MSNBC's Ari Melber gets reality checked over 'nonpartisan' Jimmy Kimmel claim

Shot…

MSNBC’s Ari Melber thinks Jimmy Kimmel is a “nonpartisan voice against” the GOP’s Graham–Cassidy health-care bill:

Health care is always personal, yes, but Kimmel an especially powerful,
visible, nonpartisan voice against GOP bill.

— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) September 22, 2017

Chaser…

NARRATOR VOICE: He’s not.

From the Daily Beast, “Schumer’s office worked behind-the-scenes with Kimmel’s to fight GOP Obamacare repeal” and offered “technical guidance and info about the bill, as well as stats from…think tanks”:

Sources tell me, @samstein, & @lachlan that Jimmy Kimmel & Chuck Schumer have been in touch for months on healthcare https://t.co/9oyW29pYMc

— Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24) September 22, 2017

Scoop: Schumer’s office worked behind-the-scenes with Kimmel’s to fight GOP Obamacare repeal https://t.co/lxkr3wntix pic.twitter.com/ndlqnon4pZ

— Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24) September 22, 2017

Kimmel says he “woulda spoken out anyway”:

Sources close to Kimmel say he woulda spoken out anyway—but he & Chuck had talked, & Schumer encouraged/thanked him https://t.co/OA7ua4TvZR

— Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24) September 22, 2017

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But other than Melber, is anyone shocked at this?

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