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BumRushDaShow

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Fri Dec 19, 2025, 04:03 AM Yesterday

White House official whines that non-Fox networks didn't show Trumps slides during address:We spent so much time on them [View all]

Source: The Independent

Thursday 18 December 2025 16:18 EST


After the majority of broadcast and cable news networks opted not to use the slideshow presentation that the White House prepared for Donald Trump’s grievance-filled national address, the president’s economic adviser complained to Morning Joe about the omission because “we spent so much time” on them.

While grumbling about the lack of TV coverage for the White House’s PowerPoint presentation, Kevin Hassett confirmed earlier reporting by CNN chief media analyst Brian Stelter that the administration had shared a set of slides with the networks and pressed them to air the graphics on screen.

In the end, the networks – outside of Fox News – decided against doing the slideshow, largely due to the White House not providing clear sourcing information.

Some of the slides that Fox News showed, which were labeled as “White House graphic,” actually tanked some of the president’s dishonest claims throughout his campaign-style address.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/kevin-hassett-trump-address-speech-slides-b2887379.html



Full headline: White House official whines that non-Fox networks didn’t show Trump’s slides during address: ‘We spent so much time’ on them
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This is pathetic! Hassett trying to explain Trump's lies: "Maybe he misspoke or something." Doodley Yesterday #1
That's just dumb Raven123 Yesterday #2
Oh boy. I hope SNL does their own slide show. C Moon Yesterday #3
Just like they did Spicey and the Spice-mobile BumRushDaShow Yesterday #5
I'm wondering... llmart Yesterday #4
The speech was announced 2 days before it happened Deminpenn Yesterday #6
But they had to work for TWO WHOLE DAYS!! tanyev Yesterday #12
it's easy when you don't need any facts barbtries Yesterday #17
Good point. They never got beyond 5 pages of bullet points underpants Yesterday #27
I watched Hassett's interview on Morning Joe. Chili Pepper Yesterday #7
How's Morning Schmo and MeeKa doing? Haven't watched them now for over a year Bengus81 Yesterday #10
tRump blubbers. Mc Mike Yesterday #8
rumor has it that the orange asshole didn't like them... Javaman Yesterday #9
Slide show was designed for less face-time bucolic_frolic Yesterday #11
LMAO!!!!!!! Like anyone could make sense of slides that went along with that coked up train wreck LymphocyteLover Yesterday #13
Yeah...lots of snakes...and sharks...evil environmentalists... travelingthrulife Yesterday #25
I can just imagine what that slide show was like. JohnnyRingo Yesterday #14
I'm surprised it wasn't selling gold or his bitcoin underpants Yesterday #31
Slide show? No wonder he falls asleep. Bring out the overhead projector, I need a nap. twodogsbarking Yesterday #15
Slides? Who the fuck uses slides these days? sop Yesterday #22
I have one. Haven't used it in 35 years. Also have an 8mm with filmed movies. Same. twodogsbarking Yesterday #24
My god. Like junior business majors at college Iris Yesterday #16
and just reading the material on each slide. underpants Yesterday #29
Exactly. Iris Yesterday #33
Hassett has one of those punchable faces. mwb970 Yesterday #18
"We spent so much time on them" Ray Bruns Yesterday #19
Trump colored the slides and stayed within the lines when he was awake. twodogsbarking Yesterday #20
He did good. Good job (pays head) underpants Yesterday #28
Did they air every Biden address ? rickford66 Yesterday #21
Meanwhile... sheshe2 Yesterday #23
It's a Presidential address. What, did he use crayons and scissored paper? underpants Yesterday #26
Simple, show your data and sources C_U_L8R Yesterday #30
"We used a whole box of crayons on those graphs!" A-Schwarzenegger Yesterday #32
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