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greg: how old is she again? [laughter] and you better buy this russian story or else you re a denier. it s deny, deflect, downplay right. that s basically what the coverage is these days. all about providing a counter-narrative. the trump white house helps do this, but really it s pro-trump media that help do this, provide a counter-narrative for people to share on their social media pages and discuss with their friends. greg: oh, god forbid, discussing this with your friends! [laughter] oh, my god, you mean a point of view you didn t think of? and so it seems like history s plan hillary s plan is working. see, it s russia s fault that she lost. despite being the most lifeless candidate since carl geary ran for mayor of tracy city, tennessee. [laughter] he was dead at the time. [laughter] [applause] he till won. [laughter]
this is the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in american history. he was echoing these voices on fox. it s become a partisan witch hunt. trump s reelection campaign is raising money off the controversies, claiming sabotage and it s believable to some of his fans because of what they re being told in this echo chamber. there is a cultural war. they want to bully you into submission. brian joins me now. it s what you said, it s deny, deflect, downplay. it s all about providing a counternarrative. it s pro-trump media, provide a counternarrative to discuss with their friends. they feel more and more we re in these echo chambers, in these filter bubbles where people are sharing views that they agree
bret: democrats obviously, i think just listening to the sound bites tonight, are trying to be careful. they are focusing in on a special prosecutor or special commission. some of them are jumping to impeachment, but the facts are not out there yet for all to see besides these anonymous source stories. getting excited about impeachment, as i said the other night, is it lynn devised. i think they really run the risk of overdoing it. it s not about the democrats. senator chuck schumer can go to the senate for as many times as he wants. nobody is listening. it s all about what s going on in the republican party and how much pressure donald trump has put on them time and time again. to answer, defend, deflect, distract from the story of the day, the crises that the president creates with his stories about voter fraud in crowd size and whatever it is. it s constant.
bret: democrats obviously, i think just listening to the sound bites tonight, are trying to be careful. they are focusing in on a special prosecutor or special commission. some of them are jumping to impeachment, but the facts are not out there yet for all to see besides these anonymous source stories. getting excited about impeachment, as i said the other night, is it lynn devised. i think they really run the risk of overdoing it. it s not about the democrats. senator chuck schumer can go to the senate for as many times as he wants. nobody is listening. it s all about what s going on in the republican party and how much pressure donald trump has put on them time and time again. to answer, defend, deflect, distract from the story of the day, the crises that the president creates with his stories about voter fraud in crowd size and whatever it is. it s constant.