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Thom Tillis: “The news is generally based on who used the most incendiary…”

Featuring: Thom Tillis, Republican | U.S. Senate North Carolina

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Published | Video Starts at 06:39

You know, when's the last time you've seen an hour dedicated to the news to talk about the good things people are doing to together? Right. Well, we have one on Special Report every week. It's called Common But The news is generally based on who used the most incendiary language. And they're the ones who get the top of the hour. They're the ones who get the panel to talk about it. He's not entirely wrong. It is ridiculous. Extraordinarily outrageous. Wow, two of you are so nice. (06:39–06:48)

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Asserts that news coverage prioritizes incendiary language.

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