Multiple cable news channels, including CNBC, CNN, and MSNBC, cut away from former President Donald Trump's speech at Trump Tower due to it being described as rambling, confused, and filled with false statements. NBC aired nearly 20 minutes of the speech before cutting away for analysis, while CBS and ABC remained with regular programming. The decision to cut away highlights the challenge faced by television journalists in balancing news value with misleading content.
Multiple news outlets including CNN and NBC cut off coverage of Trump speech due to his frequent use of false statements.
MSNBC, CNN, and other networks cut away from Trump's speech, which included false statements about his trial; ABC and CBS did not interrupt their regular shows (@grynbaum / New York Times) https://t.co/U9Ck90Yht6 https://t.co/3TOdaMG9tr
funny, they don't say this about Biden "It was the latest example of journalists having to weigh the news value of a major political moment against the challenges of reporting on a candidate who regularly speaks in falsehoods." CNN, NBC and Other News Outlets Cut Away From Trump…
In the latest example of television journalists having to weigh the news value of a major political moment, several networks cut away from Donald Trump on Friday during an appearance at Trump Tower that devolved into a rambling and misleading speech. https://t.co/66AdeFCRik
MSNBC cuts away from Trump’s confused and rambling speech to fact check his lies https://t.co/v0OR53tHzf
Notable contrast on the broadcast network dial: NBC showed nearly 20 minutes of Trump's speech (then cut away for analysis and fact-checking). CBS and ABC stayed with regular programming. https://t.co/lwq7SsjsGe
CNBC is the first cable news channel to dump out of Trump's rambling news conference as he continues to air his grievances: "Former President Donald Trump, speaking at Trump Tower, reacting in a broader way to the jury’s verdict..." https://t.co/YY7LEsQpBh
CNN has cut away from Trump's rambling press conference – with a note that fact-checker @ddale8 is standing by to examine what was said https://t.co/G2QyP6MzTT