Donald Trump – CNS Election Watch

March 26, 2017

CBS is turning up the heat in fact checking Donald Trump

On Feb. 16, Scott Pelley opened the CBS Evening News by saying the length of the president’s fuse is 28 days. He went on to say that at a “hasty” news conference, Donald Trump used the skills that made his career: “bluster, bravado, exaggeration and a few...

ABC / CBS / Trump

March 17, 2017

NBC omits “tapp” tweet while ABC, CBS tackle spelling error head on

On March 4 President Donald Trump tweeted his unsubstantiated claim that former President Barack Obama had wiretapped Trump Tower. In that tweet the word “tap” came out “tapp.” When the networks reported this accusation on March 6, the question became how to deal with the president’s...

ABC / Blog Post

March 9, 2017

ABC focuses on Trump’s cost to taxpayers, highlights hypocrisy

On Feb. 17 ABC did a three-minute story focusing on how much Trump is costing taxpayers. ABC’s Mary Bruce reported directly from Mar-a-lago, President Donald Trump’s weekend home in Florida. Bruce noted Trump’s previous criticism of Obama’s numerous vacations and golf sessions. However, she pointed out, this was...

ABC / CBS / NBC / Trump

March 8, 2017

CBS Claims Trump Is at the End of His Fuse

The Feb. 16 CBS Evening News characterization of President Trump’s whirlwind press conference was unique. “Today we learned the length of the president’s fuse—28 days.” –@ScottPelley weighs in on @POTUS’ press conference https://t.co/HOjG2HJ8AN pic.twitter.com/f1YzKmxhNW — CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) February 16, 2017 “Today we learned the...

ABC / CBS / NBC / Trump

March 2, 2017

ABC Compares Trump Deportations to Obama’s

ABC and CBS covered the deportations around the country after President Trump took office. They each focused on the same woman, but the stories they told were very different. In its Feb. 9 broadcast, CBS featured Guadalupe García de Rayos, a Mexican immigrant living in Phoenix before...

ABC / Trump / WikiLeaks

February 27, 2017

ABC calls out Trump’s contradiction on leaks

On Feb. 15, CBS and NBC highlighted President Trump’s praise of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, despite his recent firing amid controversy. This issue was over his contact with the Russian ambassador before Inauguration Day. The networks pointed out Trump’s blame of the media for...

Clinton / NBC / Trump

October 31, 2016

NBC Misses Key Facts in Clinton Hacked Email Coverage

NBC’s Andrea Mitchell covered the release of hacked emails from the Democratic campaign on Oct. 11. Did she tell the whole story? She began, “Another email showing contact between the Clinton campaign and the Justice Department: Clinton Press secretary Brian Fallon writing he was in touch with the...

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