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criticizes CNN, saying, “They’re dumping on the American people, Judge Jeanine. They’re not
just dumping on the President of the United States, his rhetoric, without any basis, I mean it’s
constant attacks, constant rhetoric, constant going after in it, it’s reflective in their ratings. It’s
reflective in the ratings that CNN has. It’s reflective in the ratings that MSNBC is now dealing
with.” CNN was also critical of the media and Fox News, explaining their frustration that
Hannity (host of 9pm Fox News) turned over his three-hour radio show to Trump’s lawyers. A
guest on Wolf Blitzer’s show, Sabrina Siddiqui, stated, “this is an unmistakable display of
partisan loyalty.” Following with, “It’s not surprising, given Sean Hannity is one of the
President’s biggest public cheerleaders” and “On the part of the President’s legal team, they are
trying to control the public narrative. And the fact that they are targeting conservatives speaks to
wanting to keep the President’s base intact and convince them, without evidence, of course, that
this investigation is somehow tainted.” On August 29th, Fox News was especially critical of the
media, specifically CNN, mentioning the network 33 times within the transcript. The
introduction included, “We’ll expose the latest example of the media’s sickening anti-Trump
bias, especially fake news CNN” where it was followed with an audio clip of an audience
chanting, “CNN sucks! CNN sucks! CNN sucks! CNN sucks! CNN sucks! CNN sucks!” CNN
mentioned Fox five times throughout the two 6pm shows, all in reference to the controversial
statement the Republican governor candidate for Florida made while speaking on Fox. Both
networks mention and criticize the other, although unrelated to the news.
Guest speakers on August 10th were interesting for CNN as the 6pm show had more
guests but were all Democrats or CNN analysts, while the 9pm show brought in Republican
guests. During Cuomo’s 9pm show on CNN, he spoke with Mueller’s lawyer about the trial,