More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.
On Monday and Tuesday, the broadcast networks all read from the same liberal script as anchors and correspondents blasted the Trump administration’s proposed budget for making “deep cuts” to “social safety nets” that would be “especially cruel” to the poor. Not once was the nation’s nearly $20 trillion debt mentioned in any of the one-sided coverage.
On ABC’s Good Morning America on Monday, co-host George Stephanopoulos ominously warned viewers: “...this week Congress is going to get its first look at President Trump’s full budget. He promises to balance the budget in 10 years with big cuts in safety net programs like Medicaid.” Congressional Correspondent Mary Bruce amped up the fearmongering: “...and one of his top targets, entitlements....will reportedly slash these safety nets by $1.7 trillion, including massive cuts to Medicaid, food stamps, and other anti-poverty programs.”