Trump launches 24/7 YouTube channel after banning major news outlets
Days after blocking CNN and MSNBC, the White House launches Trump TV, a taxpayer-funded livestream.
What to know
- Trump banned CNN, MSNBC, and Politico from White House access and immediately launched a state-funded alternative channel.
- Trump TV is a 24/7 YouTube livestream funded by taxpayers, positioning it as direct communication bypassing traditional media.
- Early reception from a professional observer found the channel lacked entertainment or engagement, despite Trump's typical appeal as a performer.
“DAYS AFTER DONALD TRUMP BANNED CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House, his communications team announced a new, 24/7 livestream channel on YouTube: Trump TV.”
Brendan Hartnett, Bulwark reporter · The Bulwark ↗ · Sep 22
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Bulwark reporter finds Trump TV lacking entertainment value — A Bulwark journalist assigned to watch six hours of Trump TV's premiere reported that the channel lacked humor, entertainment, or basic interest, despite Trump's usual appeal as a performer. The reporter did not complete the full six hours.
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White House launches Trump TV on YouTube — Following the news outlet bans, Trump's communications team announced Trump TV, a 24/7 livestream channel on YouTube described as a taxpayer-funded, state-programmed streaming service.
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Trump bans CNN, MSNBC, and Politico from White House — Donald Trump banned CNN, MSNBC, and Politico from the White House, citing unspecified reasons related to his communications strategy.
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Brendan Hartnett endured six straight hours of Trump TV to answer one important question: How bad is the White House’s new 24/7 channel? “It sucked.” Read his minute-by-minute journey through what may be the most boring propaganda ever produced.
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"Will any old people die while watching this, slumped over in a La-Z-Boy while Trump TV plays in the background? Have you ever envied them, the dead?" Let Brendan Hartnett tell you what watching six hours of Trump TV is like:
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"The premiere of Trump TV arrived without humor. Or, really, any entertainment, or even basic interest. Want to know what it’s like to struggle to remember the sound you make when you laugh? Come along with me."
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"In the course of my normal work, I have watched hundreds of Trump’s speeches, interviews, and rallies—along with countless events featuring Trump White House personnel." This was much worse:
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A Bulwark reporter volunteered six hours of his one wild and precious life to Trump TV and could not make it through. Taxpayers are funding a livestream so boring that its own subject was not even on it when the camera turned on. Kim Jong Un's editors would send this back for a rewrite. I Watched Six Straight Hours o...