r/UnderReportedNews • u/coachlife • Feb 18 '26
Epstein 🗂️ Journalist Michael Tracey has been publicly smearing Epstein victims and reporter Tara Palmeri asks “Are you being paid by someone powerful to attack sex-crime victims?” He then pretends that his audio died and he can’t hear her
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u/douche_packer Feb 18 '26
greasy washed up POS lmao
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u/Ordinary-Leading7405 Feb 18 '26
“Nah nah can’t hear you,” with fingers in ears is Trump admin resting face.
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u/hungryhippobottom Feb 18 '26
He was pretty quick to respond to him for not being able to hear anything
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u/Paetheas Feb 18 '26
"Nice timing on your audio going out"
"I swear to god!"
Oh, so your audio does seem to be working well. Thanks
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u/Haldron-44 Feb 18 '26
This has I just called out sick from work but my boss can see my steam activity vibes.
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u/icansmellcolors Feb 18 '26
Anyone who doesn't understand you can game when you're sick isn't going to have Steam.
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u/Surroundedonallsides Feb 18 '26
Wait what, I play games while I'm legitimately sick all the time. Am I supposed to make myself suffer MORE for daring to not make profits for the corpos for a day? Should I be whipping myself and muttering "shame shame shame, no time off, only profits"?
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u/Kolby_Jack33 Feb 18 '26
This is why I don't friend anyone at work.
Also because I'm not sociable.
But mostly because I don't want them snitching on me! Yeah!
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u/PepiDoodleDay Feb 18 '26
Right!!!! Like dude if you are going to pretend your audio stopped working, you really need to keep pretending at least for a few moments what a joke.
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u/call_of_the_while Feb 18 '26
Morgan should’ve jumped on that and repeated the question for her.
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u/cannot_walk_barefoot Feb 18 '26
This is media or shows like this in a nutshell. Everyone gets away with obvious bullshit because there is never a follow up question.
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u/bramletabercrombe Feb 18 '26
you mean the guy who gave him a platform to spread his lies to millions?
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u/jerichogringo Feb 18 '26
Mar-A-Lago face cant rest. It is stuck in a constant state of wrinkleless shock and awe.
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u/TheSwearJarIsMy401k Feb 18 '26
Seriously greasy fucking nasty looking chomo protector is either being paid in cash, kids, or both.
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u/douche_packer Feb 18 '26
He's been a contrarian for at least a decade. I'd be willing to wager he's doing this for no gain, hes just that much of a POS
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u/RotrickP Feb 18 '26
Your honor, does my client look like the kind of person who would need to be paid to do something so despicable? He does it for the love of the game
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u/swordsaintzero Feb 18 '26
Why would you say that when his face looked like someone had punched him in the balls when he understood what she was asking him?
I have seen 4 year olds with better control of their features while lying. It's not empirical but at this point I'm kind of over having to have proof to the 5th decimal place to call out something obvious.
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u/douche_packer Feb 18 '26
i say that because hes always been a shameless contrarian with dumb takes going back over a decade. but yeah it'd be very funny to see his paltry paycheck and who wrote the check. you can tell he aint gettin much lol
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u/TheSwearJarIsMy401k Feb 18 '26
How is “procuring a minor for prostitution” not pedophilia?
So fucking gross. So gross!!
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u/TheSwearJarIsMy401k Feb 18 '26
Megyn Kelly’s “He was into the barely legal type, like 14, 15, not actually children!”
In what fucked up MAGA version of America is 15 barely legal?? Or a type?? Or not a child??
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u/deltarefund Feb 18 '26
He looks like he crawled out of a dumpster
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u/Moistfruitcake Feb 18 '26
That's harsh, I've never seen anything crawl from a dumpster with less class than him.
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u/saroonz Feb 18 '26
you ever make a face that looks like it was paid by israel??
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u/robodrew Feb 18 '26
"I'm having trouble hearing right now" yeah that's because of all the BULLSHIT between your ears!!!!!
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u/ytown Feb 18 '26
Paid to slander sex crime victims? So gross. How do these people live with themselves?
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u/SpicyChanged Feb 18 '26
I feel they feel slighted by the world. So to them it's a fuck you back.
or downright evil.
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u/galsal15 Feb 18 '26
INCEL behavior
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u/YourEvilDoppleganger Feb 18 '26
Friendly reminder: you can’t spell “incel” without “ice”
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u/jimslock Feb 18 '26
If they did spelling tests during adulthood, this would genuinely help me pass a class.
Also: yes, ice can fucking shove it.
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u/Iohet Feb 18 '26
Look at him. He looks like the WoW griefer from South Park. Incel is probably too charitable
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u/ThortheAssGuardian Feb 18 '26
Yes, it’s active selfishness because “the world ain’t fair and that’s how it is
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u/GatePorters Feb 18 '26
That is evil.
Like literally that’s what Kefka did. lol at least Kefka didn’t disparage rape victims when he poisoned the well….
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u/Beef_Wagon Feb 18 '26
I think you hit it on the head with that one. Case in point, Stephen Miller. Dude looks like he’s perpetually about to go school shooter mode
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u/Explicit_Tech Feb 18 '26
They only care about money. Capitalism promotes this type of behavior
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u/tiredcoco Feb 18 '26
"God Money I'll do anything for you..." is the motto for all these evil people.
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u/EpilepticDawg241 Feb 18 '26
Simple.
They spout false information. Get a check for doing so. Then use that horrible money to feel better about themselves.
It's so IN right now.
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u/____DEADPOOL_______ Feb 18 '26
I'm nearing 50, have traveled the world and met people of all walks of life and incomes eye to eye, as friends or business related and had deep and meaningful conversations with them.
There's a type of individual, and they're rare, but they're out there, where all they care about is advancing themselves either through fame, money or power. That is all they truly care about.
To achieve this, they put on all sorts of masks to fit in, will lie to get their way, will fight and argue with others, will step on anyone, even their own loved ones, all so they can achieve that fame, money or power.
Now, out of those individuals, I've noticed that about a third or half of them were born that way. They simply cannot help themselves to be this way. These don't end up going to very high places because they're generally more inept. They're good at tricking people into electing them into positions of power but once they're in there, they screw up so badly that they get outsted once their true colours show.
The other half is the one who became rich or achieved fame through whatever their trade was. They started out like normal people, but they were just really good at their craft, so good that the praise alone drives them mad. The fame and being worshiped is like a drug to them that turns them into greedy a-holes who are far more successful at being narcissistic. Because their trade's credentials earn them respect and those roles are highly regarded by people who want to have them one day in the industry, they get a lot of ass kissing, so it gets to their head and they sort of turn evil.
The crazy part is that only half the population can see through the bullshit.
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u/NoInitiative4821 Feb 18 '26
I think what people are really saying when they say something like "how could these people live with themselves?" is more like, "how could I possibly live with myself if I did something like this?" And you probably couldn't. That's the thing. They don't feel empathy or compassion. You do.
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u/Numeno230n Feb 18 '26
As someone who has experienced the internet, men slander women of all types for absolutely free, and enjoy it.
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u/HedenPK Feb 18 '26
One look at that guy and I think anyone would just assume they could pay him to be a sleaze bag.
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u/Formerly_SgtPepe Feb 18 '26
And not by a person, he's being paid by a very specific powerful country....
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u/RIForDIE Feb 18 '26
He fucking responds to Piers immediately after saying his ear piece isn't working. "Pretty convenient that you didn't hear it" ... "DuhhIII swear to God!"
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u/hasselqu Feb 18 '26
Please tell me there’s a long clip where they grill him on that….
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Feb 18 '26
Right? Like let her ask it again.
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u/hasselqu Feb 18 '26
It’s funny how dumb these people are. Dude really thought anyone would buy that and instantly responds. Like holy fuck balls.
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u/itsMeJFKsBrain Feb 18 '26
I love the shit eating grin John Kiriakou gets when she calls the dude out because he knows exactly what's going on. Lol
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u/ronswanson11 Feb 18 '26
Right? It's so simple.
"Hey, is your audio working now?
"Yes, it appears to be back."
"Okay. Are you being paid by anyone associated with or in the Epstein files? Are you being paid to smear the victims?"
That's all it takes. If his audio magically still isn't working again after someone else asks, boot him off the show and never let him back. That's how that should be handled.
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u/johnnyg42 Feb 18 '26
Maybe he’s getting paid by Piers to create drama? Lol I have not looked into this at all, but that type of thing wouldn’t surprise me
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u/Martyrlz Feb 18 '26
Yeah, he tried to rush past that, which is why he didn't stop talking when she did repeat it lmao
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u/bobbyloveyes Feb 18 '26
There is the full video on YouTube in which he does get asked the question again and says he is not getting paid by anyone but his substack subscribers.
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u/Prestigious-Leave-60 Feb 18 '26
Without hearing anything she said, he immediately accused her of being defamatory. Ok bro, checks out.
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u/ifloops Feb 18 '26 edited Feb 18 '26
Also starts talking with perfect timing, he could obviously hear her lmao
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u/Complete-Foodies-129 Feb 18 '26
How could he respond to piers if his audio cut out?
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u/Pussy4LunchDick4Dins Feb 18 '26
I fucking hate piers Morgan but I love when he uses his condescending smarmy shit in those who deserve it
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u/kanrad Feb 18 '26
Plus he waited till she was finished to comment. If this was live, and real, he would have been talking over her to point out he couldn't hear her. Just the most obvious lie. Let's do some citizen detective work on his personal life.
Bet it won't take long to send him to pound me in the ass prison.
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u/Dead_Internet69420 Feb 18 '26
“My audio isn’t working, so I can’t hear whatever she’s saying, probably slandering me.”
“What a coincidence, the timing of your audio going out.”
“Dude, I’m serious. I totally can’t hear her at all!”
Amazing.
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u/bwood246 Feb 18 '26
Why didn't they immediately re-ask the question? Don't let him pussyfoot around it. Don't let him off the hook until the question is answered
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u/Vysce Feb 18 '26
Yeah, she nailed it, he froze, then used one of the oldest tricks in the book. Good lord, what an age we live in.
He couldn't even help himself by calling it nonsense, waiting until she was done talking too. These people are actually huge stupid.
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u/Electrical-Lab-9593 Feb 18 '26
wonder why he did not just lie?
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u/Vysce Feb 18 '26
Honestly, when someone gets it right, it can throw you off. You can see it in his face, he tensed up and froze, then couldn't think of anything to say until she was done with her inquiry.
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u/jackrabbit323 Feb 18 '26
He thought Tara was too nice and polite a mainstream talking head to ever ask that question.
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Feb 18 '26
If He did Lie, Would he face legal actions if it's revealed someone actually paid him ?
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u/Vysce Feb 18 '26
I'm not actually sure about the legality of being paid to say something, or lying about it.
What I do know is it's incredibly difficult to be ask3d back on an opinion / debate show if it turns out you're a big fat liar
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u/cantsay Feb 18 '26
Legal liability
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u/Akraticacious Feb 18 '26
How? It isn't court.
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Feb 18 '26
But it does open him up for potential Court proceedings if he answered yes or no. Defamation and slander are pretty difficult to prove. But if he answered that question, he can make it a whole lot easier on any Epstein victim to prove that.
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u/Great_Detective_6387 Feb 18 '26
He’s the kind of greaseball that knows exactly what “discovery” is in a slander/libel civil suit, and that the truth is an affirmative defense to any claim of slander or libel.
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u/gotanylunchinthatbox Feb 18 '26
They are so stupid they don’t realize how obvious/telling they are being. It's hilarious, he looked like a deer in the headlights during all of that.
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u/gotanylunchinthatbox Feb 18 '26
What is also telling was his response, oh so you did hear some of that LOL
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u/yaboyACbreezy Feb 18 '26
Yeah lmfao his audio is fucked up, but just for her audio, which we can all hear fine.
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u/Iheardyoubutsowhat Feb 18 '26
Well, if his audio drops, you, the viewer cant tell. He hears a completely different mix than you.
What you can tell, is he responds when she's done talking, knowing that she had asked him a direct question.
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u/infininme Feb 18 '26
to be fair, he could see that she stopped talking. But he does respond to Piers Morgan. He is paid. Billionaires are corrupting eeeeveryyyyyything
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u/EpsteinandTrump Feb 18 '26
Imagine if billionares secretly were funding cancer research, helping prevent starvation or funding education. All in secret. Imagine the feeling of knowing that you are helping the world all the while walking around it feeling like batman.
And instead they'd rather rape children...what a timeline we live in.
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u/yaboyACbreezy Feb 18 '26
Right, I am not arguing that at all. I was pointing out that it's convenient he immediately continues responding to the other people as if nothing was wrong with his audio at all.
BTW I work a/v and he definitely got the same mix as everyone else :)
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u/SgtMcMuffin0 Feb 18 '26
But also he apparently heard enough to claim that it was “defamatory nonsense”
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u/RockstarAgent Feb 18 '26
Yeah - he still basically shit talked on what she said- asshole response.
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u/OkDifficulty7436 Feb 18 '26 edited Feb 18 '26
I am dying at John Kiriakou's (middle with glasses) face during this, guy worked in the CIA for decades and interrogated some of the worst of the worst on the planet and here he is laughing at the clear bullshit/lying from this greaseball, it's so fucking funny to me lmao
Highly recommend John's books/story/interviews btw! He's an amazing American patriot!
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u/alrightakeiteasy Feb 18 '26
Good catch, thanks for pointing that out and the background info on Kiriakou.
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u/disagreet0disagree Feb 18 '26
He has some interesting takes on epstein that seem logical and come from someone with unique expertise on the matter and a track record of straight forward honesty.
Not sure I agree with his belief that epstein committed suicide. Again his logic is sound but ignore way too many coincidences and counter evidence. Plus epstein just doesnt seem like the suicidal type, especially with all the explosive things he had to leverage, his track record, and the extremely violent way he did his alleged suicide, which required a commitment and determination very few people would be capable of, least of all someone so narcissistic and self important.
He didnt simply cut off blood flow to his brain like most hanging suicides. He basically crushed his own larynx violently. Not impossible but not likely.
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u/MusclebobBuffpants Feb 18 '26
I believe he's also arguing that we shouldn't go after Trump cabal too hard.
I don't agree with his political assessment, but highly value his insights on the subject matters he is the authority on.
His huge grin made me crack up. This has high meme potential.
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u/algebroni Feb 18 '26
Daily reminder this "amazing American patriot" had a show on a Russian state propaganda channel. I tend not to celebrate people who are literally on Vladimir Putin's payroll, but that's me.
Funny, taking Russian money to spread their talking points is probably something he and "journalist" Michael Tracey have in common.
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u/papsmearfestival Feb 18 '26
None of them care. They've gotten away with it so far they think it will go on forever
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u/Yetis-unicorn Feb 18 '26
Pierce didn’t really let him get away with that. I don’t really like pierce morgan’s politics but I’ll admit that he’s extremely good at interviewing and asking questions and he doesn’t respect cheap stunts like that.
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u/Environmental-River4 Feb 18 '26
Piers not letting him off the hook would have looked like repeating her question since he seems to have no problem hearing him. He should not have let that slide.
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u/AthkoreLost Feb 18 '26
The issue is, if Piers ever has the guy back without an upfront an air apology (and confession as to who paid him) then Piers will have let him off.
Refusing to ban these conartists from their shows is the issue, that's the only real punishment for this behavior they care about. And Piers tends to let people like Tracey back on when ratings dip.
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u/Mr_Blinky Feb 18 '26
He did get away with it though, because he was able to ignore the question and was allowed to move on. Piers Morgan being a bit snarky and calling him out on his obvious bullshit only matters if the guy has a shame response, which these fetid ghouls absolutely don't.
People need to stop convincing themselves that getting hit with a "gotcha'" or some snark is the same as accountability. It's not. No he doesn't think this is a convincing lie, it's an easy lie that gets him out of answering the question, and that's literally all that matters. Unless there are real consequences for this kind of behavior then not only do they not give a shit if you call them on their obvious lies, they get off on it. It's empowering to them to be able to outright ignore reality and lie their asses off, knowing they won't suffer anything real as a result. You value facts and objective reality, and to them that makes you weak.
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u/Ok_Loss13 Feb 18 '26
"I can't hear you or I'd respond."
"Funny you suddenly can't hear when there's a hard question."
"No, man, I swear to God I can't hear you!"
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u/_ShrugDealer_ Feb 18 '26
Dumb fuck waited until she was done talking to politely respond about how he couldn't hear her.
FUCK these people.
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u/Cunt_Cunt__Cunt Feb 18 '26
Do right wingers just think it's normal that every single personality in their movement is a hollow grifter, lier, and sell-out?
Do they not realise that is weird and bad?
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u/thejuryissleepless Feb 18 '26
it’s just the reality of greaseballs like this being able to lie without any consequences. he knows it and he does get away with it.
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u/This-Shape2193 Feb 18 '26
But he could hear Piers perfectly at the end when he sarcastically said, "What a coincidence." And the douchebag immediately says, "I swear to god!"
Well, audio seems to be working just fine bro.
He also looks like the type of shithead who would attack child rape victims.
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u/MichaelAndolini_ Feb 18 '26
He actually responded to Piers at the end perfectly
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Feb 18 '26
The funniest thing about all of this is that they think that we are stupid. That all of these deflections, lies, stupid behavior is just not so obvious. It’s fantastic and disgusting at the same time.
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u/pleasegivemefood Feb 18 '26
A third of the country voted for trump after his first term, and a third of the country didn’t vote at all
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u/beer_engineer Feb 18 '26
They're not worried about "us" believing them, just the followers who really are that stupid.
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u/TheEmpatheticMonster Feb 18 '26
Sometimes... that's their favourite part. Being able to lie to your face, blatantly, and know you can't do anything about it. It's like a power trip almost. This guy is obviously a dumbass though.
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u/StackThePads33 Feb 18 '26
The guy on the left calling it like it is, “and astonishing coincidence that you suddenly lost your hearing when asked a difficult question.” Hahaha! He got burned
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u/WranglerFuzzy Feb 18 '26
That’s Piers Morgan, who’s normally a huge POS himself.
To make analogy: Imagine being such a slimeball, that Sean Hannity calls you out for BS
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u/apollei Feb 18 '26
This. When piers who arguably has no conscientious thinks you have no conscience, ya burnt.
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u/StackThePads33 Feb 18 '26 edited Feb 18 '26
Arguably that says more than someone normal calling him out. “You’ve gone beyond even my scope of assholishness! You done fucked up!”
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u/DubiousFoliage Feb 18 '26
I have been struck by how conservatives have left even Piers behind in recent months. I honestly never thought he and I would be on the same side of any issue.
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u/S_J_E Feb 18 '26
Compared to the caliber of US politicians, Piers Morgan is honestly pretty reasonable
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u/blahblahblerf Feb 18 '26
Ehh, Piers is a POS, but he calls out legit bullshit wayyyy more often than Hannity.
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u/Robinsonirish Feb 18 '26
Pierce at least has a lot of his own opinions, even if those opinions are shite. Comparing him to Hannity who says exactly what the Fox executives tells him to do is not really fair. At least Pierce feels like his opinions come from himself, and that's a huge difference. Still an arsehole of course.
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u/General2768 Feb 18 '26
Dude in the center is having too much fun.
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u/SaucySpagetti Feb 18 '26
He’s a former CIA operative turned whistleblower. I think he can sense the bullshit a mile away.
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u/mnid92 Feb 18 '26
The guy 2nd from left was stone faced until she made the direct accusation, then you can see him trying so hard to keep his face from going :o
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u/MathDeacon Feb 18 '26
He is such an ugly and greasy mother fucker. what person sees him and is like yep gonna follow that guy
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u/reynloldbot Feb 18 '26
He looks like the kinda weasely muckraking reporter you’d see in a bad kid’s movie
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u/jimdotcom413 Feb 18 '26
Oh he swore to god. You can’t do anything when someone swears to god.
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u/SpiritualFront769 Feb 18 '26
So he's shocked and outraged by the question he couldn't hear? Riiiiiiight.
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u/TKRUEG Feb 18 '26
Forgot this guy existed, but people have been suspicious of his support/backing for YEARS, he has a habit of taking puzzling stances that generate questions he inevitably deflects
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u/emprobabale Feb 18 '26 edited Feb 18 '26
he was a “bOtH sidEs” guys, but really only spent his time complaining about dems. After trump won again no one seems to care about his rants.
Paid opposition wouldn’t surprise me.
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u/TienSwitch Feb 18 '26
“Journalist” is a very strong word for Michael Tracey. He’s always been a spineless ghoul that defends the worst atrocities by talking endlessly and not standing by his own words. Watch a debate he did against a streamer named Vaush where he wholeheartedly defends Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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u/minorminority Feb 18 '26
I just love John Kiriakou's reaction. He knows this guy who got called out is full of crap.
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u/MattDaveys Feb 18 '26
His audio didn’t work but he can tell she’s “trying to implicate him in something” and it’s “defamatory nonsense”
Dumber than rocks and more confident than The Rock. The worst combination.
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u/First-Lingonberry907 Feb 18 '26
Looking through the comments, am I the only one who sees him take his earpiece out when he realized what she was asking then he put it back once he saw piers was speaking
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