‘Deny, Deny, Deny’: Team Trump’s press strategy comes into focus in Hope Hicks testimony
Sarah Matthews. She was White House Deputy Press Secretary during the Trump Administration joins Nicolle Wallace to speak about Hope Hicks testimony in the Trump Hush Money trial and how her testimony falls in line with what the Trump White House press strategy was which was lying for Donald Trump.
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#Trump #DonaldTrump #hopehicks
Had the train not wrecked, Hope Hicks would still be riding it regardless of her tears on the witness stand.
So true, I believe the majority of them would have stayed as well including Michael Coyne who I've come to like, but I still feel if he hadn't been caught for lying to authorities, he'd be right there with the rest of the sycophants.
EXACTLY!
She cried because she was sad she had to testify against him not that she was sad she ever worked for him.
@@DRKrust492 i don't know about that. She left his side right after January 6 and testified in front of the bi partisan committee. She also spoke openly to the law. Change of heart for sure.
Yup.....Riding The Rump....
Thank you for asking her what policies she supported that made it worth it to work for this conman. That was my question the moment she said it, and I commend Nicole for asking it.
I was thinking the same thing
@@wandatownes7387And the cop out answer “I liked the policies but not the man.” As if policy success will come from a man with such deeply flawed character, and, regardless, one policy success here or there while he corrupts everything he touches, is less than worthless. She is in deep denial and rationalizing her participation in that sordid administration.
It's just about being close to money, fame and power. There's no deeper motive. And it's easy to get that from Trump. Just be a sycophant and/or an attractive woman.
What economic policies?????
The funny thing is that you idiots believe every lie she tells you.
Damaging his legacy! What about damaging the country!
Biden already has that covered.
How?genius
Giving you all chronic TDS doesn't = "damaging the country" 🤣
@@cynthia-ch9zv Surrendering to America's enemies for one.
A totally bogus 'legacy' to begin with!
He's a terrible person. He deserves this bad press.
No, not bad press. Truthful press!
YOUR SICK
@@mufozomby7637really now? How sick? 🤮
The most embarrassing thing in the history of our country.
He deserved not to have won in 2016. He deserved for his inner circle to have broken free. We deserved the full truth
He's definitely the Disgraced and Disgraceful ex president.
ultra TDS. ❄️💧🤣
Definitely worst president in the history of presidents. He wasn't taught sportsmanship as a child like most Americans were.
@@MSNBCult TROLL
@@MSNBCultyou’re triggered and you’re projecting.
@MSNBCult A true cult member waits 4+ years for evidence of ANYTHING, let alone a stolen election. See you Mon in court for ELECTION INTERFERENCE etc. Bye bye Mr Jan 6th and cult. (Lost by over 3 million in 2016, lost by over 7 million in 2020 and that was before Jan 6th. Now going for a 3rd loss.) 😉👋🏻
Realize that Hope Hicks came from Ivanka's cheesy clothing line world. Without qualifications, Hicks was brought into the political world and making a high income which she would not have gotten anywhere else. This explains why Hicks stuck around.
WOW THE HYPOCRISY! Criticize Ivanka's clothes, while Biden's wife runs around in rags and looks like she shops at Goodwill. Your Trump derangement is getting critical, see a doctor!!!
Like Jared negotiating Middle East peace. The unqualified in service to the corrupt
Yup, exactly that.
Jealous much? Conservative women are smarter and hotter than liberal white women😂
And having affairs. Trump told her she was the best piece Cory had in front an office full of people. Jeesh.
"I did it for the policies" my azsz You did it to advance your career and to get paid. All these people acting like Trump had some redeeming qualities, so it was easy to look the other way. It's all BS
REEEEE❄️💧 🤣
"Which policies were important enough to sacrifice your integrity?" "My self-serving policies of course."
They need to indict Trump more, he now has double digit leads in many battleground states.
she was riding the gravytrain like the rest.
@@jaysmith6863No he does not and don’t go by polls…I know it’s hard, but they don’t mean anything in this point!
"You can't love your country ONLY when you win" - Joe Biden State of the Union quote.
Biden the plagiarist is copying president Trump again 😂
Trump is too dangerous for our nation. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for 2024 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thank you for asking about the policies these believed in and made them want to work for him. He passed tax cuts for the wealthy, build a wall that doesn't kerp anyone out and he separated children from their parents.
Guess what Joe Mama has done?
joes people lost 80K+ kids. you people are okay with that.
@@kelperdudeя поддерживаю насильника-мошенника Трампа 🇺🇸🔥🇺🇸
Tump would have finished the wall but you voted in Biden and he sold all the wall supplies and kept borders open
@@kelperdudetrump did
He had “policies??” Cruelty as a policy? Racism as a policy? Transfer the nation’s wealth to oligarchs? Yeah, policies…
None of that's true. Sounds like the Obama/Bidumb regime. Bailing out Wallstreet and the Automobile industry, murdering civilians with drone strikes, stranding military personnel in Afghanistan and funding genocide in Gaza. Are the Clinton's getting ahead on rebuilding in Hollywood Hawaii after the fires?
Exactly, they never can come up with any specific policies, just "his policies", I would really like to know which policies in particular.
@@rustynail2544 Racism, separating small children from their parents and putting them in cages, and kissing the butts of dictators.
“Damage his legacy?”. Is that possible? 😳
When all is said and done, it won't really matter. It's like asking if the Antichrist's legacy could ever be damaged.
His legacy is as a traitor to our country, and to the world.
Although I appreciate Ms. Matthews honesty since leaving the trump administration, she like many others still cannot recall any trump policies that were good. People just fell for the hype about shaking up Washington.
They were all good. Fake News MSM just refuses to talk about any of them. It would shine the light on the Lie they have been telling on him since day one.
How could she continue working with him knowing what she knew? Not exactly an honourable woman.
Well, she’s a democrat. enough said.
She is completely full of it. Delusional in the typical way maga people are.
Big $. It's really that simple.
Good for you, Nicolle, asking that question. And now you don’t need to have this racist on ever again. ❤
What Chump policies did she like? Economic and border...... he had none of those except a mega trillion dollar tax cut for corporate america and the wealthy. Should ask her how she liked the 8 trillion dollar deficit that Chump racked up. Or what about the so called China tariffs that actually were paid by american consumers and kicked off the inflation that the republicans all whine about.
Get her on Naked News
biden was on?
She wasn't concerned about his character, or that he committed campaign law violations, or the many other nasty things he'd said and done. She wasn't concerned about the country, or how people were being affected by his terrible ideas and stupid statements...Nope, just his "legacy".
"Economic Policies" is always their go-to answer. Whether they can articulate what that means, or show any material benefits to the average American, is another story entirely. Basically she's saying she has parents who are Republicans and has been taught the myth that things like trickle-down economics actually work. Regarding the border policies and in particular family separation, she worked for the Trump administration after that completely inhumane fiasco. During a time that it started to become known that many children were permanently separated from their parents due to horrendous record keeping. So, she doesn't really have an excuse to distance herself. If anything, it's worse to have known what that administration was capable of, and to subsequently take a job offer from them. At least those who were with Trump from the beginning could potentially claim ignorance of what he would eventually do. She doesn't have that luxury, but seems to want to act like she does. Lastly, the "Trump as a disruptor" fallacy is just too much. She's an intelligent person, so I have a hard time believing she actually thought that. If she did, then she has a serious blind-spot. The problem with our system is that people with power (i.e. money) are able to buy the influence of politicians via our absurd campaign finance laws. Then the politicians remain in a position of indebtedness to such special interests, to the detriment of the average person. Trump admittedly played that system before his political career, across both sides of the aisle. By placing Trump in direct political power, we didn't disrupt such a system. We made it worse by cutting out the middle man.
That was well-written. Thanks. I've always thought "trickle-down" economics involved the rich, the poor and a bodily function. 🙂
The economy was better under trump and most Americans know it.
@@andrewstevenson118 So do the rich.
if foreign powers, decided to buy large businesses here, and lobby just republicans, would we have this?
The economy was better under trump and most Americans know it.
What kind of person is she, seeing and hearing what she witnessed - now too - that she would still care about him, shed tears over him?!??!
Think she cried when she realized telling the truth hurt trump and now maybe he'll come after her??
An *actor* would be my guess in answer to your question.
"he was very hands on..." Truer words were never spoken.
Brandon loves putting his on kids and a little sniff sniff to go along with it
😂😂😂I also read that Hope was "like a daughter" to him. 😮 A.K.A. he LUSTED after her!!!! 🤪🤪💋💕❣🙈🤢🤮
@@galaxyglitterlatte4664 You have to wonder if she was naive the whole time she worked for him. Did she think he was being nice to her just because he's a nice guy?
@@rr7firefly I will NEVER understand what goes on in the mind of a Chump supporter! 🤯
I don't know what to think of Sarah Matthews. My 1st impression is that she's desperately trying to cleanse the stink left by being associated with Trump, which is understandable. But in my gut, I don't believe her sincerity. Even if you believe in his "policies" (of which he had none, they were those of his handlers), I can't see serving as a mouthpiece for this creep. I get the want to disrupt the process, I think that's attractive in a way, but it's a short term thrill and potentially catastrophic in the long run. Yeah, I question the wisdom of MSNBC hiring this "former" collaborator...
She " agreed with his Psycho Policies, I think she's still a Trumper.
Her persona changed from the beginning where she seemed like a 'normal 'person,and then listing of her preferred Trump policies that changed for me.
It's the Sarah Matthews 2024 Reputation Rehabilitation Tour!! She's playing all the hits including fan-favorite _"I Liked His Border Policy"!_ Tickets are going fast!
It's admirable that she resigned from the position after the Jan 6 attack... But she does have reputation damage rehabilitation to work on...
@@dhulbert855 More admirable still had she done it before several hundred people's lives were so negatively impacted. Maybe back when Trump was throwing scared little children alone into cages colder than his current courtroom.
Thanks 🙏👍 Ms Mathews for your honesty and candor 💯🇺🇲🇺🇲
Better late than never? I suppose time will tell if her delay allows Drumpf to turn the US into a fascist dictatorship?
Wow Nicole! You have my admiration for the questions you asked this person..kudos to her for having the courage to answer. His policies were horrible.
Trump likes to point out how traitors were handled in the past. In Trump's case we agree.
@Zronek What unions are those? , and the 50 yr old Guatamala man would probably be welcome at my home..
@ZronekYou're such a good Christian
FDJ T
@Zronek Top ten warning signs that a group may be a cult. #8. Lying. Lying in furtherance of the cause is acceptable. This may include outright lies (“2 + 2 = 5”) or lies of omission, where the group “spins” a truth to their advantage, while ignoring any aspects that do not support their position. If questioned about their lie, they will often resort to insults and personal attacks. (See #3 Argumentum ad hominem.) Note the opposite is also true: cultic groups will accuse others of lying when they are telling verifiable truth. Also note that merely repeating a mistruth may not be lying if the person is misled and willing to be corrected. Social media is particularly susceptible to groups and followers telling lies, as no-one will dare correct the group or leader for fear of retaliation. This can lead to anonymous accounts and “trolling” as people do not want to reveal their true identity and the reasons behind their lies.
@Zronekok MAGAt lol 😵💫😂🤣 unions support tRump hahaha 😆 😂 🤣 and I'm with the 50 yo Guatemalan! 💯
You don't get picked for your brains in the magaverse.
Aside from blind loyalty, almost everything else is irrelevant to the MAGA cult.
Stormy Daniels: I'm not a scale or a doctor but I have spent some time beneath 215lb men and Tiny was not one of them.
🍄🤏😂
215 is _at least_ 100 pounds' worth of understatement.
😂
@@1x4x93 😆
Voting blue will be an honor. Go joe
Yea we all know he was hands on , and saying it's locker room talk like Jean carrols case
By the time all of this shakes out we will probably find out that no act of stupidity went untouched by Trump.
If only they could prove a crime was committed... 😆😆🤦♀🤦♀
Grant was a Republican.
@@EducatingDims247 Lol GOLUBOIzzzzz
@@EducatingDims247 34 counts of falsifying business records is though
Truth is treason in the Deep State Donkey Party of Lies and Deceit!!!
criminals are always "disrupters".
Hunter and the Big Guy.
Lol Ivan 😂
The best person to have repeat a lie is somebody who believes it.
That would be every Democrat and RINO Politician in the country.
@@ronwatson4135and not the die hard trumpists?
@@43supermm -- I'm sure there is some but not as bad as the Left and the Left Wannabe's ----
Masterful tactics and planning by DA Bragg and team to time this devastating testimony to occur on Friday afternoon, letting it echo and linger in the minds of the jury all weekend… 👍
A jury that is most likely anti-Trump anyway....you know thst you're losing the war
Alvin brought 12 dozen donuts to the courthouse today. Everyone else in attendance had to bring their own.
@@kenc7120 Lol Orcboi
Will Fat Alvin get to 500 lbs before his 51st birthday?
@@kenc7120When you have no valid defense, ad hominen. Yep, you're a cult member.
"The only thing that matters is winning...." Spoken like a true narcissist.
Winning is better than Losing, Loser -------
The narcissists indicted him 92 times to keep him from winning. It's OK, we pay for it all while they solve nothing.
@@ronwatson4135 All the winning in the world won't help you climb out of your coffin.
Winning at all costs is from a narcissistic criminal mind. Donnie is not, nor has he ever been a simple one dimensional narcissist.
We'll see in November. Vote blue.
Her response to 19 women & taking the job.... 😪
"Family Separation" - AKA - Baby Snatching
I mean Hicks and Vonshitzenpants really are a good team.
You typed that on another thread 😅🙄😴
Why deny deny deny? Prison
Denial's, Not Going To Work!!!!!!!!!! SHE WAS LITERALLY, IN THE ROOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Legacy ?, from a washed up real estate developer ? , oh please …
This? Coming from a BOT???
Thx Ms. Mathew’s ❤
Thank you for asking about the policies, I sometimes feel like I do not get enough substantive information during these interviews.
Sara Matthews trying very hard to distance herself from her role in serving an evil succubus.
Bill Barr's school of "covering one's butt" is far and wide reaching. Many MAGA who foolishly crossed paths with Dirty Don would be wise to consider this practice.
Liars, but that's normal
The policies and the man are not supportable by people who believe in compassion and democracy.
god, we cant speed this up enough and see him locked up already.
Please hold your breath.😂
Lol....Joe Biden showered with his teenage daughter
You seem impatient. Get a grip.
If you cry really really hard it might help
Let the wheels of Justice grind slowly but surely. The walls at mar-a-lardo must be completely red with ketchup by now.
If she knew what kind of guy he was... how could she lower her standards to do it???
$$$$$$
Why is it that there are so many young women standing up for what is right and speaking out on what Trump has done. But I see no young men or any men in general hardly at all standing up for what is right. I think this country is really in trouble that there are very few people left with character.
Heard an interesting stat that black men voted for female abortion access more than any other subgroup when it was on the ballot in Ohio. America. Unites. Blue.
cause men are not as stupid
@kristieshaw Black men voting for abortion rights could have many reasons. I'm just pointing out one of the bigger and obvious reasons: self preservation. Deadbeat dad's don't want to be stuck with alimony and other financial responsibilities of parenthood. I'm sure there are genuinely good men from all races who want to champion women's rights, but there's also a lot who knows Republicans lawmakers aren't going to always have their best interests with everything involved with abortions and abortion rights.
Men of today are misogynists and cowards.
LOCK HIM UP!🔒
Hi Fascist!
True, he belongs in prison with him dimwitted minions.
Yes, the DC swamp blob creatures are doing everything possible to lock him up.
Lol Bot 🤖 bibikov
For what?
Disrupted? Broke.
All I know is by now , after listening to this women . You don't have to be very smart or bright at all to work for someone like Trump . The excuse for liking his policies sounded weak and deranged. The whole country knew his character, yet you dull enough to think he had policy 😆 he grifted b4 he was ever a president. What else did you really need to know ? Sorry . But this women isn't very smart or mentally unable to see logic.
SAVE AMERICAN 🇺🇸 CONSTITUTION
VOTE RED FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP ❤
@@jeffhampton2767Trump has ignored the constitution and has openly called to suspend it. We now know that he was planting fake stories and killing real ones that would have made him look bad by exposing the real person. So very many things he has done against the people of the United States and the constitution, all facts that he has admitted, but the nimrod parade of knuckleheads stick with him, the worst or worst 5 presidents in our nation's history.
@@jeffhampton2767 🤡
Sarah Mathews, you are a strong person! 😊💙
Nicole yes!! She’s the best- what policies, exactly.
I’m so sick of him.
And yet leftists keep tuning into every Trump story. Mental disorder much?
Lol… Does TDS hurt??😂
Does idiocy serve your life well?
Lol Bibikov 😂hush
TDS. Just stop thinking about him so much LOL
Why do all these ladies look alike? Do they all have the same hair dresser?
Who cares? That’s what you got from this? Grow up child
No, they're all of a size where small hands can get a handful
Trump tells them how to get their haircut.
Same bimbo factory by design😊
Because they are all hot and you're not😂😂😂
What employer holds an employee around their waist. He certainly was hands on.
Thank you for asking her what policies she supported that made it worth it to work for this man. Thank you Nicole
Are the walls closing in on Trump?
I hope not. We just had the damned things plastered.
@@mr.flibble3190 😬 too late, outta money...💔
I wonder if he has other hush money deals for the 2024 election too?
Wow, here's someone who's got at least some common sense of what the orange man has become and will never support again!!! Good for her!!!
Deny deny lie lie
Everyone who works for him, he throws under the bus when he has finished with them wake up America.
That is a strong, beautiful, woman. The character and composure she shows are just incredible. If Nicolle had asked a true MAGA person a question like that, they would freak out and give some horrible lie for an answer. But Sarah owns it and even says, "That is a fair question". What a woman.
She willingly chose to work for them to boost her career
So did a lot of people. He fooled a lot of people...enough to get elected. I can say I never thought much of him and never voted for him, but he fooled many others just the same.
But she learned, keep at it. Remember trump brings out the worst in people. Not a good leader
Monty Python's Life of Brian😂😂😂
The Phoenix is the bird of Hope🦅.
LIES AND THE LYING LIARS
Sarah Matthews has made progress toward becoming a decent human being. She does, however, need more work. Time will tell.
She's an ingrate hack now
Accuse, accuse, accuse!
Oh, but there's PROOF PROOF PROOF! 😮😅🇺🇸
@@apt1smith51 Propaganda propaganda propaganda
@@apt1smith51 Weaponization weaponization weaponization
@@apt1smith51 Russia Russia Russia
Seen it, seen it, seen it. 🇺🇸💙
Hope Hicks statement "damaging his legacy" blows my mind. His legacy was damaged from way back in the day when he was doing real estate business in New York, he wasn't respected by the people that worked for him then, most of the people he worked with in the campaign and White House have either gone to jail or paid huge fines just from working with him. Just the fact that Hope Hicks really thought he was a great guy shows me she didn't have a clear picture of what kind of human being he was from her beginning with him. I am glad that so many like Sarah Matthews, Stephanie Winston Wilcox, John Kelly, Rex Tillerson, Bill Barr, and Mike Pompeo decided to tell the world what they really thought about him.
That’s it, Bec. Was obvious from the start
Anything that hurts Donnie in more than one way should be credited, praised and repeated as far as I'm concerned.
I fear for her life….she was brave
Why? Her testimony didn’t hurt Trump, it helped him and hurt Cohen.😂❤
In her testimony, Hicks hurt Trump by showing how deeply he and the campaign worried about the infidelity stories going public in the weeks before the election.
Why fear for her life? She didn't testify against Hillary.
I disagree
Lol Chenkovzzzz 😂
When shown the deny deny deny Hope Hicks: I think is by instinct Lying comes by instinct in the Trump world.
She’s an aid. Why does Trump have his arm around her?
Better or for worse to shape things up he almost destroyed our country and that’s what you call shaking things up and get a clue
Nicole, thank you for asking her what policies she liked during that horrible administration.
Couldn't help but notice another republican woman speaking from the kitchen. This time, it's not a problem. Sarah Matthew's appears to be a normal, well-spoken woman. She is speaking with her real voice and her own words. I don't agree with all she said, but she seems genuine.
When a political fanatic hijacks a civilized nation.
*_GOD and Trump_** ------> They Got This*
God chose Biden!!!
@@JC-ws5ld -- No. Corporate America, Big Pharma, Facebook and China with a Lying MSM to cover it up chose Joe Biden.
Oh! Is trump testifying? Sweet!!
Sarah Matthews is an American hero. Thank you for your service to the country and the truth!
He committed a cue/insurrection in Washington. Still waiting for that day in court so they can put him away for the rest of his life!!
Where is Rump's other hand in those pictures with Hicks?
Playing elevator
He lies to his lawyers too and that's why they end up in trouble as well!
Funny ! But everyone who went to jail went so by their own accord and had nothing to do with President Trump.
Well, many of his lawyers quit. Those that have been complicit with Trump's illegal antics have now faced their own consequences.
Very good interview.
I’m so glad you asked her the question about what policies she was referring to specifically that would lead her to ignore the character issues. And I loved that she engaged with the question which MAGA people don’t do. In fact, what distinguishes former Trump supporters from the current Trump supporters is that they will engage with critical questions in the first place
Lie, Deny, Lie, Deny…is more accurate. In other words, Donnie is playing the same old game. He’s the definition of a one trick phoney…
When is this Trump show ever coming to an end???
when you get off the internet and go outside
Mid-January 2029
Only if he loses the election, which he isn't, so we can expect these fools to hound him for at least 4 more years.
Never 😂
😳DO YOU REMEMBER TITYS😂 ON THE WHITE HOUSE LAWN ? STRONG LEADERSHIP
It seems to be a pattern that the way we hear truth about power is for courageous younger women to stand up against bullying old men.
It is amazing, that all the trump people claim to support trump because they like his policies. However, none of them could articulate any of those policies they supported.
Cheap energy, secure border, and no new wars.
@@drizz1256 Lol. Trump did none of those.
@@trevx3680 most secure border in decades and first president in 40 years to not get involved in any new wars. Educate yourself.
@@drizz1256 Still false. Restating the same falsehood does not make it true. Educate yourself.
@@trevx3680 facts are falsehoods now? Oh yeah you probly think men can get pregnant too.
And how can one work for a boss who has no morals or values. What does this say of his people like Sarah Matthews, Hope? Just looking for opportunity
I am not denying anything! I have to 💩!
Ok...we really really really got him now, we swear ! this time its for real lol
😂😂
Deny what, what is the crime?
All of them.
Boris Boris Boris, you need a better translator, he’s toast.
Falsifying business records 34 counts all felonies
34 counts of falsifying business records darling …… Tick. Tock. Trump. Justice. Is. Coming.
@@kristieshaw4806 Leftists for the last 2920 days -- "Smoking gun! We got him now!!!"
Being paid for her comments did the most for her "coming out".
Damage his legacy. He done it 2 himself
What policy?
Vote all Democrats 2024. Vote for decent people Biden and Harris needs help from the Congress to ensure women rights and health care. 💙🌊😎 Vote blue 💙💙 give them the blue 🌊 wave
Vote for war and human trafficking
They mistake his rhetoric with policies. He talked a big game and they bought it. Hopefully next time theres a Trump-like candidate, these people will onky vote for the layed out and detailed policies they plan to inact and not just his peprally speaches.
4 peace and economic deals, 4 nominations for the peace prize, lowest unemployment in 50 years, and 3 record breaking stock markets call you a bot.
There's a disconnect from reality for you! Got any more history rewrites for us. How much do the pay you anyhow?
He hasn’t “changed”, he just became more brazen.
Trump is who he has ALWAYS been. I hate that these people try to say he was a different person. He's EXACTLY the same
The way he got the FBI to cover up the laptop story is worse. That story would have definitely changed the election.
...and that's what this is all about!