Live streaming and ondemand at cspan. Org or listen live on the free cspan radio app. Joining us next is the host of cnns reliable sources and author of the brandnew book, top of the hoax. Thanks for being on washington journal this morning. How soon into Donald Trumps presidency did you realize you wanted to write about his connection to fox news . Guest i was fascinated by this from the first week of his presidency when he started tweeting the banners on the bottom of the screen on fox and friends and when he started chatting with the hosts in ways that were so more casual than other president s have had. I didnt decide to write the book until later on when the impact of fox Foreign Policy and fox influence became more clear. Last year, in my research, talking to sources at fox and the white house, it was clear to foxifi of americac is a bigger storyation in his book and the word hoax is related to the pandemic because President Trump used the word the democrats raising alarms about
Riots in the police, thank you for joining us for this important and timely conversation. My name is jason riley and im a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and i want the viewers to know that throughout the program please enter your questions on any of the platforms that youre watching us on and we will either wrapped some some into the discussion or save them for the q a at the end of the event so i just want everyone to know that before we get started. As far as i said this was of course not be a more important ormore timely conversation that were going to have today. Since the death of george floyd and in Police Custody last month, weve seen nationwide unrest. Weve seen protests not only here in america but internationally. And weve also seen a certain narrative take hold area it starts with the assumption that the only way to properly view george floyd step is through a racial lens. In fact, all encounters between police and black suspects are increasingly viewed this way. I
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Host i am so happy to be here with zerlina maxwell. Im honored to have the time to discuss your book the end of white politics. This book challenges but we have expect it as a status quo and i think right now as we are rooting for 2020 it couldnt have come at a better time. This is a critique that couldnt be more challenged them right now but we also understand that it is imperative to people take your book to heart and look at it as an opportunity to change the game. So, with that i would love to basically recognize the wonderful work youve don you hs an author and an activist and political operatives were self. I believe the work you di did ce the book youve written is going to provide an insight that isnt part of the political politics. Guest thank you so much. I am so happy to see you. I know all of us are in quarantine, so its nice to see those faces and to see them healthy because this is a scary time so im glad to be here. Host i want to get started i think all the work you are
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