Distraction? Trump Tweets Cable News Ratings Amidst Extensive Coverage of Border Crisis

[DonViejo]

By Colby Hall Jun 26th, 2019, 6:59 am

President Donald Trump aimed to bring attention to the cable news wars, by sharing with his massive Twitter following Sunday ratings of cable news shows. Trump retweeted Fox Business’ host Maria Bartiromo’s self-congratulatory tweet which included a screenshot of Sunday ratings in which Fox News dominated.

What was airing on cable new morning shows just before that tweet was sent? Both CNN’s New Day and MSNBC’s Morning Joe had either just wrapped or were in the middle of a deep dive into the heartbreaking image of a dead migrant father and his two-year-old child who had drowned while attempting to cross the Rio Grande to enter the United States, reportedly to escape poverty and find a better life for their child.

Trump has long been a fan of Fox News, who’s opinion programs offer a consistent and full-throated defense of the Trump administration, and a frequent critic of coverage and news reports from CNN and MSNBC. Not surprisingly, he lauded Fox News for doing “great in the ratings” and claiming CNN to be “dead as a door nail” and MSNBC “dying fast.”

Link to tweet

Both CNN and MSNBC appear to have made the editorial decision to share the graphic photo to illustrate the tragedy at the border, though it’s not yet clear how the death of father and child represents new border policy from the Trump administration.

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[C_U_L8R]

1. Another way to look at these ratings

On a lovely summer Sunday, republicans are hidden inside, glued to the TV set while Democrats are out in the world enjoying life, friends, neighbors, family.... and preparing to GOTV

[hlthe2b]

2. Sunday MORNNING CABLE ratings? Really? Boy, what a stretch

Sunday mornings are the only time the NETWORK political shows get all the viewers and he shows CABLE ratings for that period...LOL

[Goodheart]

3. Fox is like church.

You don't go there for anything rational but to buttress emotions that you know deep down are not true.