Fox News Channel and Newsmax, networks more popular with Trump fans, carried the speech in full. Both CNN and MSNBC immediately told viewers that some of what Trump had said was misleading or flat-out false. That’s been a concern for years among some networks about carrying Trump’s remarks live, as illustrated when Trump spoke almost daily after his trial sessions; MSNBC was most likely to skip those entirely. He also questioned Trump statements about who was allowed to testify for his defense, and crime statistics in New York City. Fox had 3 million viewers and CNN 1.2 million.

Source: CNN June 01, 2024 14:35 UTC