Ari Melber: How Did We Get Here? Because of 'Weaponized' Propaganda from John Solomon, Hannity,...

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Ari Melber: How Did We Get Here? Because of ‘Weaponized’ Propaganda from John Solomon, Hannity, Giuliani, and More

MSNBC’s Ari Melber looked back on “how we got here” (re: impeachment) tonight and called out figures like John Solomon, Sean Hannity, Rudy Giuliani, and Joe diGenova for “weaponizing” propaganda on Ukraine.

Melber mostly focused on the reporting from Solomon — formerly of The Hill, now a Fox News contributor — and mocked the “conspiracy theory sundae” and “Infowars fan fiction” in his Ukraine reports. He noted Solomon’s represented by diGenova and Victoria Toensing, recalling a clip of diGenova on Fox News in March saying there may need to be a “full-fledged criminal investigation” into the Bidens.

“Step one, have your lawyer hype the piece on Hannity, like there’s independent interest in it. Step two, well, obviously go on Hannity yourself,” Melber said, before showing clips from a Solomon appearance on Hannity’s program in April.
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Melber also brought up Giuliani’s travels and said he was traveling “around the world trying to will Solomon’s theory into reality.” - Mediate

This is so delicious! Take one RWNJ idiot from The Hill, John Soloman. Let him post false stories that get read by Hannity and sent up right-wing food chain to the POTUS. Then watch as each circle-jerks the other off promoting story made up by one of them, all leading to the impeachment of the POTUS for taking disproven right-wing propaganda and weaponizing it against an American Ally.

[OKNancy]

1. I caught that segment. It was really good

I had read enough that I knew about Solomon's involvement but what Ari did was lay it all out in a very logical and easy to understand way.

[malaise]

2. It was a great program yesterday

Lock them up!

[pecosbob]

3. So it appears that the impeachment is an 'own goal' after all

[BumRushDaShow]

4. He spent a good amount of time on completely torching Soloman

and by connection, The Hill, during that segment.

He did at least mention that Soloman no longer works at The Hill. But we all know that they kept him there all that time to get plenty of RW clicks in order to compete with the likes of Breitbart... thus the damage was done putting that bullshit CT out there as their contribution to RW loon world.

[SaintLouisBlues]

5. This shit worked for Bush/Cheney with Judith Miller at the NYTimes.

May as well give it another go.