When NBC News went live on Thursday to report on President Trump’s controversial conviction by a New York City court, they made an attempt to subtly criticize Trump supporters.
However, their plan backfired when they featured a man in the midst of their report who was identified as Tony Barbieri, an actor known for his performances on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
The man, acting as a fervent Trump supporter, ended up revealing his true identity and purpose during the broadcast.
The Media Research Center (MRC) uncovered that the man in question was not an authentic Trump supporter but rather an actor named Tony Barbieri, who has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel’s show under the persona “Jake Byrd.”
In the clip compiled by MRC, Jarrett is seen speaking before Barbieri interrupts her report.
The video then includes footage from a Jimmy Kimmel Live episode where Barbieri is shown pretending to be Jake Byrd and expressing opinions about Trump supporters.
This incident revealed that the individual featured by NBC was not a genuine Trump supporter but rather an actor playing a role for comedic effect.
TRANSCRIPT:
LAURA JARRETT: Savannah, it’s a resounding victory for the prosecution in a case that they pitched as something far greater than about hush money. The way they tried to cast this case was about the subversion of democracy. And today the jury agreed with them, Savannah. The former president has tried to cast this as a political prosecution. A political hit job by a Democrat-elected D.A., by a judge that was biased against him. But these 12 jurors, these 12 New Yorkers have come to a different conclusion, an independent conclusion that the former president of the United States is guilty of 34 felony counts.
You can hear the crowd here.
(Barbieri can be seen in the video screaming like a maniac while holding a “Free Father Teresa” sign)
There’s a lot of Trump supporters out here that you can hear, are very worked up as I was reading the verdict, I could hear the crowd. Emotion growing behind me. I’m only a couple of yards away from the area that you can see on your screens right there, sort of, the First Amendment area, if you will. Just a stone’s throw away from the press area. It’s been growing as the day went on.
It’s growing after they heard that this verdict was coming in. A lot of emotions are running very high in the city right now. Again, this is the presumptive GOP nominee in the middle of an election year for things that he did that the prosecution said that he did to try to corrupt the last election. A remarkable scene playing out right here in Lower Manhattan.
(The video then cuts to a Jimmy Kimmel Live episode)
FOREIGN REPORTER: Why are you here today?
TONY BARBIERI [portraying JAKE BYRD]: We’re here to support the real president, Donald Trump.
[ON TV3CAT]: It’s not that we think Trump is innocent. It’s that we don’t care.
LIDIA HEREDIA SOLER: [Speaking Foreign Language]
BARBIERI: Up top. Thank you.
SOLER: Thank you.
(Video then cuts to CBS News)
ROBERT COSTA [CBS]: Trump supporters across the country, there’s anger and frustration right now. And Trump campaign officials are arguing this is going to make Trump stronger inside the party.
(Back to Jimmy Kimmel Live)
BARBIERI: They say he’s guilty of fraud. What does fraud even mean? What’s it mean? I don’t know, do you know?
BRITISH REPORTER: Election fraud is what they found him guilty of. By hiding information that voters might have used to vote differently. That’s essentially what they found him guilty of.
BARBIERI: Okay, well, maybe he did that, but he’s not guilty.
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3 Comments
MSNBC sucks. They no longer report news…just Democrat poop! Change the channel
Screw you, NBC! We’re not maniacs, we’re just sick of your crap.
Another socialist Democrat fraud.