Across the dial the network evening network newscasts, using the same talking points, pumped the Senate-White House border deal, and knocked Republicans opposing the deal. And in so doing, they left out some pretty important details.
For a representative sample of how the coverage went, here’s how ABC World News Tonight anchor David Muir introduced Mary Bruce’s report:
DAVID MUIR: And we’re going to turn now to the U.S. border with Mexico. For months, Republicans have been pushing President Biden, arguing, if you want funding for Ukraine and Israel, the U.S. must act at the U.S. border. Now, a bipartisan group of senators, Democrats and Republicans, say they’re close to a deal, for the first time in many years. President Biden says he’ll support it. But now Republicans, led by Donald Trump, say they don’t want a deal after all.
That’s basically…
