Dear MoveOn member,
In 2016, major news networks gave Donald Trump $2 billion in free advertising.1 They haven't learned—and are about to do it again.
As Donald Trump announced he was running for president again, we saw that the news media learned nothing from the last go-round about how to avoid his toxic manipulations. Just like FOX, CNN covered his speech live—essentially giving him free rein to dominate airwaves and reach viewers with his narcissistic brand of conspiracy theories and abuse.
And he doesn't have to pay a dime for all this free advertising.
Donald Trump knows how to manipulate the media into covering his speeches live—giving him valuable free airtime to spew vitriol, lies, and dangerous disinformation. CNN and other news networks need to stop showing his speeches live.
News networks don't need to show his speeches live. They can cover them as news—wait until he's done, show clips within context, offer fact-checking, and stop amplifying his abusive attacks, bigoted insults, QAnon-level conspiracies, and dangerous deceptions. Trump's announcement speech was riddled with lies, which live coverage allowed him to pump directly into people's homes without journalists tethering him to reality.
Trump sought to overturn an election and helped incite a deadly insurrection. We know his words carry weight. You can cover him as news—but don't serve as his personal broadcasting network. Stop covering him live. Fact-check his statements. And don't fall into the trap of giving him free airtime.
Thanks for all you do.
–Justin, Valeria, Isbah, David, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "$2 Billion Worth of Free Media for Donald Trump," The New York Times, March 15, 2016
https://act.moveon.org/go/169648?t=17&akid=338369%2E53570607%2EeK7mtd
2. "Donald Trump who tried to overturn Biden's legitimate election, launches 2024 bid," NPR, November 15, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/169651?t=19&akid=338369%2E53570607%2EeK7mtd
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