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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTRUMP brags: "The networks are making a fortune off of me!"
Donald J. TrumpVerified account
@realDonaldTrump
Wow, @CNN ratings are up 75% because it's "all Trump, all the time." The networks are making a fortune off of me! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/711218418775498752
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TRUMP brags: "The networks are making a fortune off of me!" (Original Post)
kpete
Mar 2016
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Buzz cook
(2,470 posts)1. Sadly he's right
Ad revenues were way up during the republican debates and it looks like there are more ads during regular news as well.
Wounded Bear
(58,440 posts)2. Yep...
Our "news" organizations have become mere reality TV shows and if it bleeds, it leads. Well, that's always been true but there used to be time for some real news and investigative reporting to be squeezed in.
SamKnause
(13,043 posts)3. That is no secret.
The head of CBS bragged about it.
"It may not be good for America, but it's damn good for CBS."
elfin
(6,262 posts)4. Right. Also, there will never be campaign finance reform
As long as all the crap advertising makes them rich and richer.
randr
(12,408 posts)5. The only people who would see wealth under Trump
would be the 1% who own the MSM and who reap the obscene amount of money they extort out of America each election cycle.
So much for any change.
narnian60
(3,510 posts)6. Disgusting.
NobodyHere
(2,810 posts)7. A search for Trump on DU gives 49000 results