Timcast co-host says alleged Russian influence campaign could be a “psyop within a psyop”
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Citation From the September 4, 2024, edition of Timcast IRL, streamed on YouTube
HANNAH CLAIRE BRIMELOW (CO-HOST): It is weird that Tenet, which has had these viral moments with this specific niches of reporting is now, what, part of this anti, like, it’s getting linked to Russia which is a Democratic way of being like we don’t want to hear from you anymore. It’s weird.
TIM POOL (HOST): That’s basically what they’re saying. I mean, I can say for the most part, like, Benny Johnson's show -- it's American politics. The argument is that American political opinions are disinformation or pro-Russia. That's it.
IAN CROSSLAND (CO-HOST): It could be a psyop within a psyop. It just crossed my mind. It could be someone who wants to discredit people that get involved with the company and they don't even care about the politics. Who knows?
BRIMELOW: Discourage people from sharing their clips.
POOL: All I know is, I want to make sure everybody knows that Culture War will continue to exist no matter what, because it was a licensing agreement. So, the show existed before. Nothing's changing. Literally nothing. It will be the exact same show it's always been and will continue to advance whatever it is we are advancing. And it's totally independent and whatever.