This morning, meet the press takes a look at our posttruth society and how a changing media landscape has created chaos out of order. Ill talk to dean baquet and martin baron on the assault on truth from social media, russian acto anatomy of a lie, how a story with just a colonkern kernel of truth can metastasize. Well look at russian techniques for confusing the public with countless versions of the truth. And well discuss all of these issues with a panel of experts on media, journalism, and technology. Welcome to sunday. And alternative facts. A special edition of meet the press. The longest running show in television history, this is a special edition of meet the press with chuck todd. Good sunday morning. I hope youre having a merry christmas, a happy hanukkah, and are enjoying this holiday wiig. You have probably never heard of a town in macedonia called vales. This is the town where buzzfeed discovered what was essentially a fake news farm. Some 140 websites pushing out not to he
Well, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Day 936 of the trump administration. And as the headline writers put it tonight, the president blinked. He has apparently yielded to the markets and just about all members of the Business Community and hes backing off his threat on tariffs on imports from china. They were to take effect in just three weeks, but would be delayed now until december 15th. Were doing this for Christmas Season just in case some of the tariffs would have an impact on u. S. Customers. So far theyve had virtually none. The only impact, weve collected almost 60 billion from china, compliments of china. But just in case they might have an impact on people, what weve done is weve delayed it so that they wont be relevant to the Christmas Shopping season. Trumps own trade rep filled in the details. The products affected include cell phones, laptop computers, video game consoles, certain toys, computer monitors, certain footwear and cloth
Donald trumps legacy, and he knows it, and thats why he has been so crazed. The 2016 election has now resulted in one of the most, if not the most pathetic,ty vice e, disgusting, repulsive and, frankly, political stunts in american history. Its also a night that is going to not only leave a stain on President Trumps presidency, but i wonder what its going to do to his psyche. Howard pundits baffled by nancy pelosi as she refuses for now to send the impeachment articles to the senate. Hard to really see what the benefits necessarily are of dragging it out. This might be the end of impeachment. Itll be kind of half an impeachment. Howard why the press, which usually praises pelosi, says shes paralyzed the process. News outlets pounce on the president for calling the speaker a partisan whose process is less fair than the salem witch trials. I am incapable of expressing how crazy this letter is, how unhinged in its rhetoric, in its claims, in its factual inaccuracy and lies. Its going to g
We are we are back here live in 30 rock second week in a row. Process a little friday situation we are doing. Great to have you all here. Thank you. Again. [ cheers and applause ] the republicans this week were attacking democratic congresswoman elect alexandria ocasiocortes in their defense they do that every woeb. She drives them nuts for some reason. This week they were attack thing because she went after an institution that has become sacred to republicans thats the Electoral College. Aocs argument was basically the Electoral College unfairly diminishes the voting power of some americans and therefore is incompatible with our basic democratic commitments. That was the argument. Republicans flipped out. All right went after her very hard. Trump tv did a bunch of segments about it. The Trump Campaign there was a freshman republican congressman guy named dan crenshaw from congress he tweeted we live in a republic not a democracy probably heard that before. And that this is a quote 51
Been circling. It is tuesday, august 13th. 5 a. M. Here in new york. We begin with prosecutors seeking justice for Jeffrey Epsteins accusers. Now theyre focusing on the accused sex traffickers inner circle. Epsteins jail cell death has left prosecutors to pursue his wellconnected associates. Some of them are accused of assisting him in abusing under aged girls. The federal prosecutor in manhattan is suggesting theyll focus on the conspiracy charge. Accused epstein of working with employees and associates. On monday they were in the u. S. Virgin islands. Thats the mansion on epsteins private island. Yesterday attorney general bill barr offered this warning to epsteins associates. Let me assure you that this case will continue on against anyone who was complicit with epstein. Any coconspirators should not rest easy. Bar was appalled and angry about the failure to monitor epstein. It puts a spotlight on short staffing and budget restraints at federal prisons. In epsteins case, were told o