Letters to the Editor: Why is CNN providing Trump with free airtime again?
To the editor: Jackie Calmes bought it proper in asking, “Right here we go once more?” Within the 2016 election, Calmes mentioned, Trump obtained an estimated $5 billion in free media, which clearly performed an enormous half in Trump’s win.
So why are we seeing deja vu? CNN held a city corridor assembly for Trump; the L.A. Occasions nonetheless exhibits Trump’s image steadily in some articles. Even President Biden doesn’t get that form of consideration. It’s time to cease giving free publicity, particularly to an incompetent candidate.
I do know scores and adverts help the assorted types of media, however the media owes the general public equal alternative of their reporting. Trump doesn’t deserve extra publicity than different candidates, simply because he does issues to create consideration. Nobody individual needs to be thought-about extra vital than anybody else. On the very least, when newspapers write about him or when TV packages discuss him, they need to omit his image, which solely attracts extra consideration to the story.
I hope the present marketing campaign equalizes protection for all of the candidates and stops enjoying favoritism.
Marlene Bronson, Los Angeles
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To the editor: Disgrace on CNN. Disgrace for platforming an impeached serial liar, a traitor, a convicted sexual abuser, who simply occurred to be a former president. CNN, of their quest for scores and cash, has sullied their identify and model endlessly. Personally, I used to be by no means a fan of cable information and watch none of it anyway, however when information would break, CNN was at all times a trusted supply of data. Now not. The brand new proprietor clearly has an agenda.
Scott Hughes, Westlake Village
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To the editor: For as soon as, I’m in uncommon settlement with former President Trump. “Our nation is being destroyed by silly folks,” he mentioned at his CNN city corridor assembly on Wednesday.
He’s proper. It’s being destroyed by Supreme Court docket Justice Clarence Thomas, who can’t determine the best way to truthfully full obligatory federal present disclosure kinds. By serial fabulist Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), who faces federal fraud prices. By Home Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield), who’s threatening to ship our once-great nation off a fiscal cliff. By tens of hundreds of thousands of my fellow People who watch Fox Information and due to this fact dwell in a fact-free various actuality and imagine lies about voter fraud and too many different myths and unfounded conspiracy theories. And naturally, by Trump himself, who demonstrated on the city corridor as soon as once more why he’s unfit to occupy the Oval Workplace.
Daniel Fink, Beverly Hills
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To the editor: Wednesday night time former President Trump was given a prime-time platform to spew out lie, after lie, after lie. After all, he repeated his longtime incessant declare that the 2020 election was rigged. Additionally beautiful amongst these lies is that he had the audacity and lying to name the Jan. 6, 2021, revolt on the U.S. Capitol a “stunning day” in America. It’s arduous to know whether or not Trump truly believes the grotesque distorted view of actuality that he espouses. However we can’t let it turn into our actuality.
Trump is a grasp media and opinion manipulator. If we enable him to govern our actuality, by way of his lies, we could discover Trump again within the White Home.
Ken Derow, Swarthmore, Pa.
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To the editor: I’m livid with CNN for holding its inane city corridor with Donald Trump. Trump ran roughshod over moderator Kaitlan Collins along with his misogynistic, mendacity, egotistical unfounded braggadocio, which was applauded by an overwhelmingly Republican viewers. Why was no Democratic viewers member requested to handle a query to Trump? How repulsive had been the rounds of applause and laughs for Trump’s lies? The viewers was fully biased. Heads ought to roll for the catastrophe that was the CNN city corridor. God assist the U.S. if Trump is elected in 2024.
Beth Costanza, Glendora
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To the editor: I’m appalled to suppose that, as soon as once more, CNN is giving Trump free protection. Isn’t it unhealthy sufficient that he obtained an estimated $5 billion in free media protection in 2016, and now CNN is doubling down on this for one more marketing campaign? Spare me. I get that he’s a front-runner, however he’s additionally the candidate who received’t decide to collaborating in presidential debates. How about telling him that he can have his city corridor after all of the debates are over and he has participated in all of them?
Barbara Rosen, Fullerton
