Matthew Gertz

Matthew Gertz

@mattgertz.bsky.social

Senior Fellow at @mmfa. Views expressed here my own. Husband of @alyssarosenberg. Dad. Not the former GOP congressman. Find me here: http://bio.site/mattgertz

275,026 Followers 1,451 Following 1,154 Posts Joined May 2023
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the Congressman's horrendous statement, Politico downplaying that statement, the Congressman then doubling down like no no I said what I said

fuckin yikes all around

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Change in Data Sources Led to Lower Inflation Reading

Seems like pretty straightforward book-cooking here. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/b...

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The president's official advisers didn't have a plan for Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz, and his Fox News advisers utterly ignored that possibility before the attack. www.mediamatters.org/us-iran-rela...

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Congrats to the White House Correspondents Association on deciding it was a good idea to “celebrate the First Amendment” with this guy.

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The Green Rooms Are Empty, All The Psychos Are Here

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The day begins with a former Fox host turned Trump administration official ranting at the media over his own failings and ends with a former Fox host turned Trump administration official ranting at a judge over her own failings.

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Hegseth -- like the president -- just doesn't think the press should provide scrutiny. They want the propaganda Hegseth's old colleagues do at Fox. And they hope that's what Ellison seizing CNN will do to that network. They don't believe in the 1st amendment. www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...

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Dire Strait: Trump’s Fox Cabinet ignored Hormuz in the month before the U.S. attacked Iran

Read the whole thing: www.mediamatters.org/us-iran-rela...

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How about on the president's favorite show, Fox & Friends? The most comprehensive coverage that aired the month before the attack is a retired admiral pooh-poohing the idea of Iran closing the Strait, and Brian Kilmeade agreeing with him.

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Wanna see the most comprehensive coverage of the Strait of Hormuz from Mark Levin, Jesse Watters, and Laura Ingraham last month? Here it is:

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Wanna see the most detailed coverage of the strait on Hannity before the attack? It's him on February 6 referencing the "“all-important Straits of Hormuz,' not explaining why it's crucial, and pivoting to saber-rattling.

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Dire Strait: Trump’s Fox Cabinet ignored Hormuz in the month before the U.S. attacked Iran

President Trump's Fox News advisers utterly ignored the possibility that Iran could respond to an attack by closing the Strait of Hormuz as they urged him to go to war last month. www.mediamatters.org/us-iran-rela...

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16 hours ago

Defense secretary openly states that a pro-Trump billionaire taking over a news network (following regulatory help from the administration) will result in coverage more favorable for the administration.

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This is the person who has his finger on the nuclear button.

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1 day ago
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Opinion | I Went to Florida to See the 31-Year-Old Candidate Thrilling Gen Z. We’re in Trouble.

I think the rising generation of young republicans is...something even the current republican party is not ready for, as evidenced by these recent clashes on Heritage, Tucker, etc. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/o...

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A televised Cabinet meeting where the president solicits volunteers for this plan would be fun.

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If someone were to suggest this on tomorrow's Fox & Friends there's a nonzero chance it would happen.

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Jeffrey Goldberg accidentally turning McKay Coppins into a gambling addict seems like it would be Bad For The Jews.

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My Year as a Degenerate Sports Gambler Practically overnight, America made wagering on a game as frictionless as checking the weather. I was determined to understand the consequences—for my country, and for myself.

Ubiquitously advertised betting available through the computer you carry in your pocket via apps designed and managed by ruthlessly efficient data scientists and programmers seems like a mistake. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

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Fox’s biggest hawks are thrilled with the Iran war — and floating risky escalations

Fox’s biggest hawks are thrilled with the Iran war — and floating risky escalations
www.mediamatters.org/us-iran-rela...

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"No one gives a [cuss] about housing" suggests to me that Donald Trump may not sign a generational housing bill because that topic is not exciting to him

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Fox stars dropped “mass deportation” language months ago President Donald Trump’s Fox News propagandists walked away from describing his immigration policy as “mass deportations” weeks or months before a top White House aide reportedly urged House Republica...

Fox News hosts kept stressing that "mass deportations" were really popular and then never using the term again. www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox...

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Fox stars dropped “mass deportation” language months ago President Donald Trump’s Fox News propagandists walked away from describing his immigration policy as “mass deportations” weeks or months before a top White House aide reportedly urged House Republica...

A White House aide made waves this week by urging House Republicans to stop talking about "mass deportations." By my analysis, the president's top Fox News propagandists dropped that language weeks or months ago. www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox...

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I'm sure there are some people who make a lot of money but I just pay more for any product that uses oil and anything that is shipped via engines that use oil ie virtually everything I buy.

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Tapping the sign: zeteo.com/p/trump-addi...

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Democrats ask what happened to millions earmarked for Trump’s library ABC, Meta, Paramount and X reportedly agreed to pay at least $63 million in settlements with the president. The original fund was dissolved last year.

The Trump fund that capitulating media outlets paid their settlements to has been dissolved and it is unclear where the money went. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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It’s the most consequential test yet of the Fox-Trump feedback loop. www.mediamatters.org/us-iran-rela...

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