Yeah, this was fucking awful even by MSM standards. It would be terrible enough if Matt actually said those words in a completely different and reasonable context, but he literally never even said them- it was a reply from someone completly opposed to Walsh.

The 1st editor to lay eyes on this should have, as a matter of common sense, said "He didn't really say that, did he? I must ensure there's solid proof before allowing that to be published..." And if not then why didn't that editor's boss?