The network evening newscasts were split as to their coverage of the growth in the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the 4th quarter of 2023, a stout 3.3%. Coverage, to our surprise, ranged from regime cheerleading to brutal reality.
First, for the regime cheerleading: here’s the entirety of ABC World News Tonight’s report. All sugar: citation of the data, a Biden quote, and a mention of “new record highs in the stock market”, closing out with an image of a smiling President Biden:
DAVID MUIR: To the economy tonight, and more promising news: the nation’s output of goods and services, the GDP, growing 3.3% during the fourth quarter of last year- far outpacing expectations. President Biden today in Wisconsin on the news:
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: Thanks to the American people, America now has the strongest growth, the lowest inflation rate…
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