===abc news===
ABC News is the news division of the American television network ABC. Its flagship program is the daily evening newscast ABC World News Tonight with David Muir; other programs include morning news-talk show Good Morning America, Nightline, Primetime, 20/20, and Sunday morning political affairs program This Week with George Stephanopoulos. In addition to the division's television programs, ABC News has radio and digital outlets, including ABC News Radio and ABC News Live, plus various podcasts hosted by ABC News personalities.
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ABC News anchor presses Homan on whether Trump could get Bukele to cooperate in Abrego Garcia case ABC News anchor Jonathan Karl pressed Trump border czar Tom Homan on whether he thinks President Trump could get El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia from custody. In an interview Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Homan recognized that the Supreme Court ordered the Trump administration to “facilitate” Abrego Garcia’s release from Salvadoran custody and return to the U.S. — after the administration previously acknowledged he had been mistakenly deported. (The Hill 4/20/25) READMORE>>>> NOTE: “It' always interesting how Trump cabinet always claim to not be involved in conversations that affect their own job: "But you said that El Salvador would have to cooperate. You have no doubt that if President Trump wanted him returned, that he could ask President Bukele to return him, right?” Karl asked. “I mean, President Trump could make this happen.” Speaking over the ABC anchor, Homan responded, “I am not involved in the discussion. I can’t comment on something I don’t know. “ “I can’t comment on a discussion I’m not involved in,” Homan added. |
February 27, 2024: Media-Ite reported: ABC News president Kimberly Godwin condemned former President Donald Trump’s comments about Black people liking him due to his indictments, calling the claim “as racist as they come” in a note to staff. “I got indicted a second time and a third time and a fourth time and a lot of people said that that’s why the Black people like me because they have been hurt so badly and discriminated against, and they actually viewed me as I’m being discriminated against,” said Trump during a South Carolina speech to the Black Conservative Federation. |
ABC News Affiliate Faces Backlash For Premature Declaration Of Harris Victory In PA Ahead Of Election Day
An infographic from an ABC News affiliate called the presidential election in Pennsylvania at 5 p.m. on Sunday, October 27.
The results appeared on the ticker at the bottom of television screens during a broadcast of the Formula 1 Mexico Grand Prix by ABC local affiliate WNEP-TV, which services a part of northern Pennsylvania. It showed Vice President Kamala Harris capturing 52% of votes, while former president Donald Trump trailed with just 47%. According to the graphic, this amounted to around 3,300,000 votes for Harris and 3,000,000 voted for Trump, with 100% of precincts reporting. (Dallas Express 10/31/24) READ MORE>>>>>
An infographic from an ABC News affiliate called the presidential election in Pennsylvania at 5 p.m. on Sunday, October 27.
The results appeared on the ticker at the bottom of television screens during a broadcast of the Formula 1 Mexico Grand Prix by ABC local affiliate WNEP-TV, which services a part of northern Pennsylvania. It showed Vice President Kamala Harris capturing 52% of votes, while former president Donald Trump trailed with just 47%. According to the graphic, this amounted to around 3,300,000 votes for Harris and 3,000,000 voted for Trump, with 100% of precincts reporting. (Dallas Express 10/31/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Donald Trump
"And during the debate, I mentioned that and David Muir, a real lightweight. I had one against three, but I think we did great. But David Muir of ABC, fake news, when I said that crime is way up in our country, he corrected me, he corrected me and so much and it was right what I said. He didn't correct [Kamala Harris] one time, and what she said was wrong, absolutely wrong. So many different— Charlottesville, she was wrong, all of the different things, almost everything she said, and she was never corrected. But he corrected me on crime. He said, ‘No, no, crime has not gone up.' I said crime has gone up massively. He said, 'I'd like to state for the record that crime has not gone up."Now you don't know this, but we had a deal with ABC that there will be no corrections of any kind, and they violated the deal. Why? Because they're bad people, and they're fake news. So he did it many times to me during the debate. He violated the deal. That's the deal, because you can take anything and try and make up stories with it. We had a deal where that wouldn't happen. You could do whatever you wanted as soon as the debate was over, but he did it in total violation of what our agreement was. And a lot of people standing right over there [as he looked toward his staff] will tell you exactly what it was, will show you what it was. David Muir has lost all credibility.......(On Linsey David)....I never heard of her. I never want to hear of her. She was terrible. I don't know how she ever got her job in the first place. But we have a country to save, and we can't have fake news like that. And his ratings deserve to go down." --Donald Trump, speaking from Trump Tower in New York City 9/26/24
FCC Chair Responds to Trump’s Demand to Shut Down ABC After Debate
The chair of the Federal Communications Commission flat-out rejected Donald Trump’s call for ABC to lose its broadcasting licenses over the way its moderators treated him during his debate against Kamala Harris on the network earlier this month. In an interview with Fox & Friends after the Sept. 10 debate, the Republican nominee claimed he’d faced a “rigged deal” in the debate, complaining the moderators were “correcting everything” he was saying while failing to fact-check Harris. “They ought to take away their license for the way they did that,” he said at the time. Sens. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) wrote to FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel last week asking her to denounce Trump’s “lawless proposal.” “The First Amendment is a cornerstone of our democracy,” Rosenworcel replied Thursday. “The Commission does not revoke licenses for broadcast stations simply because a political candidate disagrees with or dislikes content or coverage.” She added that her agency licenses “broadcast stations in a manner consistent with the Constitution” and other laws. “There are no exceptions,” Rosenworcel wrote.(Daily Beast 9/20/24) READ MORE>>>>>
The chair of the Federal Communications Commission flat-out rejected Donald Trump’s call for ABC to lose its broadcasting licenses over the way its moderators treated him during his debate against Kamala Harris on the network earlier this month. In an interview with Fox & Friends after the Sept. 10 debate, the Republican nominee claimed he’d faced a “rigged deal” in the debate, complaining the moderators were “correcting everything” he was saying while failing to fact-check Harris. “They ought to take away their license for the way they did that,” he said at the time. Sens. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) wrote to FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel last week asking her to denounce Trump’s “lawless proposal.” “The First Amendment is a cornerstone of our democracy,” Rosenworcel replied Thursday. “The Commission does not revoke licenses for broadcast stations simply because a political candidate disagrees with or dislikes content or coverage.” She added that her agency licenses “broadcast stations in a manner consistent with the Constitution” and other laws. “There are no exceptions,” Rosenworcel wrote.(Daily Beast 9/20/24) READ MORE>>>>>
ABC News’ ‘World News Tonight’ Audience Rises On Monday As Network Refutes Post-Debate Claims From The Right
ABC News said that the audience for Monday night’s World News Tonight with David Muir grew by 9% versus the same period a year ago. The network pointed out the ratings amid claims on the right that the World News Tonight audience has taken a hit following last week’s presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, an event that was co-moderated by Muir and Linsey Davis, anchor for ABC News Now. According to the latest numbers, World News Tonight had 7.6 million viewers, the highest Monday night in five weeks. NBC Nightly News drew 6.15 million viewers, and CBS Evening News drew 4.6 million.
(Deadline 9/18/24) READ MORE>>>>>
ABC News said that the audience for Monday night’s World News Tonight with David Muir grew by 9% versus the same period a year ago. The network pointed out the ratings amid claims on the right that the World News Tonight audience has taken a hit following last week’s presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, an event that was co-moderated by Muir and Linsey Davis, anchor for ABC News Now. According to the latest numbers, World News Tonight had 7.6 million viewers, the highest Monday night in five weeks. NBC Nightly News drew 6.15 million viewers, and CBS Evening News drew 4.6 million.
(Deadline 9/18/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Trump Not Sure Whether Debate on ABC Will Be Fair
Sean Hannity interviewed Donald Trump at a town hall event hosted by Fox News in Pennsylvania Wednesday night, and one of the most headline-grabbing things the former president said had to do with next week's debate, which will also be held in Philadelphia and hosted by ABC News. Referring to Kamala Harris' friendship with a Disney executive whose portfolio includes the news organization, Trump suggested Harris is "going to get the questions in advance." Hours before his sit-down with Hannity, campaigns for both presidential candidates had agreed to rules for the debate, which include the stipulation that neither candidate would receive any of the questions or topics in advance, the New York Times reports. (Newser 9/5/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Sean Hannity interviewed Donald Trump at a town hall event hosted by Fox News in Pennsylvania Wednesday night, and one of the most headline-grabbing things the former president said had to do with next week's debate, which will also be held in Philadelphia and hosted by ABC News. Referring to Kamala Harris' friendship with a Disney executive whose portfolio includes the news organization, Trump suggested Harris is "going to get the questions in advance." Hours before his sit-down with Hannity, campaigns for both presidential candidates had agreed to rules for the debate, which include the stipulation that neither candidate would receive any of the questions or topics in advance, the New York Times reports. (Newser 9/5/24) READ MORE>>>>>
ABC News Rejects Kamala Harris' Last-Minute Bid to Change Trump Debate Rules — Rivals Will Keep Muted Mics
Kamala Harris' last-minute bid to change the rules of the upcoming debate with Donald Trump was rejected. ABC News declined to adopt the Harris campaign's request to have unmuted mics during the September 10 debate,
RadarOnline.com can reveal. The decision comes after back-and-forth between the campaigns after Trump allies claimed Democrats were trying to set up Trump for blunders on stage. (RadarOnline 8/30/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Kamala Harris' last-minute bid to change the rules of the upcoming debate with Donald Trump was rejected. ABC News declined to adopt the Harris campaign's request to have unmuted mics during the September 10 debate,
RadarOnline.com can reveal. The decision comes after back-and-forth between the campaigns after Trump allies claimed Democrats were trying to set up Trump for blunders on stage. (RadarOnline 8/30/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Stephanopoulos and GOP Rep. Byron Donalds THROW DOWN in Wild Clash Over Trump Saying Kamala Harris ‘Became a Black Person’
ABC News host George Stephanopoulos and Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) got into a fiery, heated discussion about the topic of questioning Kamala Harris’s racial identity on Sunday morning. Neither side would back down as the Florida Republican joined ABC’s This Week to talk about the 2024 election. Right out of the gate, Stephanopoulos pointed out former President Donald Trump questioned Harris’s racial identity last week during an interview with Black journalists in Chicago. The comments have dominated news coverage throughout the last several days. (MediaIte 8/4/24) READ MORE>>>>>
ABC News host George Stephanopoulos and Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) got into a fiery, heated discussion about the topic of questioning Kamala Harris’s racial identity on Sunday morning. Neither side would back down as the Florida Republican joined ABC’s This Week to talk about the 2024 election. Right out of the gate, Stephanopoulos pointed out former President Donald Trump questioned Harris’s racial identity last week during an interview with Black journalists in Chicago. The comments have dominated news coverage throughout the last several days. (MediaIte 8/4/24) READ MORE>>>>>
“And quite frankly, Republicans should boycott ABC News until George Stephanopoulos is held accountable for the egregious lies he purposely told on air on ABC News this week,” Mace said in a Tuesday interview with Newsmax. “I’m glad that Donald Trump is suing ABC News, and I hope he sues him for every single penny. Maybe $454 million sounds about right for that. I’m going to tell the truth, Donald Trump is going to tell the truth, and we’re not going to take it from a bridge troll with a microphone like George Stephanopoulos.” |
Nancy Mace suggests Republicans boycott ABC News until George Stephanopoulos is ‘held accountable’
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) suggested Republicans ought to boycott ABC News in the wake of a recent interview she did with anchor George Stephanopoulos, voicing her support for a new lawsuit against him and the network. The lawsuit was filed by former President Donald Trump’s attorneys, who have accused Stephanopoulos and the network of defamation and tarnishing Trump’s reputation. On March 10, Stephanopoulos asked Mace why she chose to endorse Trump for president when the former president had been found “liable for rape,” a reference to Trump’s case against author E. Jean Carroll in which he was found liable for “sexual abuse” and not rape. (Washington Examiner 3/20./23) READ MORE>>>>> |
Why Trump’s Defamation Lawsuit Against George Stephanopoulos is Unlikely to Succeed
Former President Donald Trump‘s defamation lawsuit against ABC News host George Stephanopoulos faces significant legal and strategic flaws, rendering it likely to fail and potentially damaging to Trump’s reputation.
Trump’s lawsuit stems from Stephanopoulos’ interview with Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) on This Week With George Stephanopoulos, where the host allegedly referred to Trump as a “rapist” in connection with writer E. Jean Carroll’s accusations. (Artistree 3/20/23) READ MORE>>>>>
Former President Donald Trump‘s defamation lawsuit against ABC News host George Stephanopoulos faces significant legal and strategic flaws, rendering it likely to fail and potentially damaging to Trump’s reputation.
Trump’s lawsuit stems from Stephanopoulos’ interview with Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) on This Week With George Stephanopoulos, where the host allegedly referred to Trump as a “rapist” in connection with writer E. Jean Carroll’s accusations. (Artistree 3/20/23) READ MORE>>>>>