Brian Williams apologizes for lying about being shot down in an attempt to honor a veteran who protected me and so many others during a ground fire incident in the desert during the Iraq War invasion, I made a mistake in recalling the events of 12 years ago. I want to apologize.
00:00:57.000Just for those of you who missed it, this is him apologizing for lying about being shot down.
00:01:05.000On this broadcast last week, in an effort to honor and thank a veteran who protected me and so many others after a ground fire incident in the desert during the Iraq War invasion, I made a mistake in recalling the events of 12 years ago.
00:03:34.000I have a real problem with people who...
00:03:36.000And what's so funny is this is just so premeditated for the brave men and women of our military trying to sort of, you know, let's place the attention over here.
00:04:15.000Any of his far-left buddies over there at NBC, MSNBC, CNBC? What about his colleagues over there at ABC, CBS? No one will.
00:04:28.000It's an industry that is homogenous in that it consists entirely of one group of ideological people.
00:04:35.000And that's why this was allowed to go unchecked for so long.
00:04:39.000And that's why new media is so important.
00:04:42.000Because now, someone like myself, someone like Dana, someone like many of you watching this online or on Twitter, you don't need to go through the gatekeepers.