With President Trump back in office, the hostile media have gone back to showing interest in presidential assertions made “without evidence”. This Trump coverage classic made its return as the media melted down over Trump calling out hiring practices at the FAA that placed a heavy emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). In so doing, the media actually ignored a ton of evidence.
Most emblematic of this coverage is the most Trump-hostile network newscast, ABC World News Tonight (click “expand” to view full transcript):
ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT
1/30/25
6:47 PM
DAVID MUIR: Meantime tonight, President Trump coming before the cameras in The White House briefing room today, calling for a moment of silence. And then moments later, the president implying that DEI policies, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, may have contributed to the crash….
