Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida called the liberal network the authoritarian regime's “state media” for choosing not to air former President Trump's full remarks following Monday's historic victory in the Iowa caucuses. It was criticized in connection with this.
Mr. Rubio, who announced his support for Mr. Rubio ahead of the first Republican primary, appeared on “Hannity” on Wednesday and criticized the ideological disdain of news outlets such as MSNBC and CNN.
“It's not a question of bias anymore. The media has always had a liberal bias. Human beings have biases. They're partisan,” Rubio told Fox News' Sean Hannity. “They're now not only attacking President Trump as a candidate, former president, future president, but they're expanding to attack those who come after him.” [him]. ”
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“What's really changed is not just the partisan tone of the press, but the fact that we're not going to give a speech, we're not going to let him hear what he has to say. We're going to interpret it, and we're going to say, “We will publish snippets that we would like you to hear about, but we have made the decision that we will no longer publish them,” Rubio later continued. “This is exactly how state media is used by authoritarian governments to delegitimize, discredit, and basically make people believe that there is no other option than the regime and its control.”
“The media in this country is being destroyed, so at this point no one believes what they see or hear,” he added.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) compared the network that ignored former President Trump's victory speech in Iowa to the “state media” of an authoritarian government. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images)
Trump won by the widest margin in a contested Republican primary, shattering records in the Hawkeye State and receiving more than 50% of the vote.
Fox News Channel aired his victory speech in its entirety, but neither MSNBC nor CNN did the same.
CNN's Jake Tapper interrupted Trump's speech where the Republican front-runner began railing against illegal immigrants, telling viewers, “You're going to hear Trump repeating his anti-immigrant rhetoric,” and then… Continued election coverage.
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Meanwhile, MSNBC avoided the former president's speech altogether.
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow told viewers: “There's a reason why we and other news organizations have generally stopped broadcasting former President Trump's comments live, unfiltered.” told the audience. “This is not a decision we make because we're angry, it's not a decision we take happily, it's a decision we review regularly. And honestly, in all seriousness, this is not an easy decision…but there are costs to us as a news organization.” ” , knowingly broadcasting falsehoods. That's a fundamental truth about our business and who we are. ”
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow told viewers the station would not air former President Trump's victory speech after the Iowa caucuses, while CNN's Jake Tapper said the network would not air former President Trump's victory speech after the Iowa caucuses, while CNN's Jake Tapper said the network would not air former President Trump's victory speech after the Iowa caucuses, while CNN's Jake Tapper said the network would not air former President Trump's victory speech after the Iowa caucuses, citing Trump's “anti-immigrant comments.” Broadcasting was discontinued. (Getty Images)
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Throughout much of last year, liberal networks faced accusations of “toying” with President Trump every time they aired him.
CNN's liberal viewers were outraged by a Trump town hall the network held in May, sparking a revolt among staff members within the network. NBC News faced similar backlash In September, after President Trump spoke with “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker.Univision, a Spanish-language network, was also targeted in such an uproar. After President Trump's interview airs With Mexican American journalist Enrique Acevedo in November.
