Nets Focus on ‘Summer of Trump’; Barely Mention Hillary Scandal

Kyle Drennen | August 17, 2015
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More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.

Out of the nearly 15 minutes of coverage the network morning shows devoted to the 2016 presidential race on Monday, only three minutes of that air time focused on the e-mail scandal continuing to plague Hillary Clinton’s campaign.

ABC’s Good Morning America ignored the Clinton story completely. Instead, co-host and Clinton Foundation donor George Stephanopoulos proclaimed: “The race for the White House, now. Your voice, your vote. And it's the summer of Trump, still going strong with a new poll showing him solidly atop the Republican field after stealing the show at the Iowa state fair this weekend.”