TV coverage of Trump 89% negative — and it’s getting worse

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As former President Donald Trump’s primary campaign shifts to the general election and a focus on the successes he had in the White House, the media is keeping pace with stepped-up attacks on his policy agenda.

Facing TV news coverage that is 89% negative, Trump is now getting hit with critical media reports on his dozens of policy victories as president, from immigration to the economy, that many voters recall favorably.

In a deep-dive analysis, the Media Research Center said the focus of negative reports on Trump from liberal outfits, including CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, and MSNBC, is turning from his personality and legal battles to undercutting his successes as president.

MRC’s Rich Noyes said, “During the last four weeks, nearly one-fourth (24%) of the networks’ GOP campaign coverage has been about substantive policy issues. That’s a big shift from 2023, when only a mere 8.6% of the networks’ campaign news discussed policy issues — and much of that was about the other candidates, not Trump.”

Hitting Trump’s policies comes as he is positioning his campaign for the summer and fall matchup with President Joe Biden.

Biden’s policies have been graded by the public as failures, especially on immigration and the economy. But the president has recently been blaming Trump and Republicans for failing to help him fix the border crisis and economy, and many in the media have been parroting the White House talking points.

Noyes cited ABC reports echoing the administration’s claims that Trump sabotaged the recent immigration legislation that conservatives were never going to accept.

“ABC anchor David Muir, for example, on Feb. 6 framed Trump as being opposed to what he characterized as a ‘solution’ to the multi-decade long illegal immigration problem, telling viewers Republicans were under ‘pressure from Donald Trump not to support the first bipartisan solution in years.’ Earlier, on January 29, ABC’s Mary Bruce had similarly cast Trump as a saboteur, claiming ‘Republicans are exasperated that Trump is trying to derail his party’s top priority,” Noyes said.

He found in his study that “there’s been a significant increase in TV news airtime devoted to the role of policy issues in the Republican race. This is a broadening of the networks’ hostile agenda as the media adjust their focus to the all-but-certain general election contest between Trump and President Biden. While most of Trump’s bad press is still associated with the various legal cases against him, the former president is now also being blasted with hostile coverage on immigration (86% negative) and Russia (95% negative). That’s a big change from last year, when the networks rarely discussed Trump’s stances on various policies.”
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this bullshit is just going to get much worse.
 
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Trump is his worst enemy. He’s been stepping on his Johnson recently. I voted for him but I strongly disagree about things he’s said the last 10 days or so.
 
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He is in a death spiral.... along with the economy, the political system, and this republic as we know it.
 
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Willyone said:
Much of the public has been brainwashed. I've asked a few people I know "why don't you like Trump?" Comon answer is "I just hate him".
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I have 5 siblings, all pretty conservative (thanks to our parents). Two of them have said they will not vote for Trump. Based on their comments it would seem to me they get their information from typical mainstream sources. Not hard to understand their position when Trump's coverage is overwhelmingly negative. That is, of course, exactly why the coverage is so negative - to influence people.

Once again there are many legitimate criticisms of trump and he is not any sort of savior. But the difference between him and the democrats (whoever they run) are so glaring that I can't believe people can't see it. At least he's proud of this country which is something the democrats can't say.
 
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This is what I don't get, who cares if Trump has a personality that turns some people off? People aren't going to be hanging out with the guy. It's a vote for the Presidency, not a new roommate.

But if Orange Man Good doesn't win the upcoming Presidential election. The same people who don't get that they are not voting for a roommate. Might end up having illegal rapey turd world invaders as their new roommates whether they like it or not.

Another thing I don't get is how anyone can believe anything the MSM says. They don't even try to hide their bias. That should be the first clue. Duh.
 
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Vinson57 said:
Like what?
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NATO issue for one. Bitching about his court issues instead of explaining plans when/if elected. Remember that he raised the national debt by 7 trillion, did not drain the swamp as promised, did nothing about gun rights getting trashed, I voted for him but don’t believe he is good for the Country with all the baggage he brings. I’m forced to vote for him if he is the GOP pick. I think Haley is better for the Country
 
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