MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow reacted to Donald Trump’s historic win in Iowa on Monday night by explaining why her network would not air his victory speech; “It is not out of spite,” she tried to assure her viewers.
“At this point in the evening the projected winner of the Iowa caucuses has just started giving his victory speech,” Maddow said, without directly mentioning Trump by name. “We will keep an eye on that as it happens. We will let you know if there is any news made in that speech if there is anything noteworthy, something substantive and important.”
“The reason I’m saying this is, of course, there is a reason that we and other news organizations have generally stopped giving an unfiltered, live platform to remarks by former President Trump,” Maddow said. “It is not out of spite, it is not a decision that we relish, it is a decision that we regularly revisit. And, honestly, earnestly, it is not an easy decision.”
She went on to claim that airing Trump’s “untrue” statements live on television hurts MSNBC’s brand. “But there is a cost to us, as a news organization,” Maddow said, “of knowingly broadcasting untrue things. That is a fundamental truth of our business and who we are. And so, his remarks, tonight, will not air here live. We will monitor them and let you know about any news that he makes.”
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What do you think of Rachel Maddow and MSM admitting they will not show Trump’s victory speech?! Who are you rooting for? Trump? DeSantis? RFK jr? Biden? Kidding about the last one!pic.twitter.com/U0Y33h3Q93
— Erin Elizabeth Health Nut News 🙌 (@unhealthytruth) January 16, 2024
Maddow also discussed fascism with her far-left panel of pundits.
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Maddow is melting down about fascism on MSNBC after Trump’s win HAHAHAHA 😗
— Ginny Robinson (@ginnyrobinsreal) January 16, 2024
MSNBC wasn’t the only network to cut away from Donald Trump’s victory speech —CNN’s Jake Tapper decided Americans shouldn’t see it, too —especially Trump’s comments on the border.
CNN's Jake Tapper cuts away from former President Trump's Iowa victory speech immediately after he started talking about President Biden's border crisis.
"Here he is, right now, under my voice. You can hear him repeating his anti-immigrant rhetoric," he decried. pic.twitter.com/1FRLfyj62H— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) January 16, 2024
[h/t Fox News]
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