Shepard Smith Counters Trump's 'I Know Nothing About Wikileaks' Claim with Devastating Montage

[highplainsdem]

Video at the link.


https://www.mediaite.com/tv/watch-shepard-smith-counters-trumps-i-know-nothing-about-wikileaks-claim-with-devastating-montage/

On Thursday afternoon’s edition of Fox News’ Shepard Smith Reporting, Smith played a clip of Trump, during an Oval Office photo op, being asked about the arrest of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

In the clip, Trump responded by saying “I know nothing about Wikileaks. It’s not my thing,” Trump told reporters in an Oval Office pool spray. “I know nothing really about [Assange]. It’s not my deal in life.”

“He may not know Wikileaks any more than the rest of us know Wikileaks, in that they released a bunch of stuff,” Smith said, adding “It would be hard to forget, but we have recordings, so here.”

Smith then played a montage of six different occasions on which Trump referenced and praised the organization by name, including saying “I love Wikileaks!”

“I mean, it is what it is,” Smith said following the montage. “It’s helpful until it isn’t.”

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Commenting on the lying after he plays the montage, Shep says,

"I feel like at some point we will be back into a world where truth and facts matter, but we are not there now."

[tymorial]

1. We need Trump out and a Democrat majority senate.

I do believe there are some honorable Republicans but at this point in time none of them can be trusted. As far as I'm concerned if a Democrat wins the presidency no cross-party cabinet positions. The Republicans need to recognize that their behavior over the last couple of years is unacceptable

[zipplewrath]

2. Name them

Really, as much as I'd like to accept your assertion, it requires anyone to actually name the current "honorable republicans".

[ArnoldLayne]

5. And I'll take Shepard Smith for Chris Matthews anyday

[BigmanPigman]

7. Hell yes!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

11. What. How could anyone here, let alone you who I have

Enormous respect for say such a thing?...

[BigmanPigman]

14. Chris annoys me with his interruptions and he is so rude to his guests.

I have only seen clips of Smith and he doesn't do that from what I have seen. Maybe if I watched a show of Smith and often I would feel differently.

I usually watch CNN when Chris comes on.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

10. Bull to the nth power

[TeamPooka]

12. nope. not giving Fox News any eyeball action. Fuck them.

[monmouth4]

6. Chris Hayes had a similar montage on his show also. It was terrific and spot on. nt

[Karadeniz]

8. I hope Fox viewers watch Shep.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

9. Bravo, better stated than most.

[Honeycombe8]

13. How does Shep Smith stomach working for Fox?

And how does Fox still keep him there, knowing he doesn't tote the Trump line? Is he their token "real" news guy?

[onit2day]

15. Answer: some good better than none and $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[Honeycombe8]

17. Yeah, I bet he gets paid VERY well. nt

[Mosby]

16. if shep really wants to salvage his rep

He needs to get far, far away from fox.

Surly he knows that "truth and facts" don't matter at fox.

He couldn't possibly be doing this for money at this point.

[Progressive Jones]

19. This could be his spring board over to the "other side".

"Mad as Hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore!!!"

There would be a bidding war of some sort if he becomes a free agent.

[oasis]

18. Shep is the lonely Fox truth teller. nt