sarah: let's go live to new york and political analyst brian stelter.lo to you, thank you for joining us. of all the issues had had with donald trump on the same day in the same state, illegal immigration is -- well, it's quite a challenge for the president. what is he thinking, what is the strategy? brian: i think it is the thorniest challenge president biden faces, and many members of his own party are aware of this. donors and bigwigs who say we have been telling biden privately he has to have an answer to these questions about migration. illegal immigration is the single biggest topic that fox news and other right-wing media, other pro-trump media, have focused on, basically every day of the biden administration, every day since he was inoculated. they believe it is the most important wedge issue that can benefit republicans. biden is hearing from democrats who want him to take action and he is hearing that republican rhetoric against h. sarah: we have heard that republican rhetoric already. donald trump as he was landing talking about a beautiful d

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let's speak to journalist and author brian stelter. hejoins me live here on the programme.it. big star names openly criticising their bossesin names openly criticising their bosses in excruciating detail. find bosses in excruciating detail. and the stars and _ bosses in excruciating detail. fific the stars and host, the bosses in excruciating detail. fific the stars and host, the television anchors prevail because nbc backtracked and said that she will not continue nbc. this all went down over a long week weekend and then we saw management backtrack. why? because of the staff response. i think this started with the best of intentions. the former head of the republican party is available to be a tv commentator, there is a long history of those sort of people being hired by networks, it happened for decades. the difference now is donald trump's lies about the election which is aided and abetted by people like her. that is why there was this eternal revolt. but it exposes this intense dynamic for american and international media in 2024. american and international media in 202a.

earlier i got some reaction to this from the us media commentator and journalist, brian stelter.use of the staff revolt. but i think this started with the best of intentions. the former head of the republican party is available to be a tv commentator, there is a long history of those sorts of people being hired by networks, it has happened for decades. the difference of course now is the big lie. donald trump's lies about the elections which were aided and abetted by people like ronna mcdaniel. that is why there was this internal revolt, but what it exposes is this intense dynamic for american and international media in 202a. when you are covering the american election, you are notjust covering two equal parties with different policy ideas. one of the two parties has an anti—democratic wing, and basically the argument from nbc journalists was that mcdaniel belongs to that anti—democratic movement and thus doesn't belong on the npc payroll. on the nbc payroll. a fascinating story. we are about to take a break but when we come back we have a busy hour here. we'll have the latest fr

100 most obese cities in the country topping the list were mcallen texas jackson mississippi and stelter bill new jersey. >> never over. >> anywhere. >> the plan to borrow six enjoying dollars of the next ten years is fiscally responsible what is also fiscally responsible is switching from coke to crack royal caribbean has suspended all trips to haiti following escalade black -- gang violence in the country and related story of my neighbour steve the campbell just cancelled his cruise to kanab haiti that is the strangest picture that's a cannibal. >> he has a knife and fork. >> i can see that for the new booking tool allows travellers to avoid lying on 73 bondy planes it just links you to greyhound according to the latest census estimates the new york population shrank by 78,000 last year and a coincidence new york cemetery saw a jump of 78,000 customers it's funny because it is true the philadelphia phillies have scrapped their popular one dollar hot dog nights for the 2024 season this despite thousands of complaints from enraged fans north korea outlawed keeping dogs as pets unless the

joing us from new york, the media commentator brian stelter. brian, it is good to see you.

that the view never gets carol -- canceled because we are still trying to fill the hole that brian steltert. it was a big hole. so where do you think... imagine your them. where do you go to find another job do you go back to school get a degree go into academia because what else can you do? >> i guess. you think we would've seen this coming when they actually published an article trying to cancel and 9-year-old. i 9-year-old kid. that was an article pitched it went through editors and it was actually published. i would like to know what were the pitch -- what were the pitches that were rejected. that's what got through. this is actually the best to deadspin has to offer it's worse than we even know them. what were people authoring -- offering to write that they said no. as bad as we see it is it's worse them even know. >> greg: could you see is your infant racist. >> you could go younger. >> greg: if you are at home and you googled is your infant racist. >> greg: somebody would tell you yes. >> counterpoint the kat a lot of 9 -year-olds are jerks and deserve to be canceled and they get aw

brian stelter, vanity fair special correspondent.et more humanitarian aid into the territory by sea. officials say the port could enable ships to bring in food, water and medicine, but it will not include us troops on the ground. sweden has officially become a member of nato, the second country, after finland, to join the alliance in response to russia's invasion of ukraine. at a ceremony in washington, the swedish prime minister said it was a victory for freedom. the united kingdom is set to deliver more than 10,000 new drones for ukraine's armed forces. the announcement of the £325 million package was made

. >> and stelter ville, new jersey. never, never shoehorn him in anywhere. the white house claims their plan to borrow $16 trillion over the next ten years is fiscally responsewi able. what's also fiscally responsible? switching fromso resp coke to crack. >> all right. royal caribbean has suspended all trips to haiti followingl ck gang violence in the country. in a related story, neighborneib steve the cannibal has just canceled his cruise to haitious that is the strangest picture. that's a cannibal that's got>> a knife and fork. oh, i can't see that far. a new bookins forkg tool allows travelers to avoid flying on boeing'to s 737 max planes. >> it just links you to greyhound. according to the latest census ,new york city's population shrank by 78,000 and last year.k in a coincidence, new york cemeterie bs a jump78,0 of 78,000 customers. it's funny because it's true the philadelphia phillies have scrappe thed their popular1 hotdog nights for the 2024 season. this despite thousandss fr of complaints from enraged fans . north korea has outlawed keeping dogs as

what colours people view of how the economy has been handled. 0ur panel, leslie vinjamuri, brian stelter walsh. that is the challenge, we have set it out, lots of other things, housing, jobs, creation, wage growth, lots of areas that you can look at, but broadly speaking, his handling of the economy has been pretty good. handling of the economy has been pretty good-— pretty good. christian, such great stuff, and when _ pretty good. christian, such great stuff, and when you _ pretty good. christian, such great stuff, and when you look- pretty good. christian, such great stuff, and when you look at - pretty good. christian, such great stuff, and when you look at how l stuff, and when you look at how america has recovered from covid, we have done better, we are in a better place then everybody else in the west. but brian is right, covid, there is like a ptsd from coal that. and these economic numbers are all distorted because of covid. staff, i was going to use another word, is expensive. everything costs a lot, and that's what people fear, worry about. but here's the other really important

we're gone, but we're still to fill the hole that brian stelter, let kat bring. >> yeah, it was a big hole. very, very. where do you think? imagine you're then where do you go to find another job? g do you go back to school, get a becaee and go into academeo sch yeah, because what else can you do? n yoi write, i guess. i mean, you just think that we've kind of seen this thi coming when they actually published an article tryingr-old. to cancel a nine year old. >> yeah, a nine year old kid.arl i mean, so that was an articlee that was pitched and then went through editors and it actually was published. i would like to knownd. h -- >> what were the pitches that were rejected. yeah. if that're s the one that's getting through this is actually the best that does happen has to offer,r it's actually worse than we even kno w. why were people offering to write that? they were saying.at wer? you know what? no. so i think that as bad as we see it is, it's way wors.s wee. >> we even know. i'm trying to think, like, could you see, like, is your infant racist? >> i guess you could just you could jus

brian stelter letting all hisil. calls go to voicemail because he's fat. >> and finally, the fda agreed s to remove posts warning against reing ivermectin to treagt 19. but the agency still recommends you wear a mas ik if you're a horse's. [c, let's do a monologue. >> so a berkeley professor is under fire for once againa telling the truth in an onlinein student teacher forum. >> professor jonathan shoe chuck responded to a student seeking dating advic studeef by saying, if you want a girlfriend, get out of the bay areat ou. >> solid advice. but at the same advice i'd ne give someone not just a decent date but a decent apartment, a plac bute to park without sma your windows getting smashed and a sidewalk. an courset an obstacle of human turds. get out of the bay area. >> it works for everything. then the professor continued quote, almost everywhere elset on the planet is better for that datinting.g. t you'll be shocked by the stark differences in behavior of women in places behav where n are plentiful versus their beh

a special thank to brian stelter, franklin foer and baron. thank you for beingbarbara mcqu. right. barb. you can leave now while i work here. is done. it all gets gets downhill after this. barb is a professor from practice, the university of michigan law school. she's a big michigan sports fan. so i'm, sure, she's aware that the last time arizona played michigan in men's basketball, arizona won by 18 points. she's also a legal analyst for nbc news and msnbc and a co-host of the podcast sisters in law. for seven years, barb served u.s. attorney for the eastern district of michigan, appointed by barack obama. and she was the first woman to serve in that position. while you may know, you may know barbara best from tv legal commentary. you not know that earlier in her career she worked as a sportswriter and copy editor. that may explain why she's told me her dream job would be to play shortstop for the detroit tigers. barbara has authored attack from within how disinformation is savvy tarnishing america. released just a few weeks ago and already number three on the new york times bests

so, brian stelter, brian is the author of network of lies the epic saga of fox news, donald trump and the battle for american democracy, published in november 2023 by simon and schuster his book explores how the conspiracy theories and lies grew around the 2020 election and the role fox news in spreading them. brian had a front row seat to politics and media politics and media as the host of cnn's reliable sources for eight years before that he was a media reporter for the new york times. and so this is for all the college students out there. he planted the seeds of his career as a freshman at townsend university in maryland when he created tvnewser blog about covering television news six months after its launch, he sold the site to media bistro and to run it until may 2007. the other thing i love brian is he's over here on his phone right? don't know what he's doing, but he he is so he can do three things at once. like nobody ever met before. i've been his show before and in between takes, you see him being all professional. he's over there typing and probably getting the scoop. so s

like a in brian stelter's car. >> but this study listed a fewa core beliefs which all summarize here in br. r if whites have a higher incomesn than blacks, it's always due to racism. >> but then again, what is it? and you better not blame our city's public schools or you'll be forced to wrestle this school. reading lists have must have fewer white people on. >> true. who wants to read lord of the rings when you can read? >> not he or she. i mean microaggression shouldals always be confronted. true. i'm reminded bnted of this one y time someone mistakenly says i'm only five, seven, or trans women who compete in women'swom' sports. actually helping women's rights and female athletes can enjoy those rightssports angnd femal p wake up in the hospital. >> and we must alwaye hospits as color of people's skin more. c all they can talk about.r well, that and the pronouns for their cat. >> a member of a privileged group should never adopt cultural elements, a less privileged group. and that's probably news to this guileged g news y. y an and, well, this guy, the author of the study, says the

joing us from new york, the media commentator brian stelter. brian, it is good to see you.he man who used to be there but on the rnc, it has been celebrated on msnbc staff but there are some within msnbc who feel it might strengthen the republicans that the network doesn't want to hear the perspective. i doesn't want to hear the perspective-_ doesn't want to hear the perspective. doesn't want to hear the --ersective. ~ ., ., perspective. i think all of the above are — perspective. i think all of the above are true. _ perspective. i think all of the above are true. all— perspective. i think all of the above are true. all the - perspective. i think all of the - above are true. all the examples are true. this is really a battle of what is socially acceptable when it comes to american politics. is it socially acceptable to have helped enable donald trump selection rising 2020? is a socially acceptable for the republican national committee? mcdaniel has been portrayed as one of the normal ones, one of the regular party members, not one of these wannabe autocrats or dictators...