I have a good friend who is a deep-blue, East Coast urban progressive. I know that sounds odd, but there you are. He’s a fan of MSNOW, and I’m a fan of chuffing him over the notion that every time he turns on their news programming, he’s doubling their viewership. The overtly liberal/progressive media outlets haven’t got the most stellar ratings in the world, and that’s for sure and for certain.
Things for these outlets, like MSNOW, CNN, Politico, and the like, may be getting worse. President Donald Trump, on Friday, took to his Truth Social platform to announce he is barring several legacy media outlets from the White House, citing “fake news” as the reason, stating that they deal in “fiction and lies.”
He may have a point.
The president writes:
I am proud to announce that, effective immediately, I am banning Fake News CNN, MSNOW (who recently changed their name from MSNBC due to lack of viewership and credibility!), and Politico (The recipients of an illegal and ridiculous $8 Million Dollar subscription, an All Time Record, directly from the United States Government, under Crooked Joe Biden, in order to keep them “alive.” Seems like corruption to me!), from the White House as a result of their constant “reporting” FAKE NEWS! Media Outlets shouldn’t be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they’re covering the President of the United States, the Trump Administration, or the United States of America. Other Fake News Media Outlets to follow. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP