The network evening newscasts engaged in a feeding frenzy over breaking news that former President Donald Trump faces difficulties in putting together the monetary bond required in order to appeal his New York civil judgment. All three major networks giddily opened their newscasts with this story, bumping the Bloodbath Hoax off of the top spot.
Of the three, ABC’s report was the lengthiest, a standalone as opposed to part of a broader recap as was the case with CBS and NBC. Here’s how Aaron Katersky began his video package for World News Tonight:
AARON KATERSKY: He has long promoted himself a billionaire —
DONALD TRUMP: I’m really rich…
KATERSKY: But tonight, Donald Trump telling a New York appeals court he cannot cover the $464 million bond he must post one week from today, as he appeals the civil fraud judgment against him. Trump’s lawyers…
