Former MSNBC host Chris Matthews found himself on the receiving end of two real-time corrections on major issues on Tuesday.
The first occurred when Matthews, during an appearance on CNN, claimed that Republicans in the Senate would “logjam” a vote on the Epstein files in an effort to “obey” President Donald Trump. But when the network cut away to Capitol Hill, they learned that the Republican-led Senate planned a vote on the measure within hours.
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EMBARRASSING: Watch as Chris Matthews claims the Senate is going “logjam” the release of the Epstein files only to be proven wrong by CNN’s Manu Raju.
He also claims The Washington Post didn’t cover BMS at the White House, which gets debunked by a Post columnist who covered it. pic.twitter.com/QnF5JUHVBs
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“I think it’s awful that these people are obeying him,” Matthews said, suggesting that Republicans in the Senate were taking orders from President Trump on whether or not to advance the bill. “The Senate is going to do what it can to logjam this whole effort to get the truth out.”
The network cut away to congressional reporter Manu Raju on Capitol Hill: “Yeah, this is huge news. The Senate Majority Leader, John Thune, indicating that this bill just passed the House by a 427-to-1 vote, now could pass the Senate as soon as tonight. In fact, that is what he told reporters just moments ago, he said that it could move ‘very quickly.’”
Matthews also took a moment to comment on the fact that Mohammed Bin Salman — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince — had been in the Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump.
“And the idea of MBS, excuse me, the guy murdered somebody — a Washington Post reporter — and The Washington Post never mentioned today any problem with that,” Matthews complained. “They never editorialized against it. The murderer of our reporter is meeting in the White House today, but we’re not going to mention it today because it’s owned by a Republican Trump guy.”
Matthews had his claim debunked in a later segment by Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, who explained that he had written just such a piece and published it a day prior to Bin Salman’s arrival: “I’ve been aware for several weeks that the crown prince was coming.”