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TRUMP AS
THUG OR HERO?
DEPENDS ON
WHAT NETWORK
YOU WATCH
It was a split screen for the ages on MSNBC
Monday: on the left side, President Donald
Trump talking about restoring law and order. On
the right, a tear-gassed young woman vomiting
in a Washington street.
For a nation rubbed raw following a traumatic
weekend, cable television news did little to
promote peace, love and understanding in its
most-watched hours
Fox News Channel, CNN and MSNBC poke and
prod the nation’s divide on most nights, and
each has been amply rewarded in the ratings.
Trump’s stern speech and walk to a nearby
church after protesters were forcibly cleared out
of the way Monday raised the temperature on
those networks even higher.
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