Abc, Nbc And Cbs Slap Trump With 92% Negative Coverage As 100th Day Of Second Term Approaches, Study Finds

FIRST ON FOX -- Evening newscasts connected ABC, NBC and CBS person slapped President Donald Trump pinch 92% antagonistic sum arsenic nan 100th day of his 2nd word approaches, according to nan Media Research Center (MRC).  

The MRC analyzed ABC’s "World News Tonight," "NBC Nightly News" and "CBS Evening News" from January 20 done April 9 and recovered 899 stories that discussed President Trump aliases nan Trump administration. The media watchdog group recovered that 92.2% of nan sum was antagonistic compared to only 7.8% positive.

"Just 100 days into President Donald Trump’s 2nd term, nan broadcast evening news scenery is moreover much lopsided than it was 8 years ago, erstwhile Trump was besieged pinch relentlessly dispute coverage," interrogator Rich Noyes wrote. 

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The Media Research Center analyzed ABC’s "World News Tonight," "NBC Nightly News" and "CBS Evening News" from January 20 done April 9.

"Eight years ago, utilizing nan identical methodology, we recovered Trump was blasted pinch 89% antagonistic sum astatine nan hands of these networks during nan first weeks of his first term," Noyes added. 

The study revealed a stark opposition to sum of erstwhile President Joe Biden’s first 100 days successful office, which was 59% positive, according to nan MRC. 

"Yet contempt nan overwhelming negativity of their coverage, nan networks recovered Trump irresistible arsenic a news subject, astatine slightest compared pinch Biden. From January 20 done April 9, 2017, nan networks saturated their newscasts pinch 1,900 minutes of Trump news; during nan aforesaid clip play this year, we tallied a monolithic 1,716 minutes of coverage. But successful 2021, evening news viewers saw only 726 minutes of Biden sum during these aforesaid weeks, little than half of nan airtime devoted to either of nan caller Trump administrations," Noyes wrote. 

The MRC explained that it wished nan rotation of sum by tallying "all explicitly evaluative statements" astir President Trump from either reporters, anchors aliases non-partisan sources specified arsenic experts aliases voters. Partisan sources, specified arsenic elected officials, were not included. 

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Evening newscasts connected ABC, NBC and CBS person slapped President Donald Trump pinch 92% antagonistic sum arsenic nan 100th time of his 2nd word approaches, according to nan Media Research Center. (REUTERS/Leah Millis)

While Trump’s individual controversies dominated overmuch of nan sum during his first term, nan MRC recovered that sum of nan first 100 days of his 2nd word has been mostly spent connected argumentation issues. Tariffs were covered for 361 minutes to lead nan way, followed by DOGE receiving 301 minutes of sum and migration received 233 minutes of airtime connected ABC, NBC and CBS’ evening newscasts, nan study found. 

"The networks’ rotation connected Trump’s tariffs faced 93% antagonistic coverage, while nan DOGE cutbacks to authorities were greeted by 97% antagonistic spin," Noyes wrote erstwhile detailing nan findings. 

"Even connected immigration, nan rumor wherever nan nationalist gives nan President his highest ratings, nan networks’ rotation was 93% negative," he continued. "Out of astir 4 hours of evening news airtime devoted to immigration, these newscasts spent conscionable 3.5 minutes letting viewers cognize conscionable really overmuch Trump has reduced separator crossings."

Trump’s apical associates haven’t precisely received glowing coverage, either. 

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DOGE leader Elon Musk has been deed pinch 96% antagonistic sum connected ABC, NBC and CBS evening newscasts, according to nan Media Research Center.  (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

The study recovered that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced 89% antagonistic coverage, DOGE’s Elon Musk was deed pinch 96% antagonistic coverage, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth received a unanimous 100% bad property from ABC, NBC and CBS evening newscasts. 

ABC, NBC and CBS did not instantly respond to a petition for comment. 

Trump has a important history pinch each network. He is presently seeking $20 cardinal successful a suit against CBS, alleging predetermination interference complete its handling of a "60 Minutes" question and reply past twelvemonth pinch then-Vice President Kamala Harris. 

Last year, Trump settled a defamation suit against ABC for $15 million, and he famously hosted "The Apprentice" connected NBC earlier entering nan world of politics. 

"The mainstream media continues to represent President Trump’s historical accomplishments negatively, moreover though 77 cardinal Americans voted for his policies. Americans cognize nan President is doing what is champion for nan country, which is why nan bequest media’s ratings proceed to driblet and group are uncovering caller ways to devour nan news," a White House spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

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