Category: News media

Trump should not be allowed to promote his properties

https://twitter.com/CillizzaCNN/status/986320809974255617

Trump is using the presidency to promote his properties and the media helps him by broadcasting his statements.  They should not broadcast promotions for his properties and shouldn’t give him free publicity by calling them by name.  It’s enough to say he’s at his club at [city, state].  That’s all we need to know.

Sad!

Great New York Times editorial

The New York Times warns it will be up to Congress to take action if Trump tries to harm or shutdown the Mueller investigation.

I don’t have any confidence in congressional Republicans.  They won’t protect the Special Counsel and won’t do anything if Mueller or Rosenstein are fired.

As the Washington Post argues, Fox News will protect Trump.  The column notes that “In a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll, three of four Republicans said they believed the Justice Department and the FBI are actively working to undermine Trump.”

Sad!

Equal time

Trump’s speech last night was largely a campaign speech for his 2020 campaign (from my analysis of what I read about it).  It was supposed to be about the Republican candidate for Congress, but with Trump it’s always about him.

In light of all this, I think the TV networks need to give Democrats equal time when Trump gives a campaign speech like last night.  I understand why they cover it since he is the president.  However, it’s unfair to the Democrats that he gets free air time for political messages.

The Democrats don’t have a candidate yet but I am sure they could find someone to give a response similar to the responses to the State of the Union messages.

Trump is a terrible president but he is a master of manipulating the TV networks.  He got a lot of free TV time in the primaries and general election because he said outrageous things that would draw viewers.  He’s doing it again and it’s already creating an unfair environment for 2020.  Sad!