Nets Revel in Trump ‘Backing Down’ on Border Wall

Kyle Drennen | April 25, 2017
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More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.

On Tuesday, the broadcast networks were delighted that President Trump decided to temporarily hold off on border wall funding in order to help reach a budget deal in Congress. Rather than credit Trump for making a reasonable compromise to avoid a government shutdown, the NBC, ABC, and CBS morning shows eagerly spun the news as a defeat for the White House.

At the top of NBC’s Today, co-host Savannah Guthrie cheered: “Backing Down. President Trump signals he’s now willing to delay the fight over funding his border wall to avoid a government shutdown.” In the report that followed, correspondent Peter Alexander declared: “...the President’s proposed border wall had become a sticking point in avoiding a government shutdown....now backing away from a possible budget standoff.”

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