Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20170207:06:50:00
Cable networks saw their ratings spike so that became almost like a drug, you know, we need to get him back to keep these ratings high. trump would sometimes make it explicit, i heard accounts from producers at other networks, before he'd go on the air he said we're not going to ask me about the birther stuff, right? we're not going to talk about that tonight. the implication was if the anchor asked him about it, he wouldn't be back the next time. that gave him a measure of control. now these networks don't need trump. they don't even need kellyanne conway for their ratings. and i think the id...