to be fake and telling a global audience the same thing? And perhaps deciding to give a trophy to the network of his choosing that’s been reporting, giving out the most fake news?

STEVE SCHMIDT: Well, he all about declared Fox News to be American state TV. Extraordinary. Secondly, with regard to CNN International, with people who live in autocratic countries, who live behind a veil of totalitarianism – CNN International, they thirst for that news coverage because it’s a truth to them, it speaks to what’s happening in the world and all of its cruelty, its injustice, but also the magnanimity, the hope that comes from the notion of free people.

And so, what he did is he endangered certainly CNN journalists, all journalists operating in dangerous areas and autocratic areas. And it’s another assault, in spirit, on the concept of a free press, on the spirit of the First Amendment. And you have a president, in his utterly bizarre claims that the Access Hollywood tape never happened – these are not normal behaviors. And I think it bears repeating all the time how far out of the normal range we are. These are the behaviors of an autocrat, not a democratically elected President of the United States. It’s disturbing to say the least.

WILLIAMS: Steve Schmidt, that is why we asked to speak with you again tonight, and why we will again in the future. Great thanks for joining us tonight.

SCHMIDT: Thank you, Brian.

[Uversabound]

AND THE HITS JUST KEEP ON COMING........

Do you remember how outraged we all were with Slick Willy and his uncontrollable Wonka?

ANd yet here we are it got worse and worse with what the liberals bring to our society

[windsorknot]

Brian is a Founding Father of the Fake News Industry.

[ObozoMustGo2012]

[Wow, Brian is still on the air? I heard he was working as a clown at kids’ birthday parties.]

Seems like he’s working as a clown at MSNBC....

[EdnaMode]

Brian Williams? Isn’t he the guy who walked on the moon?

[Sasparilla]

An exposed purveyor of fake news whines about further exposure of fake news. Probably concerned about his lying “colleagues” not getting busted too.

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[Billthedrill]

We have to cut Brian a break, he's been through a lot: floating bodies in the French Quarter, RPG hits on helicopters, flying into Baghdad with Seal Team 6, and the list goes on and on. He hasn't filed a report over the time he was a spear-holder for Ramses II at the Battle of Kadesh yet but maybe in his memoirs.

[newfreep]

Marxist media BUMP

[\/\/ayne]

"Danger! Fake News!
Wait! Proclaimed by Fake News itself!
That does not compute!"

[FES0844]

Wow. And he does it with a straight face.

[blam]

Blowback: CNN Pushes Effort To “Ban The Term ‘Fake News'”

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[Diana in Wisconsin]

Brian Williams = Target Rich Environment.

[Doogle]

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Kaslin. This is what should have followed on the screen:/blockquote>

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Oh my Lord, the irony...

[Obadiah]

Brian Williams told us he was at the Christmas party the night terrorists took over the Nakatomi Plaza!

[Fitzy_888]

“...what he did is he endangered certainly CNN journalists, all journalists operating in dangerous areas and autocratic areas.”

=> They need a safe space at CNN. Play dough, pez dispensers...perhaps some crayons...after they scream at and berate their makeup artist.