Trump’s Lies Spark Right-Wing Cries to Defund PBS
<p>During its broadcast of Trump’s post-indictment rally on June 13, <em>PBS NewsHour</em> added factual context to the disgraced former president’s claims that he had won the 2020 election, that federal prosecutor Jack Smith was a “deranged lunatic” and a “thug,” and that the so-called deep state was “destroying our country” and “coming after you next.”</p>
<p><em>NewsHour</em> set the record straight via text chyrons at the bottom of the screen. For example, when Trump falsely claimed that he had won the 2020 election,<em> NewsHour</em> layered on a chyron stating factually: “There is no evidence of widespread voter fraud during the 2020 election.”</p>
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<p>How dare PBS.</p>
<p>But what really set off Trump loyalists was the <em>NewsHour</em> chyron that appeared near the end of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/CYWb-b9ixAw?feature=share" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>the former president’s speech</strong></a>. As he pledged to use all his might to fight the deep state, <em>NewsHour</em> added a chyron stating: “Experts warn that inflammatory rhetoric from elected officials or people in power can prompt individual actors to commit acts of violence.”</p>
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