Posted on 03/16/2017 6:18:05 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
MSNBCs big Trump tax return scoop has caused friction between the cable news network and parent NBC, according to insiders.
[MSNBC] announced it on Twitter, and [NBC] found out when [the general public] did, said a source.
[MSNBC president] Phil Griffin was trying to undermine [NBC News president] Noah Oppenheim. There was never a conversation. They overplayed their hand in a huge way.
Host Rachel Maddow teased the story on Twitter, then withheld the story till later in her program, revealing in a big anticlimax that Trump paid $38 million in taxes in 2005. Its their cable network, but its still NBC News. [NBC] did not appreciate being kept in the dark
To hype such a big story and not really deliver is a bit embarrassing. Airing a story youve hyped 20 minutes into your broadcast makes it a lot less of a breaking news story.(continued)
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GRRRRRREAT post/graphic. Thanks. BUMP!
LOL! HOORAY Mark Dice. Thanks. BUMP!
Add Van Jones
Yes, MSNBC looks childish and spiteful and foolish.
I’m still trying to figure out why this comes as a surprise.
Good, I hope NBC execs develop insomnia and stomach ulcers.
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