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While the broadcast networks were busy stoking fears that members of the National Guard stationed in Washington, D.C. might launch an inside attack on the inauguration, they turned a blind eye to a caravan of Honduran migrants that violently stormed into Guatemala, fighting with local police. NBC Nightly News actually mentioned the caravan but ignored their violent border crossing.
“Awaiting the President-elect, a caravan on the way to the U.S. from Honduras. Thousands of people hoping once Donald Trump is gone, they can cross the border. Don't come now says the Biden's team,” announced NBC chief Washington and foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell as she touted Joe Biden’s plan for the first 10 days of his presidency.
Meanwhile, on Fox News Channel’s Special Report, they didn’t cover-up the violence. “Thousands of Central American refugees are trying to make their way to the U.S. and that resulted in a violent clash with police in Guatemala trying to stop them,” noted anchor Bret Baier. “This occurs as the Biden administration is expected to make major changes to U.S. immigration policy.”
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