Donald Trump invited the press to a "media availability" slot at Mar-a-Lago on New Year's Eve.
No cable news network covered it, not even Newsmax, according to Raw Story.
The audio was also barely audible during the first half of Trump's remarks.
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Former President Donald Trump invited journalists to a surprise slot of "media availability" at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida on New Year's Eve.
But in a likely blow to Trump's ego, not a single cable news network covered it, according to Raw Story.
Notably, the media outlet said that even Fox News and Newsmax, which have historically offered sympathetic coverage of the former president, skipped on covering his remarks.
On Saturday, MSNBC host Alex Witt announced that the former president would host a surprise New Year's Eve "media availability" slot at approximately 9 p.m. on New Year's Eve.
New York Times journalist Peter Baker, who was appearing on MSNBC, said he did not know what it would involve, but added that he suspected it could be a "gimmick" to "get attention in a positive way," per Raw Story.
At 9.00 p.m., Trump and former first lady Melania Trump appeared in front of reporters. But for the first minute of his remarks, which lasted approximately two minutes in total, the audio was barely audible.
A video of the "media availability" slot, which was covered by the fringe conservative media outlet Right Side Broadcasting Network (RSBN), shows that Trump spoke about the FBI, his 2024 presidential campaign, and Russia's war in Ukraine.
On Saturday afternoon, Trump had complained about cable news networks in a Truth Social post, notably criticizing Fox News.
"Fox News Ratings are also way down because they never say 'Trump' or TRUTH, never talk about the Rigged Presidential Election, and is a Fake Polling Network," he wrote.
hitman2218 on January 1st, 2023 at 19:41 UTC »
I wish the credible cable networks had treated him like this in 2016.
rickrich01 on January 1st, 2023 at 19:25 UTC »
It speaks volumes when NewsMax and Fox don't show up for a Trump shit-show.
Ice_Burn on January 1st, 2023 at 19:13 UTC »
This is the most hilarious thing since the Tulsa rally.