Did anyone catch MTP this morning? The start of the program

[Arkansas Granny]

was dedicated to Trump's "weapons of mass distraction".

But we're going to also begin with President Trump, the other big story with him. His weapons of mass distraction. The president and his allies spent much of this week trying to make the case that the F.B.I. planted a spy in the Trump campaign.

While we learned there was no evidence for this charge, here's what we were not focused on while debating that charge. We weren't focused on this story, about another Trump tower meeting in 2016 between Donald Trump, Jr. and an emissary for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, who offered to help the Trump campaign.

And then, there was this story that got overshadowed, that Donald Trump, Jr. may have lied to Congress about those new contacts. Then, there was this story that got overshadowed, that a Russian oligarch with Kremlin ties met with President Trump's lawyer, Michael Cohen, in Trump Tower 11 days before the presidential inauguration.

And then, there was this story, that President Trump's ally, Roger Stone, sought dirt on Hillary Clinton from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange during the campaign. All of these potential bombshell stories could have dominated the week, but they were overshadowed as President Trump showed once again how skilled he is in shaping a false narrative to his advantage.

The entire transcript can be found here: https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-may-27-2018-n877866

I would like to see more reporting like this. What do you think the chances are?

[greymattermom]

1. The catchy phrase will help a lot

if it is repeated every time he does this.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

22. I believer the most effective one is...

TRUMP LIED. Repeat every day because he lies every day.

But, few news outlets have the courage to say it. That is a disservice to our democracy and a betrayal of their duty.....

[California_Republic]

29. WMD

[dhol82]

2. Wow! Surprising.

Especially for the toad.

[Mike Rows His Boat]

4. He'll make up for it with some unhinged false equivalencies Tues - Fri on bgnbc. n/t

[dhol82]

6. Yeah, probably.

[uponit7771]

25. +1

[Iggo]

3. Haven't seen it since way before the dead guy died.

[gratuitous]

5. This is encouraging that chucktodd noticed; the question remains

What changes, if any, will the political media make in their reporting? Will they dismiss groundless sensationalism as so much grandstanding, or will they once again go haring off every time Trump tweets "Squirrel!"

You know what he's doing; you don't have to make Trump's delusions your reporting reality.

[yonder]

7. Maybe we defeat the bully stick pulpit of the bully stick pResident dba the tRump Org.

by using a bigger bully stick: An informed citizenry voting in November.

[Arkansas Granny]

10. Most of the people I know don't get past the headlines when it comes to the news.

Unless it's in their face, they may not realize how often Trump lies or how many of his accusations have no basis at all. I know that commentators can't fact check everything that comes out of his mouth, but it would be wonderful if the obvious lies would be called out.

[spanone]

8. K&R...

[FakeNoose]

9. Anyone who might have missed Meet the Press on NBC this morning

... can catch the rerun at 6:00 p.m. on MSNBC. Frequently I find the later time more convenient, but that's just me.

[Auntie Bush]

31. Thanks...I was going to ask that!

[Demit]

11. He still gets in a compliment, tho, with "Trump showed once again how skilled he is

in shaping a false narrative to his advantage." He admires him. Otherwise he would have phrased that differently, or not said it at all.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

15. It's his only skill and he is good at it. That and bullying, but there he is less skilled. . . nt

[llmart]

26. "skilled he is in shaping a false narrative"...

could have been stated as something simpler such as "skilled at bullshitting".

[forgotmylogin]

28. His skills lie in carnival barking.

Talking up the amazing splendors in the tent if you'll just pay a dollar...to see a petrified mermaid skeleton which has a "Made in China" sticker on the bottom...

[The Wizard]

12. And the lap dog media

reports as directed by Agolf Twitler, The Siberian Candidate.

[BigmanPigman]

13. About zero percent 0% there will more real reporting

and less on distracting BS. That is Rudy's job as chief distractor and propaganda specialist Hannity are going 100% to deceive, delay, distract and demean. The 24/7 news is chasing the $$$$/ratings as they did in the 2016 campaign and hasn't learned any lessons. We have the fucking moron and the media and news is partly responsible.

[Arkansas Granny]

20. I'm hearing a little push back lately. I hope more people will start insisting

that he back up his accusations with facts.

[brush]

14. Skilled my ass. He's just a lying con man.

[Achilleaze]

16. republican liars and traitors must be brought to the court of justice

[Scurrilous]

17. K&R

[hatrack]

18. "But Democrats also . . . " in 3 . . . . 2 . . . . . 1

And of course, it's Memorial Day weekend, with low ratings I would imagine . . . so sure, why not show a little journalistic Dutch courage when no one's watching anyway?

[Duppers]

19. Wow.

Needs to be repeated over and over.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

21. I think the chances will be much better if we...

contact the press and let them know when they've done a good job, reported the truth, and/or held tRump to account for lying.

In this case, we can email them at: [e-mail]

Most news outlets have a "Contact" page that shows how to connect with them, including social media links.

.......

[BlueJac]

23. K&R

[MarianJack]

24. Unfortunately, expect that the reboot of the 2016 round the clock fawning...

...will begin a!most immediately after the midterms are over. I hope I'm wrong, but I doubt it.

Maybe they'!l even BRI g Matt Layer back to spend 80%of his time on emails again.

PEACE!

[llmart]

27. CBS Sunday Morning...

had an interview with Clapper yesterday. It was enough to frighten anyone. I was glad they did the piece.

[Hekate]

30. Write to him and his employers telling them how much you like this & you will get more...

Thanks for bringing this episode of MTP to our attention, because I usually give it a miss.