Matthew Gertz
@MattGertz
Senior Fellow at @mmfa. Views expressed here my own. Husband of @alyssarosenberg. Dad. Not the former GOP congressman, didn't pay for the blue check.
Other places to find me/my work. Web: mediamatters.org/author/matt-ge… Largely dormant lifeboats accounts Post: post.news/mattgertz/ Mastodon: journa.host/@MattGertz Substack: gertzalertz.substack.com
Congratulations to @crampell on her run, one of the best economics writers out there. Huge loss for @washingtonpost.
Some professional news: After 11 years of columnizing at WaPo, I'm taking the buyout. This is my last column. It is my advice to any other lucky pundits who land a perch like this—11 principles I've aspired to, even if I haven't always achieved them: wapo.st/3TU2fGw
Perhaps as good an explanation as we’ll ever get of why Trump didn’t retaliate against Musk over this claim.
Media companies making promises about their future news reporting in order to gain better regulatory treatment from the federal government, very bad situation.
The future owners of Paramount are promising to hire a CBS ombudsman and pledging not to implement any DEI policies. FCC chair Brendan Carr did not respond to my text about whether he is closer to approving the merger now. Here's my recap from @TheLeadCNN
Anyone seen a version of the “Lutnick says the U.S. government is buying TikTok” story that doesn’t originate with a random verified X account unconnected to any legitimate news outlet?
Also leading the competition in “most board members who helped Jeffrey Epstein avoid significant prison time,” congrats!
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Moment of silence for the Deputy FBI Director who has lost street cred with his podcast audience:
Polymarket odds of the US confirming that aliens exist this year seem to have risen about half a percentage point in response.
Frost was clearly joking
New: Since Tulsi Gabbard released her report, Fox News has mentioned Obama over 3 times more than Epstein
This is now officially a massive scandal with a coverup that includes the President, the Attorney General, the FBI Director, and the GOP Congress
WSJ: Justice Department Told Trump in May That His Name Is Among Many in the Epstein Files wsj.com/politics/justi…
Wall Street Journal: “In May, Bondi and her deputy informed the president at a meeting in the White House that his name was in the Epstein files, the officials said. Many other high-profile figures were also named, Trump was told. Being mentioned in the records isn't a sign of…
Reporter: Did Bondi tell you your name appeared in the Epstein files? Trump: No.. I would say these files were made up by Comey and Obama, made up by the Biden…
Exclusive: The Justice Department told President Trump in May that his name is among many in the Epstein files on.wsj.com/4mcTIKV
Leavitt accuses the IC of “concocting this narrative... that the president’s son was holding secret meetings with the Russians. All of these lies." Reminder: Don Jr. was offered a meeting as "part of Russia and its government's support for Mr. Trump." He wrote back: "I love it"
I can only hope that one day these people will understand the crime in which they've taken part
These comments by @DNIGabbard are going to land in the MAGA media ecosystem like a nuclear bomb. They are all convinced Epstein had ties to the CIA, Mossad, or both, and that those ties are behind the coverup.
Reporter: On Jeffrey Epstein, can you rule out that he was connected in some way to any kind of intelligence, foreign or domestic? Gabbard: I haven't seen any information or evidence that reflects that.
What happened? x.com/The_Weed_Shop/…
Alina Habba just confirmed an imminent Epstein info dump, declaring, “It’s deeply disturbing—flight logs, details, and names will emerge. Arrests must follow; it’s essential. #Epsteinfiles
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SCOOP: Hegseth's texts about bombing Yemen derived from a classified email labeled "SECRET/NOFORN," per info provided to the DOD Inspector General for a forthcoming report, flying in the face of longstanding Trump administration claims that no classified info was shared: sources