A video compares what Trump said to what Fox News said.
President Donald Trump’s remarks Tuesday on the protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, shocked a lot of Americans. But the comments probably wouldn’ t have been surprising to anyone who watched Fox News in recent days.
In the video above, Media Matters compared Trump’s comments with what Fox News pundits and guests said in the days before. Here are a few examples:
We know Trump watches Fox News a lot. According to the Washington Post, Trump watches cable news an average of five hours a day. In fact, some of Trump’s aides reportedly try to get on cable news just to communicate to Trump.
So it’s quite possible Trump picked up much of what he said from Fox’s conservative commentators and hosts.
That may seem innocent enough. But it’s a bit alarming that one news outlet can have so much sway about what the president — potentially the most powerful man in the world — believes and says.
