Liberal-leaning CNN and MSNBC pull Trump coronavirus briefing off air as president hit out at ‘fake news’ outlets – The Sun

LIBERAL-leaning news outlets CNN and MSNBC have been criticized for pulling the president's daily press briefing off-air after he played a video allegedly showing the media downplaying coronavirus.

Social media exploded soon after the stunt, as liberals branded the video – praised for its honesty among supporters – as propaganda.

MSNBC aired the complete video before breaking away, with CNN cutting away earlier.

MSNBC anchor Ari Melbor said as the footage was pulled off air: "We are cutting into what was not a White House coronavirus task force briefing…We're going to avoid airing anymore of this whitehouse briefing until until it returns to what it was supposed to be."

He adds: "What we just saw – and I want to be very clear with viewers – was a video the White House put out, which suggests they are spending their precious time right now making videos that defend the president…rather than provide the much needed medical information that was promised."

Similarly, CNN pulled the clip too, with John King telling viewers: “To play a propaganda video at taxpayer expense in the White House briefing room is a new — you can insert your favorite word here in this administration.”

And a message ran at the bottom of their screen claiming: "Trump turns briefing into propaganda session".

One Twitter user wrote in response: "We are going to hear the media bitch about who made the video for days.
"Not the content of the video, they will be mad that he wasted resources and that it is a campaign commercial."

Another added: "CNN and MSNBC are in full blown CYA mode right now after this well-deserved epic as** whipping they received from President Trump.

"The Banner at the bottom of the screen is in non stop propaganda mode."

The video shown at the conference opened with the words: "The media minimized the risk from the start" and showed clips of the president taking derisive action in a bid to halt the spread of deadly coronavirus in the days before lockdown.

At one point, the video refers to "partisans" who "sniped and criticized".

It also featured discussion from political pundits after the president was branded xenophobic for suspending some flights from China weeks ago.

Both CNN and MSNBC returned to the briefing once questions resumed.

It comes amid clashes between the president and some media outlets, as Mr Trump insists he has been taking the threat of coronavirus seriously from the start as he faces criticism for his reaction to the pandemic.

The US currently has over 20,000 deaths from the virus as cases near 600,000.

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