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On Tuesday, excerpts from Watergate journalist Bob Woodward’s new book Fear: Trump in the White House began circulating among the liberal media who wasted little time in using them to trash the President. During the evening newscasts, ABC, CBS, and NBC racked up over 13 minutes of coverage where they pushed the book’s claims. They basically gave it free advertisement.
In all, the networks spent 13 minutes and 31 seconds hawking the book for Woodward. ABC’s World News Tonight fawned over it the most with five minutes and 39 seconds. Over two segments, CBS Evening News spent five minutes and two seconds hyping the book, while NBC Nightly News came in last with two minutes and 50 seconds (only one segment).
Of course, the liberal media latched onto hyperbole like President Trump having a “nervous breakdown” the White House becoming “crazy town”. “The latest book on the Trump White House paints an ugly picture of the current presidency. Bob Woodward, whose reporting helped bring down President Richard Nixon, says Chief-of-Staff John Kelly said, ‘We're in crazy town,’” announced CBS anchor Jeff Glor at the top of the show (both ABC and NBC began their broadcasts with Tropical Storm Gordon).
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