Biden was attacked by conservative Fox News on the day of Trump’s impeachment

Media coverage of Donald Trump’s appearance in federal court in Miami varied in particular, according to US television channels.

Conservative favorite Fox News called Joe Biden a “budding dictator” on Tuesday night, drawing plenty of jeers or angry comments, while rivals CNN and MSNBC chose not to air Donald Trump’s speech live after his landmark impeachment.

This inconsistency in media coverage of the event is a further illustration of the polarization of the political climate in the United States, a now-old phenomenon that news channels do not escape.

“A budding dictator speaks in the White House after a political rival has been arrested,” read the Fox News banner, shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday (01:00 GMT Wednesday), as the screen snapped in two with images of Joe Biden speaking from the presidency. And Donald Trump in front of his supporters at one of his golf courses in New Jersey.

Earlier, he pleaded not guilty to 37 counts against him related to top-classified White House documents, including classified information on nuclear weapons, which he was accused of not having returned to the National Archives after the end of his term.

The headband, which garnered much comment on social media, was featured during the new Fox News Tonight show that replaced former TV star Tucker Carlson’s primetime show.

Trump’s speech was not shown on CNN and MSNBC

Since the departure of this figure who has become a staple in the world of conservative media, known for its extreme positions and taste for some conspiracy theories, at the end of April, the hearing of Fox News has declined in this time period. .

For its part, CNN, like MSNBC, decided on Tuesday evening not to broadcast Donald Trump’s speech live after extensive coverage of the indictment, “because frankly he says a lot of things that are not true and can sometimes be dangerous,” said journalist Jack Tapper. said the air.

CNN has also come under fire for airing Live with Donald Trump on May 10, a question-and-answer session to Republican supporters during which the former president doubled down on provocations and alleged “rigged” the 2020 presidential election.

The show was poorly received internally and hastened the, already contested, departure of CNN CEO Chris Licht on June 7.