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'Hilarious and depressing': Disbelief as Trump's ribbon-cutting drowns in static after ban
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The White House Silenced the Record, Then Called It Coverage
Nine Minutes of Static
At a Monday ribbon-cutting on the South Lawn, President Donald Trump spoke beside Marine One, but the White House’s only live feed carried unusable audio. Television networks had suspended their customary pool coverage earlier that day, and Trump took no press questions. The public received images of presidential ceremony and, according to journalists monitoring the feed, nine minutes of static.
The Power Sits Inside the Gates
This was not a technical mishap in isolation. On Sept. 18…
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