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That’s not true any more though. All of the media networks have shown examples of cutting away from the Presidents speeches when they detect he’s going to say something they don’t like.

If you were Trump right now and want to directly address the nation, you know calling CNN and Fox and NBC are going to be a mixed bag at best. FAANG has given the indication right now that for two week no one should be giving the President a platform. I fully expect him to use the national broadcast system.

https://www.westernjournal.com/cnn-cuts-away-trump-coronavir...

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/cnn-msnbc-cut-away-donal...

https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-entert...

https://heavy.com/news/2020/07/fox-news-neil-cavuto-trump-sp...

https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/watch/watch-nicol...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/fox-news-cuts-away-f...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2020/nov/06/msnbc-...

The narrative you're trying to present is completely false. Any "cutting away" of Trump is utterly inconsequential compared to the complete domination of the media Trump has commanded since the beginning of his presidential campaign. Trump is literally the most famous man in the world, you're simply in denial if you can't admit that.

I’m not in denial of that at all. The topic is can the media and tech silence the President of the USA, and the answer is apparently yes.

>when they detect he’s going to say something they don’t like.

Give me a break. You act like they have been cutting out on him for years. It's only been recently this year when he literally lying and calling covid a hoax, telling people to do dangerous things like gather for his rallies during a pandemic / actively saying not to wear masks, and finally this election bullshit.

The networks have gone above and beyond his bs for years- there is a time to take a stand and the last few months have proven that.

> Give me a break. You act like they have been cutting out on him for years.

You may want to check the date on the links I posted. This has been going on since 2017. The search term I used was “cut away from Trump”.

> The networks have gone above and beyond his bs for years- there is a time to take a stand

I promise you the pendulum will swing and so will your reaction.

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