ABC, NBC Tout Obama as a ‘Genuine Political Threat’ to Trump

Nicholas Fondacaro | September 9, 2018
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On Friday and Saturday, former President Obama was on the campaign trail in blue districts trying to help Democrats take back the House in November by targeting the sitting president. As would be expected, the liberal media trumpeted their president’s return and on Sunday’s Good Morning America, ABC co-anchor Dan Harris described him as a genuine political threat to President Trump.

A lot of ABC’s Trump coverage on Sunday entailed them hyping how Trump was backing down from his battle with porn star Stormy Daniels over a NAD agreement. Using that as a springboard, White House correspondent Tara Palmeri touted Obama’s return. “While the President may be backing down from one fight, he’ll be ramping up another, going head-to-head with former President Obama, who’s back on the campaign trail for a second day in a row with another anti-Trump message,” she announced.

After introducing chief anchor George Stephanopoulos, Harris questioned the Clinton lackey on the effectiveness of the former President’s efforts. “Do you think he’s it's a genuine political threat to Donald Trump or is this just the kind of foil that the President thrives on having?”

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