Hurricane Ian has hit the state of Florida on Wednesday. While people are sheltering and many will be dealing with the aftermath, some members, such as Sara Haines, are criticizing the media for how they’re covering the natural disaster from a political lens.
On Wednesday’s edition of “The View,” Haines stated that the media’s coverage of Florida Gov. DeSantis thanking President Biden for approving federal aid in anticipation of Hurricane Ian was “very normal” and shows how ugly the political divide has become.
“The coverage like, when we’re talking about it, we say, this is what presidents do because they don’t just help the people that voted for them,” Haines said.
“They help all people. What we saw was very normal. But the part that kind of caught me was the coverage of it because we were reading our packets and it said kept saying, ‘DeSantis praises, Biden praises, praises Biden. And I’m looking at it, I’m like, Where’s the praise? And I see this. ‘Thank you for your help, Mr. President.’ And I thought, when did politics become so ugly that to say I’m grateful?”
Haines continued that when a Hurricane strikes the country, people tend to unite to ensure that everyone is safe during the storm, which the news media should also follow in her eyes.
“I’m saying the coverage of it was like, clickbait,” Haines added.
“If we’re going to say we’re consistent it and we’re worried about humans in a storm and we’re all coming together, the coverage of that should also be true.”
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
