Anchors of two major news networks decided to stop airing footage of President Donald Trumps visit to a Miami restaurant which took place shortly after he became the first former president to be charged with federal crimes.
On their respective broadcasts, both MSNBCs Nicolle Wallace and CNNs Jake Tapper commented that the footage of Trump greeting his supporters at Versailles, a famous Miami restaurant, was not newsworthy compared to the news of his arraignment and called on producers to cut to a different scene. Moments before the restaurant stop, the twice-impeached former president was arrested and arraigned on a 37-count indictment in connection to an investigation into classified documents he kept after his presidency.
At Versailles, Trump received a warm welcome from a crowd of supporters, who sang Happy Birthday to him. (Trump turns 78 years old on Wednesday.)
I want to explain the picture on our screen, Wallace told viewers on Tuesday after MSNBC aired footage of the scene at Versailles. Trump has gone to a famous place that all Republican candidates, actually probably Democrat candidates, go as well. Its Versailles. Its a Little Havana in the Miami area. Hes still a candidate for president. We dont need to see that anymore, we know where he is.
Tapper made similar comments Tuesday, referring to it as a campaign ad.
To the folks in the control room, I dont need to see any more of that. Hes trying to turn it into a spectacle and into a campaign ad. That is enough of that. Weve seen it already, Tapper said.
Trump bashed Tapper on his social media site, Truth Social, after Tappers remarks aired.
Fake Tapper just demanded that his broadcast be closed down from Miami because there was far too much enthusiasm on the streets for Trump. The good news is, he was the only one to do so, perhaps a good explanation as to why CNNs ratings are so low! Trump wrote , failing to mention that Wallace made a similar decision.
Trump pleaded not guilty to all counts, including conspiracy to obstruct justice and willful retention of national defense information.
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