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In the wake of the New York City truck attack, President Trump called on Congress to eliminate the Diversity Visa Lottery Program since the terrorist used the program to enter the United States in 2010. It was an idea that had bipartisan support in the past, but on Wednesday the Big Three Networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC) were up in arms and claimed the President was exploiting a tragedy for political gain. Yet they themselves had a long history of doing just that after mass shootings.
All three networks insisted Trump was a hypocrite because he refused to entertain their cries for gun control after the Las Vegas mass shooting. “In stark contrast to his response to the shooting in Las Vegas last month, when the White House for days said it was inappropriate to talk about politics or policy, within hours of the New York attack, the President unloaded in a series of political tweets,” chided ABC Chief White House Correspondent Jon Karl during World News Tonight.
“In the days that followed, the President was clear: It was not the time to discuss policy,” recalled Correspondent Nancy Cordes on CBS Evening News. “In contrast, within hours of yesterday's terror attack in New York City, he was vowing “to step up our already extreme vetting program” and calling for an immigration overhaul.”
And on NBC Nightly News, White House Correspondent Kristen Welker used a talking point from Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer saying: “Today Schumer fired back: ‘I guess it's not too soon to politicize a tragedy.’” “The President’s call for action a sharp contrast to his response to the Las Vegas massacre which claimed 58 lives. Then he said it was too soon to talk about gun control,” she added.
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