State Sen. Sam Givhan (R-Huntsville) took the mainstream media to task on Thursday for consistently framing the achievements and efforts of President Donald Trump in a negative light, regardless of the subject.
During a discussion on "The Dale Jackson Show," the North Alabama lawmaker was asked for his take on why news sources are covering the commander-in-chief and, by extension, Republicans in such an unfavorable manner.
"The issue is, to me, everything that's Trump-related triggers the media," Givhan told Jackson. "They could be for something 100%. Then all of a sudden it's Trump's idea, and it's orange man bad, so I think that's what's ultimately driving this. Plus, they're driven by controversy, and they want to stir things up. "
Givhan also referenced U.S. Space Command's upcoming move to Huntsville, shutting down any sensational concerns over unchecked growth and overly crowded roads promoted by the media.
"Next thing you know, they are saying, Oh my gosh, we'll have somebody else driving on Memorial Parkway, stop everything," he added.
A watchdog group, the Media Research Center, confirmed Givhan's view as largely accurate.
"Just 100 days into President Donald Trump’s second term, the broadcast evening news landscape was even more lopsided than it was eight years ago, when Trump was besieged with relentlessly hostile coverage," MRC researcher Rich Noyes said.
"Eight years ago, using the identical methodology, we found Trump was blasted with 89% negative coverage at the hands of these networks during the first weeks of his first term."
According to the MRC, ABC’s "World News Tonight," "NBC Nightly News" and "CBS Evening News" wrote approximately 899 stories that discussed President Trump or the Trump administration from Jan. 20 through April 9. The organization reported that 92.2% of the coverage was found to be negative, while just 7.8% was positive.
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