Conservatives’ favorite channel, Fox News, branded Joe Biden a “dictator in the making” on Tuesday night, prompting much mockery or outraged commentary, while competitors CNN and MSNBC chose not to air Donald’s speech. Trump live after his historic impeachment.
This discrepancy in the media coverage of the event is a new illustration of the polarization of the political climate in the United States, an old phenomenon and one that the news channels do not escape.
“Dictator-in-the-making speaks at White House after arresting political rival,” a Fox News banner read, shortly before 9pm Tuesday night (01am GMT Wednesday), as the screen cut out on two with, on one side, images of Joe Biden speaking from the presidency, and Donald Trump in front of his supporters, from one of his golf courses in New Jersey.
He previously pleaded not guilty to 37 charges against him relating to top-secret White House documents, including classified information on nuclear weapons, which he is accused of failing to return to the National Archives after the end of his term.
The headband, which has generated much buzz on social media, was featured during “Fox News Tonight,” a new show that replaced former TV star Tucker Carlson’s primetime show.
Trump’s speech is not shown on CNN and MSNBC
Since the departure of the antenna, at the end of April, of this character who has become essential in the conservative media world, known for his radical positions and his taste for certain conspiracy theories, the Fox News audience has declined in this slot hourly. .
For its part, CNN, like MSNBC, had decided Tuesday night not to broadcast Donald Trump’s speech live after thickly covering his impeachment, “because, frankly, he says a lot of things that are not true and that sometimes are potentially dangerous,” said journalist Jack Tapper. he told the air.
Also faced with a drop in its audiences, CNN had been criticized for having broadcast a live program with Donald Trump on May 10, a question and answer session in front of Republican supporters during which the former president had multiplied the provocations and the infox about the alleged “rigged 2020 presidential election.
The show had been poorly received internally and hastened CNN CEO Chris Licht’s already-challenged departure on June 7.
Source: BFM TV
