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Trump Blocked Melania from Watching CNN

February 28, 2024 · 8:07 am ET · Leave a Comment

People: “In American Woman, Rogers writes that Melania consumed plenty of news at the White House and paid close attention to how the media covered her. Like her husband, she was critical of journalists who were critical of her, according to the book — but unlike her husband, she had a different go-to cable news channel, watching CNN ‘voraciously’ as Donald watched Fox News.”

“The couple’s opposing media consumption habits became an issue for the then-president, however, in July 2018. That’s when, Rogers says, Donald became ‘incensed that his wife’s television was tuned to CNN aboard Air Force One during an overseas trip.’ He ordered that all TVs on Air Force One — and in their individual hotel suites — be turned to Fox News moving forward.”

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