Saturday’s leftist “Hands Off” protests against President Trump and Elon Musk were eagerly promoted on the network news programs – although they didn’t want to tag them as leftist. It’s quite a contrast to how these same networks barely acknowledged or skipped the annual “March for Life” protest on January 24.
The most dramatic contrast came on PBS. On Saturday, PBS News Weekend rolled out seven minutes and 22 seconds of protest coverage. By contrast, in January, PBS managed 29 seconds in a larger story.
NPR aired three minutes and 54 seconds on Saturday night and Sunday morning, compared to zero seconds for pro-lifers in January. On All Things Considered, Asma Khalid was the exception to the rule, with one ideological notice: “it seems like the Left has been struggling with how to oppose Trump these last couple of months.”
ABC led their…
