MSNBC and CNN decided not to broadcast the speech of former President Donald Trump following his decisive victory in the Iowa caucuses. Rachel Maddow cited that their network and other news outlets are interested in telling the truth. Nonetheless, their decision came with criticism as OutKick host Tomi Lahren joined Fox & Friends to discuss why some media outlets refused to air his victory speech.
“Not surprised in the least,” Lahren told co-host Brian Kilmeade. “And I think it’s so interesting when they say because of his anti-immigrant rhetoric; he has not a single word was anti-immigrant. We’re talking about illegal immigration. But of course, they can’t say that to their viewers because their viewers have formed a safe space over at MSNBC and CNN, and they don’t want to upset those safe spaces.
“A lot of these journalists that are masquerading as journalists are actually activists, and they hate Donald Trump. They hate the fact that they were wrong in 2016. They hate the fact that Donald Trump is doing so well in the polls, not just within the Republican Party but within the general election that’s upcoming.”
Additionally, Tomi Lahren states that CNN attempted to give Trump a platform last year but didn’t go as the network planned. She suggests that more people were interested in what the former president had to say.
“They don’t want to give him a chance to speak to the American people,” Lahren added. “They tried that with that CNN town hall several months back, and they were so disappointed that even CNN viewers seem to take to Donald Trump. They couldn’t possibly risk that. So they will stifle him at every turn. So we have to be ready to play hardball because the media is not going to be doing Trump any favors anytime soon.”
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.
