Why is Trump given endless air time to spew his crap?

[MoonRiver]

No other candidate, on either side, is allowed to go on and on without paying for it. I think he's now been bla bla blaing for about 40 minutes, but who's counting.

[RKP5637]

1. M$M $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$'s - he's an attention getter and good for M$M revenue.

Very little is fair in USA elections/promotions. It's now ALL about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$'s for the most part.

[yeoman6987]

4. Nobody on either side has the interest he brings to Americans

Clearly people want to hear him. Otherwise he'd be left in the history books. Saturday night live will probably pull in the highest rating this season if not more. Blame the populous not trump.

[RKP5637]

6. I don't blame him for anythihg. "IF" we had to have a republican president

Trump would be OK with me. I used to work for guys like that and they ran a good ship! Most of the other republican hopefuls are off their rockers. Imagine Carson as president. Yuck!

[yeoman6987]

19. Carson would be a disaster. That much is true. Can't even imagine.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

27. No, Trump would not be okay with me. No, he would not run a good ship.

He's ran companies into the ground while sucking their blood for his own personal enrichment.

What in God's name would make you think he'd run a good ship?

[RKP5637]

31. The entire pack of them are scary as hell! n/t

[Sunlei]

2. what station, he's not on free TV. maybe he's on pay TV and paid for it or made somekind of deal.

[MoonRiver]

5. MSNBC - don't know about CNN

[Sunlei]

7. pay TV, guess they want the viewers.He is the best the Republicans have & republicanfox hates him.

Must be hard for fox-lies to pass up interviews/viewer-revenue with their top polling republican candidate.

[yeoman6987]

21. Of all the stations, Fox News needs him least

Their ratings are through the roof compared to others.

[Sunlei]

23. fox is the most profitable by far. They use the internet, and the pay TV & freeTV for the poor like

corporate republican pros.

[gwheezie]

3. That is not a natural skin color

In the past he was very pale.
But he's yuge.

[Sunlei]

12. I haven't seen Trumps new color, what color is yuge? not OrangeMan again is it?

[gwheezie]

35. Burnt orange

Almost like his father is an orangutan

[Sunlei]

37. lol, the paint job must have been a parting 'gift' from Orangeman Boehner

Trump better watch out, his fellow Republicans aren't really his friends

[HughBeaumont]

8. Because the media's "lib'rul" . . . or some other such nonsene.

[MoonRiver]

10. What ad time?

There are no ads while he spews.

[yeoman6987]

22. How else would they generate money?

[Wellstone ruled]

11. All about Eye Balls and Sound Bites.

P.T.Barnum of the twenty first century. Used to call this type of person a Bullshit artist.

[VanillaRhapsody]

14. because people tune in to see it....

[MoonRiver]

16. I had the t.v. on mute until he was off.

So they lost at least one viewer.

[rtracey]

15. well

As I see it... maybe I am wrong, but in his new book, he spells out his presidential plans. So instead of just telling us, we have to buy his book? ok so now will these right wing zealots finally understand this guy doesn't want to be president, but wants too sell more books and make more money.... The democrats need to POUNCE on this ASAP..... this guy is a real wack.

[global1]

17. I Wondering How Soon After The Networks Break Away From One Of His News Conferences - They End....

I'm thinking that he is playing the networks on this. As long as they give him air time - he'll continue his conference and take questions - but as soon as the networks break away and he is no longer their center of attention - I'm thinking his people signal him and he ends the conference.

That's a great way to get the air time and not pay for it. As long as he keeps calling these news conferences and the networks give him airtime - he'll continue to do it for free.

[rurallib]

18. tv has shampoos, toothpastes, reverse mortgages and hemorhoid creams to sell

train wrecks bring eyeballs.

[Vinca]

20. Ratings.

[Egnever]

25. Advertising dollars

That was easy,next question.

[SummerSnow]

26. Always with him and other repubs...

they call ACA (Obamacare) a disaster, but never explain how it is a disaster. Never do their interviewers ask them to explain this or prove it.

[lame54]

28. because he's ratings baby

[ChisolmTrailDem]

29. It allowed them to do what they're doing right this minute: Giving him more air time by...

...discussing what he said earlier.

Mrs Greenspan and the gang are talking about him and his campaign right now on MSNBC, as well as showing clips from his press conference earlier - and they're plugging his book of course. And they'll stretch that 40 minutes of presser coverage throughout the rest of the day.

They focused on him in the run-up of his ratings and now that he's down, they're back to attempt to raise his polling again. I mean damn, they do have to fill lots of airtime between now and the election and keep people filing past the monkey pen at their little zoo.

[Alittleliberal]

30. It's very simple

The news isn't interested in being objective or in informing the public. They are interested in ratings which lead to higher revenue. Trump is entertaining to everyone, the right because he is channeling the hatred they actually believe and they are tired of the "sensible" politicians spouting abstract rhetoric. They just want someone to come out and say "hang the n******!" The left thinks Trump is hilarious and watch everything he says because of it's absurdity. Trump sells. Everyone buys.

[WinkyDink]

32. What's the problem? He's attacking and calling out OTHER REPUBLICANS.

[MoonRiver]

34. No, not just Republicans, sigh.

But mostly he's slapping himself on his egotistical back.

[IcyPeas]

33. because.entertainment. nt

[malaise]

36. I suspect that the corporate owners of the so called 'liberal media'

want it so.

[loyalsister]

38. Because infotainment thrives on conflict, confrontation, and

outrageous antics. One explanation for Donald Trump's popularity is the rise of reality television.