{"id":2381894,"date":"2024-12-19T12:22:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T17:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-96-negative-on-trump-cabinet-picks-focus-on-weakest-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-19T12:23:32","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T17:23:32","slug":"media-96-negative-on-trump-cabinet-picks-focus-on-weakest-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-96-negative-on-trump-cabinet-picks-focus-on-weakest-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Media 96% \u2018negative\u2019 on Trump Cabinet picks, focus on weakest &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fmedia-96-negative-on-trump-cabinet-picks-focus-on-weakest-washington-examiner%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=2381894&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 article discusses the overwhelmingly negative coverage that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jake-sullivan-says-biden-foreign-policy-promotes-u-s-values-and-interests\/\" title=\"Jake Sullivan says Biden foreign policy promotes U.S values and interests\">network news<\/a> has given to President-elect Donald \u2063Trump&#8217;s Cabinet selections. It highlights that\u2063 96% of the media&#8217;s focus\u2064 on these choices \u200dhas been critical, with reporters fixating on the \u200bperceived weaknesses of the nominees. the piece suggests a pattern in media\u2064 behavior, likening the pursuit of \u200dstories related to Trump&#8217;s Cabinet to &#8220;coyotes on \u2063the hunt,&#8221; indicating a relentless\u200c search for negative angles and criticisms in their reporting.  <\/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><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Media 96% &lsquo;negative&rsquo; on Trump Cabinet picks, focus on weakest<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1914948\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Network news coverage of President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cabinet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Cabinet\">Cabinet<\/a> choices has been nearly all negative, and, like coyotes on the hunt, the cameras have shifted daily to the weakest nominee.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>A new and shocking report from the top conservative media watchdog, the Media Research Center, said the coverage from the news desks at CBS, ABC, and NBC has been 96% negative.<\/p>\n<p>Every nominee was hit with negative statements except one: defense secretary nominee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-hegseth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pete Hegseth<\/a>. But it&rsquo;s not like he was praised.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Across all three networks, the coverage of[directorofnationalintelligencepick[directorofnationalintelligencepick<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tulsi-gabbard\/\" title=\"\">Tulsi]Gabbard<\/a>,[FBIdesignee[FBIdesignee<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kash-patel\/\" title=\"\">Kash]Patel<\/a>, and the handful of other nominees mentioned was entirely negative. Only Pete Hegseth, who received the lion&rsquo;s share of the airtime, enjoyed a scant four positive evaluative statements, all of which cited his mother describing him as &lsquo;redeemed&rsquo; and &lsquo;a changed man,&rdquo; the study from <a href=\"https:\/\/newsbusters.org\/blogs\/nb\/bill-dagostino\/2024\/12\/19\/study-broadcast-transition-coverage-aimed-sinking-trumps-picks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">MRC&rsquo;s NewsBusters<\/a> shared with Secrets said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To reiterate: The only positive commentary any Trump nominee received on the broadcast networks was from his own mother,&rdquo; the report added.<\/p>\n<p>The harsh coverage does not match public opinion surveys showing an even split among voters of their approval of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-cant-deny-responsibility-for-our-so-so-divided-nation\/\" title=\"Biden Can\u2019t Deny Responsibility For Our \u2018So, So Divided\u2019 Nation\">president-elect&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s picks. Half of voters are pleased with Trump&rsquo;s selections, and more approve of his agenda that his Cabinet picks will be in charge of.<\/p>\n<p>NBC has been 100% negative, CBS 96.7% negative, and ABC 91% negative.<\/p>\n<p>Coverage, the report added, followed the nominee the media believed to be the most damaged.<\/p>\n<p>For a while, that has been Hegseth, who was wobbled initially with salacious charges before he found his footing. &ldquo;The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">networks abruptly lost interest<\/a> once his chances of being confirmed started to look more promising,&rdquo; the report said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This pattern of focus suggests that the broadcast networks were budgeting their coverage of Cabinet appointees based on whose nomination they felt they had the best chance of sinking. When Patel looked relatively safe, they began hammering the various scandals plaguing Hegseth. Then when Hegseth&rsquo;s odds improved, they immediately lost interest and returned to slamming Patel as a &lsquo;controversial&rsquo; and concerning&rsquo; pick,&rdquo; MRC said.<\/p>\n<p>The author of the report, senior research analyst <a href=\"https:\/\/newsbusters.org\/author\/bill-dagostino\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bill D&rsquo;Agostino<\/a>, concluded, &ldquo;Liberals watching at home can rest assured that the media are doing their part to hamper Trump&rsquo;s second term.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1914948\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1914948\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Media coverage of Trump\u2019s Cabinet picks is 96% negative<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2381895,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pete-Hegseth-uuy2.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32490,39368,32076],"class_list":["post-2381894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-media-bias","tag-trump-cabinet","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pete-Hegseth-uuy2.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2381894"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2381898,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381894\/revisions\/2381898"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2381895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2381894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2381894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2381894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}