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Mainstream media outlets are once again revealing their priorities—and bias—by devoting a staggering 62 times more coverage to the Trump tariffs and market jitters than to the rock-solid economic findings under President Donald Trump. Despite the latest jobs report showing booming employment, wage growth, and a historically low unemployment rate, legacy media chose to downplay the good economic news in favor of pushing fear over a trade war.
Overthepasttwoweeks,liberalmediaoutlets,particularlyABC,CBS,andNBC,havebeenobsessedwiththeTrumpadministration’stariffssincethepresident’s“LiberationDay”andlittlecareforthestellarjobsnumbers.Accordingtoreports,thetopicofTrump’stariffstookupmorethanathirdofthetotalruntimeofthesenetworks’morningandeveningnewscasts. However,theygavelittlecoveragetothemorepositiveeconomicnews,suchasthedecliningConsumerPriceIndexandastronger-than-expectedjobsreport.
FromApril2(LiberationDay)toApril11,ABC,CBS,andNBCdedicatednearlysevenhoursandtwominutes to reportingaboutTrump’stradewar,withallthreeout
