As Twitchy reported, CNN’s Brian Stelter in particular seemed fretful over which networks would carry President Trump’s Oval Office address on border security live Tuesday night.
Now there’s a #BoycottTrumpsAddress hashtag campaign, and people are calling for the speech to be aired on a delay so journalists can fact-check it as it happens.
There's no reason networks should air Trump's latest reality-TV spectacle. It would just be another opportunity for him to spout lies to the American people, while distracting from the real issue: Trump's complete inability to govern. Don't fall for it. #BoycottTrumpsAddress
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) January 8, 2019
Seeing as so many people are freaking out over the president addressing the nation for eight minutes Tuesday night, Twitchy founder Michelle Malkin decided to tally the number of times President Obama was handed airtime during the prime time slot.
Here's my handy thread on all the times lib TV networks broadcast Obama in prime time:
January 2011: Speech on Egypt https://t.co/2qpGtqRDYt
April 2011: Announcing government shutdown deal https://t.co/8PlnUHly8U
May 2011: Death of bin Laden https://t.co/rOEleBGKlD
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 8, 2019
Remember when we all gathered around the TV to listen to President Obama speak on Egypt?
June 2011 Announcing troop drawdown in Afghanistan https://t.co/vTxk1vCCgQ
May 2012 Announcing troop withdrawal in Afghanistan https://t.co/N9pUYhMjMr
April 2013 Boston Marathon bombing remarks https://t.co/OIbRzxvXU1
September 2013 Address on Syria https://t.co/rWwwrv3Ju1
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 8, 2019
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Was that the speech where he announced the red line in Syria?
October 2013 Government shutdown statement https://t.co/42OkJbzoOa
August 2014 Airstrikes in Iraq https://t.co/hiUeRwoKHQ
September 2014 ISIS, Syria & Iraq https://t.co/aHGT4MTdcn
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 8, 2019
Wait, there's more… https://t.co/QyMNtiGK9I pic.twitter.com/GQLXwuriX9
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 8, 2019
And more:
December 2015 San Bernardino shootings https://t.co/qLR8nEeilw
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 8, 2019
Good homework right there.
— Jeff Doser (@JeffDoser) January 8, 2019
But he was their deity.
— The Intersect (@mburm201) January 8, 2019
So, can we cool it with the hand-wringing over President Trump giving a speech on the situation at the border? Especially since Chuck and Nancy are demanding equal time to counter Trump’s speech “full of malice”?
Related:
CNN analyst wants a delay on Trump’s Oval Office address so journalists can ‘contextualize’ it https://t.co/D9yH7fgdNh
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 8, 2019
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