ABC, NBC Hide How Paris Is Burning in Opposition to Climate Change Policy

Nicholas Fondacaro | December 4, 2018
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When President Trump pulled the United States out of the Paris climate accord the liberal media had a global warming sized meltdown. But for three weeks now, the people of Paris have shown they’re opposed to policies born from the accord. They’ve been rioting to protest a carbon tax on fuel proposed by President Emmanuel Macron. During their Monday reports about the now deadly riots, ABC and NBC refused to mention the carbon tax, preferring to mislead viewers by calling it a simple fuel tax.

ABC’s World News Tonight dedicated the least amount of time to the riots. Sensationalist anchor David Muir gave the story a mere 21 seconds where he claimed the protestors were angry over the “rising living costs”:

And to the remarkable images overseas tonight. The protests gripping Paris. Body cam video shows police rushing to the famous Arc de Triomphe where protesters were vandalizing the monument. Protestors known as “yellow jackets” are angry about rising living costs in France. The biggest crisis yet for Emmanuel Macron. The government is considering imposing a state of emergency. We'll stay on that.

Meanwhile, on NBC Nightly News, correspondent Lucy Kavfanov asserted the riots “began as a protest against President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise fuel taxes growing over the weekend into a movement fueled by range.” “Anger from those who say his policies favor the wealthy,” she added as dramatic images from clashes at the Arc de Triomphe flashed on the screen.

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