Last week, critics accused the mainstream press of encouraging anti-Trump violence in the wake of Tuesday’s election results. Now we have yet another example that the media didn’t do all they could to stop the attacks allegedly happening across the United States. Quite the contrary, their actions encourage more violence.
It’s easy to see why the press wanted the anti-Trump violence to continue. From a TV perspective, the protests made compelling programming. There’s a saying in the news that “if it bleeds, it leads,” and these attacks were providing the blood.
But the violence also helped serve the narrative the press tried to push the entire campaign. In the months leading up to the election, the media tried to paint Trump’s supporters as an unruly, racist mob. The press wanted “Trump’s America” to be a hateful, violent place.
And after the election, it looked as if they got what they wished. Hate crimes reportedly spiked and violent protests broke out across the country. Much of this violence was against Trump — not in support of him — and several of the reported “hate crimes” turned out to be fake, but that didn’t matter. The media kept reporting and encouraging the attacks because it undermined the president-elect.
Well now it looks as if their plan backfired. See why many are accusing CBS of inciting violence on the next page:
The American people are enraged and sick and tired of the flagrant bias in this country’s news media we are sick of it
Deceitful, disgusting, losers. Trump should not appear there again.
He is our President, he should be having it stopped. We have had enough. From Ferguson on, let’s get it over with. What havoc have they planned for the extra four years. We want America first, not a global America.
Obobo wants the rioting
To cut out parts of the interview to suit their agenda is not right. Made Trump look like he didnt care about the violent protests. If they are in the business of news, they should have to report it truthfully and fairly.
Looks like your outnumbered in your opinion.
Michelle Bivens Are you that stupid! Hillary won the popular vote by 2 million or more votes! That’s 2 million more than you nitwits have! You just can’t fix stupid!
most of facebook is not really news and we have no honest news media. A well informed public is essential. even “the hill” is lies. Most articles are sensationalised fiction.
What would clestn up the media? 2) prohibit foreign parent company ownership and control. The reason Americs voted for Trump is because the media was trying to advance their ownership into sovereignty, but the $billions$ failed. No one will ever take entertainment proported news as having any value.just c**p. 2) limit foreign owned American corporates to 40%
In losing they exposed their greed to make Americans no more than slaves of European and mideast investors whom have a anti American philosophy.
we are owned by subversives whom since France helped and worked with us are now turncoats. Americas greatness came from European monarchies and British investors, later Mideastern investors, but now they want to conquer not satisfied with gold. If only Americans were educated rather than processed by big money. .
comments,not answered as liberals REPORT conservative views. The time the immense power of the FCC never used, needs to prohibit subversive to United States population to a media that protects the Constitution. Communicstions to the public must have to serve the American public otherwise what purpose is the FCC. Do we allow food or drugs to be laced with poison?
Shoild we permit media to poison and limit views?!
CBS is still eating crow for being wrong about the election!
CBS should have their license pulled and shut down.