{"id":2248504,"date":"2024-05-20T09:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T13:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spin-cycle-if-the-networks-dont-cover-it-it-isnt-happening-right\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T10:01:14","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T14:01:14","slug":"spin-cycle-if-the-networks-dont-cover-it-it-isnt-happening-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spin-cycle-if-the-networks-dont-cover-it-it-isnt-happening-right\/","title":{"rendered":"Spin Cycle: No Coverage, No Event?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fspin-cycle-if-the-networks-dont-cover-it-it-isnt-happening-right%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2248504&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Daily Wire compiles a Sunday recap focusing on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-the-bulls-censorship-megyn-kelly-debuts-new-siriusxm-show\/\" title=\"\u2018Over The Bulls*** Censorship\u2019: Megyn Kelly Debuts New SiriusXM Show\">media spin<\/a>. The buzz was about the upcoming Biden-Trump debates, scheduled but barely mentioned on political shows. Different networks covered various topics while avoiding\u200c the debate issue. ABC&#8217;s \u2062discussion on potential debates hinted at bringing back meaningful discussions akin to the Nixon-Kennedy era.\u2063 The Daily Wire summarizes Sunday&#8217;s media spin highlighting the anticipated Biden-Trump debates, surprisingly downplayed on political shows. Despite diverse topics covered by various networks, the debate topic was sidestepped. ABC&#8217;s \u200cconversation on\u200d the debates suggested a \u2062return to substantive \u2064discussions reminiscent of the\u200d Nixon-Kennedy era.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>For those who don\u2019t spend their Sunday mornings glued to the television \u2014 and their Sunday afternoons attempting to dig through a week\u2019s worth of network and cable news media spin \u2014 The Daily Wire has compiled a short summary of what you may have missed.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s media spin was as much about what wasn\u2019t making headlines as what was \u2014 specifically, the tentatively scheduled debates between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden did make headlines last Monday when he posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/the-view-handicaps-trump-biden-debates-gets-nearly-every-possible-thing-wrong\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">15-second video<\/a> \u2014 a video that was marked by at least five obvious jump-cuts and featured Biden uttering the Dirty Harry catch-phrase \u201cmake my day\u201d \u2014 throwing down the gauntlet and all but demanding that Trump debate him. Of course, Biden added a series of demands that he likely believed would tip the scales in his favor, from limiting the possible networks and moderators to eliminating the live audience and having the candidates\u2019 mics cut when their time expired.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, who has repeatedly called on Biden to debate him since before the Super Tuesday states had even voted in the primaries, immediately accepted despite the added requirements. And within hours, the two had tentatively scheduled two debates \u2014 one hosted by CNN in June and another hosted by ABC in September \u2014 and CNN anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash had been named as the moderators for the first.<\/p>\n<p>But despite their being what most would say was a relatively newsworthy development, the upcoming debates got almost no play on any of the Sunday political shows.<\/p>\n<p>On CBS\u2019 <strong>\u201cFace the Nation,\u201d<\/strong> host Margaret Brennan delivered interviews with former Defense Secretary (under then-President Barack Obama) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/obamas-secretary-of-defense-u-s-political-leaders-doing-bad-job-educating-country-about-importance-of-foreign-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert Gates<\/a>, Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) and Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) and an update on the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>On CNN, <strong>\u201cState of the Union\u201d<\/strong> anchor Jake Tapper took a moment to remember his late CNN colleague, conservative commentator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/cnn-political-commentator-alice-stewart-dies-at-58\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alice Stewart<\/a>, who had passed away suddenly. He also interviewed Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) and Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) about a House hearing that went sideways, and spoke with former HUD Secretary Ben Carson. The only mention of any debate was Carson\u2019s insistence that, if chosen to be Trump\u2019s running mate, he would be happy to debate Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cMeet the Press\u201d<\/strong> on NBC delivered similar fare. Nothing debate-related, but host Kristen Welker did find time to ask Senator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/rubio-supports-mass-deportation-of-illegal-aliens-following-invasion-of-the-country\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marco Rubio<\/a> (R-FL) several times whether he would accept the results of the 2024 election \u201cno matter who wins.\u201d She also spoke with Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps \u2014 about what the U.S. Olympic Committee could do better in terms of making sure that the athletes came first \u2014 and got an update on the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge from Governor Wes Moore (D-MD).<\/p>\n<p>On <strong>\u201cFox News Sunday,\u201d<\/strong> anchor Shannon Bream addressed the campus protests that impacted commencement ceremonies as well as President Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/morehouse-grads-turn-their-backs-on-biden-walk-out-of-ceremony\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commencement address<\/a> at Morehouse College. She also gave updates on the war between Israel and the terror group Hamas, the war between Russia and Ukraine, and President Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-seek-congressional-gold-medal-for-trump\/\" title=\"House Republicans propose awarding Trump Congressional Gold Medal\">ongoing hush-money trial<\/a> in Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p>Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki also avoided debate talk \u2014 spending most of her time on MSNBC\u2019s <strong>\u201cInside with Jen Psaki\u201d<\/strong> talking about Trump\u2019s trial \u2014 but she did take a moment to attack Supreme Court Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/justice-alito-gives-his-side-of-story-on-the-neighborhood-spat-behind-nyt-flag-story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samuel Alito<\/a> over the New York Times story accusing him of hanging a \u201cStop the Steal\u201d flag in front of his Alexandria home just days after January 6th, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>It was only on ABC\u2019s <strong>\u201cThis Week\u201d<\/strong> that anyone really talked about the possibility that Trump and Biden could debate \u2014 and the way that conversation played out might be the reason the other networks were so keen to avoid the topic altogether.<\/p>\n<p>New York Times White House correspondent David Sanger said he thought that at least some of Biden\u2019s conditions might make for a more coherent debate, arguing that they could bring American \u201cback to the Nixon-Kennedy era where there was actual real discussion.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The conditions of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-group-calls-on-rnc-to-abandon-nbc-debate-plans\/\" title=\"Conservative group urges RNC to drop NBC debate.\">upcoming presidential debates<\/a> will hopefully bring the country \u201cback to the Nixon-Kennedy era where there was actual real discussion,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SangerNYT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SangerNYT<\/a> says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe debates have been straight downhill with occasional bumps ever since.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O7Av7kQ3uM\">https:\/\/t.co\/O7Av7kQ3uM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y3infU7aAS\">pic.twitter.com\/y3infU7aAS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisWeekABC\/status\/1792241424886358216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But then ABC News contributor Sarah Isgur pointed out how at least one of Biden\u2019s demands could backfire and help former President Trump \u2014 even if he wasn\u2019t happy about it in the moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think, believe it or not, this probably actually helps Donald Trump,\u201d she said. \u201cHe may not like his mic cut off. But to force him into a more disciplined debate environment will probably help him because it will empower the moderators, it\u2019ll make it a watchable debate. Part of what happened in 2020 is the debates were unwatchable. The candidates kept talking over each other, I had no idea what they were trying to talk about, and so \u2014 then the debate didn\u2019t matter at all. There\u2019s actually a chance, if the mics get cut off and we actually hear what they say, the moderators are in charge, this debate could matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The conditions placed on the presidential debates might help Donald Trump, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/whignewtons?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@whignewtons<\/a> says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe may not like his mic cut off. But to force him into a more disciplined debate environment will probably help him because it will empower the moderators.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sUUVvPVKiF\">https:\/\/t.co\/sUUVvPVKiF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qzaIhKHe85\">pic.twitter.com\/qzaIhKHe85<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisWeekABC\/status\/1792230737250275685?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fox News White House correspondent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/doocy-corners-kjp-was-bidens-debate-challenge-an-attempt-to-change-the-subject-from-bad-polling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peter Doocy<\/a> raised a question earlier in the week that could be another reason the networks were loathe to bring up the debates \u2014 he wondered whether Biden was suddenly pushing for debates to distract from yet another series of bad poll numbers.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those not tethered to Sunday TV marathons, The Daily Wire offers a concise recap of the week&#8217;s media chatter. 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