News networks should not air Trump Wall speech without fact-checking first

[G_j]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/01/07/abc-cbs-nbc-fox-msnbc-cnn-trump-wall-speech-column/2506114002/

News networks should not air Trump Wall speech without fact-checking first

President Donald Trump announced Monday that he “will Address the Nation on the Humanitarian and National Security crisis on our Southern Border. Tuesday night at 9:00 p.m. Eastern.”

Keep in mind that just a few hours earlier, Trump declared on Twitter: “The Fake News Media in our Country is the real Opposition Party. It is truly the Enemy of the People! We must bring honesty back to journalism and reporting!”

On the same day that he continued his never-ending attack on the free press, President Trump is asking the media to give him prime-time air to address the nation.

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[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. How long does he plan to take to LIE???

We know how Trump drivels off on tangents.

Sure enough, he will blame the Democrats.

[emulatorloo]

4. I believe I read he wanted 80 mins but networks only gave him 8

ALL BROADCAST NETWORKS WILL CARRY TRUMP’S TUESDAY NIGHT PRIMETIME ADDRESS [UPDATE]

https://contemptor.com/2019/01/07/will-broadcast-networks-carry-trumps-tuesday-night-primetime-address-on-shutdown/


UPDATE: A CBS spokesperson provided Contemptor with the following statement regarding the network’s decision to carry the address:

“CBS will take the President’s address to the nation tomorrow night. The address will start at 9:01:30 and will run no longer than 8 minutes, according to the White House. The topic will be the partial government shutdown, the crises on the border and the midnight deadline for federal paychecks.

[herding cats]

2. But, they will I suspect.

They're going to give him the airtime and only MSNBC and CNN will rebut it tomorrow night.

The rest of the networks want their airtime back to air the programming their viewers and sponsors want aired.

[LuckyLib]

3. The lying will begin within 30 seconds and last for at least an hour.