Megyn Kelly Interviews Alex Jones
Posted: June 18, 2017 Filed under: Entertainment, Mediasphere | Tags: Alex Jones (radio host), Donald Trump, Donald Trump presidential campaign, media, Megyn Kelly, NBC, NBC News, news, RUSSIA, United States, video, Vladimir Putin Leave a commentMegyn Kelly grilled Info Wars founder and host Alex Jones on his political leanings, connection to then-candidate and now President Donald Trump, conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook massacre and Chobani, and much more on this week’s broadcast of Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly.
Alex Jones held a live stream to respond to the Kelly interview as it was broadcasted on NBC News:
Transcript, via NBC News’ Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly:
MEGYN KELLY: First tonight, our report on the incendiary radio host, Alex Jones. For years, Jones has been spreading conspiracy theories, claiming, for instance, that elements of the U.S. government allowed the 9/11 attacks to happen and that the horrific Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax. Some thought we shouldn’t broadcast this interview because his baseless allegations aren’t just offensive, they’re dangerous. But here’s the thing: Alex Jones isn’t going away. Over the years, his YouTube channel has racked up 1.3 billion views. He has millions of listeners and the ear of our current president. We begin our report with his reaction to the recent terrorist attack in Manchester, England.
KELLY: ALEX JONES WAS NEARLY 5,000 MILES AWAY FROM MANCHESTER, ENGLAND WHEN A SUICIDE BOMBER KILLED 22 PEOPLE AT A CONCERT LESS THAN FOUR WEEKS AGO. DESPITE THE DISTANCE, AND WITH FEW FACTS KNOWN, JONES DID WHAT HE OFTEN DOES: JUMPED MOUTH-FIRST INTO CONTROVERSY.
ALEX JONES (May 22, 2017 YouTube video): A big bomb goes off at a pop star’s rock concert bombing a bunch of liberal trendies.
MEGYN KELLY: You said, “It was a bunch of liberal trendies who were killed, the same people who are promoting open borders, bringing Islamists in.
ALEX JONES: Yes.
MEGYN KELLY: In response to which, many people looked at the victims, many of whom were 15, 14. There was a little eight …
ALEX JONES: No. I’m sorry I didn’t blow ’em up. I know. But I did something bad, though?
MEGYN KELLY: No, that – that you …
ALEX JONES: Oh, no, no, no, no …
MEGYN KELLY: … would suggest that …
ALEX JONES: ‘cause …
Source: RealClearPolitics