Stick a fork in Chris Matthews, because he’s done (we hope).
The website TheCut has discovered a video of MSNBC’s Chris Matthews actually joking about slipping Hillary Clinton a “Bill Cosby pill” before he interviewed her in 2016. That’s right, a rape joke about Hillary:
https://twitter.com/stellabugbee/status/951923651263201281
From The Cut:
Network footage obtained by the Cut shows Matthews, during the interview setup, making a couple of “jokes” about Clinton. He asks, “Can I have some of the queen’s waters? Precious waters?” And then, as he waits for the water, he adds, “Where’s that Bill Cosby pill I brought with me?” Matthews then laughs, delighted with the line, for an extended moment, as the staffers around him react with disbelief, clearly uncomfortable.
And here’s the clip:
Exclusive: Watch staffers around Chris Matthews react with disbelief as he jokes about slipping Hillary Clinton his "Bill Cosby pill" https://t.co/6y84A8p5eC pic.twitter.com/XNYnLCJFWb
— The Cut (@TheCut) January 12, 2018
Needless to say, but team Hillary is furious:
As person who set up this interview and assured HRC & team I believed Chris would be fair, this makes me feel ill. Also watch the interview. As I recall he got pretty angry with her after she challenged him during foreign policy section. https://t.co/cZfJwXUBTJ
— Jennifer Palmieri (@jmpalmieri) January 12, 2018
Yashar Ali, who has been reporting on sexual misconduct in the media and entertainment industries for months, says this is just the “tip of the iceberg”:
Tip of the iceberg https://t.co/5ldUbss780
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) January 12, 2018
SE Cupp agrees with Ali:
?????? https://t.co/2VwTplsKCZ
— S.E. Cupp (@secupp) January 12, 2018
Like we said earlier, he’s gotta be done:
https://twitter.com/amber_athey/status/951934285094760450
2. If this were a Fox News host people would, rightly, be calling for Matthews to face serious sanctions for his conduct.
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) January 12, 2018
Flashback: Matthews sexually harassed then CNBC host Erin Burnett — on air — and MSNBC did nothing:
https://twitter.com/Cernovich/status/951956319505866752
And this is how many on Twitter feel tonight:
Fuck you, Chris Matthews. https://t.co/1mAGbB0sr0
— Maureen Shaw (@MaureenShaw) January 12, 2018
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