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In an address on the floor of the Senate on Thursday, Minnesota Democratic Senator Al Franken announced that he would step down from office as pressure mounted from his female colleagues. But he went down swinging, noting what he called “irony” in Donald Trump being president and Republican Roy Moore still running for Senate. ABC’s World News Tonight got his hint and spent more time harping on the “irony” than Franken’s resignation, while NBC Nightly News forgot to report he was a Democrat.
The segment pitched as being about Franken was reported by ABC’s Mary Bruce and lasted a total of two minutes and 58 seconds. Of that time, only 53 seconds was actually spent covering the allegations against Franken, his denials of wrongdoing, the growing political pressure, and his ultimate resignation from office.
In comparison, Bruce spent one minute and 37 seconds highlighting Franken’s “parting shot” at “irony.” During that time, she again revisited the accusations against President Trump by over a dozen women and the allegations against Moore, which included acts that involved minors. Franken’s “parting shot”:
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