New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including new details emerge about the false claims of fraud from the last presidential election, bids for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination ramp up and Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman seeks treatment for depression.
Geoff Bennett:
As bids for the Republican presidential nomination ramp up and new details emerge about the false claims of fraud from the last presidential election it's time for the analysis of Brooks and Capehart. That's New York Times columnist David Brooks, and Jonathan Capehart, associate editor for The Washington Post.
With a welcome to you both, let's start with this revelation late last night in this court filing in Dominion Voting Systems' lawsuit against FOX News, showing that FOX executives and hosts didn't believe the election lies that they were peddling on television.
David, what do you make of this notion that FOX determined that telling the truth and being straight with its vote — with its viewers was not good for its bottom line?
David Brooks:
Yes, I don't know whether to feel relieved or not that Tucker didn't really believe what he's saying. Like, maybe has some core in there that's actually honest.
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