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Trump's desperation for revenge and attention backfiring with new tantrum
What happened
AlterNet reports that President Donald Trump’s effort to punish unfavorable coverage disrupted the extensive television exposure he seeks. Citing a Sunday column by Simon Marks in The i Paper, the outlet says Trump barred three news organizations from the White House, prompting five major television networks—ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and Fox News—to suspend press-pool coverage in solidarity.
The Justice Department then opened an antitrust investigation into those networks, according to the report. The reduced pool coverage left broadcasters scrambling for footage during Chinese…
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