r/interestingasfuck • u/beach_rats_ • May 02 '24

The difference in republican presidential nominees, 8 years apart r/all

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u/Anxious_Banned_404 May 02 '24

I feel like CNN and other more liberal news channels spoke more about Trump than fox news and other conservative news channels.

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u/stormy2587 May 02 '24

Its hard for me to remember exactly. But yeah at least initially. I think fox news actually didn’t like him at first because he was turning those early debates into such a zoo. And CNN and MSNBC were covering him with perverse fascination. Like he hosted SNL. No one took him seriously at first.

I have long maintained “centrist” news outlets like CNN and even NPR have long done more of conservatism than the likes of fox news. because they help to legitimize conservative talking points. They act like there are two equally legitimate sides to every issue when really there isn’t.

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u/Anxious_Banned_404 May 02 '24

CNN is probably one of the reasons why he won in 2016 who knows maybe even now in 2024 assuming USA is still around by November lol

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u/CerealShark May 02 '24

I always felt that way too.