White House hits CNN, MSNBC for cutting away from coronavirus briefing
Posted on AllSides March 23rd, 2020
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The White House hit CNN and MSNBC for cutting away from Monday evening's coronavirus briefing from President Trump and his administration.
White House spokesman Judd Deere called it “pretty disgraceful” that the networks, which have been regularly criticized by the president, did not show the entire White House briefing on the pandemic sweeping the country.
Fox News also cut away from the Monday briefing, but only just before it ended.
A CNN spokesperson responded to Deere’s tweet in a statement: “If the White House wants to ask for time...