A tirade by a reporter against White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders on Tuesday was interpreted by MSNBC host Chris Matthews as pushing back against being “props” in a “PR campaign.”

Matthews made the comment while interviewing Brian Karem, the executive editor of the Montgomery County Sentinel, who made headlines earlier in the day when he clashed with Sanders for “inflammatory” behavior by lumping together news outlets when attacking the “fake media.”

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