{"id":30916,"date":"2025-07-17T19:20:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T19:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=30916"},"modified":"2025-07-17T19:20:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T19:20:55","slug":"dana-bash-refuses-to-read-trumps-cnn-insult-while-quoting-truth-social-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=30916","title":{"rendered":"Dana Bash refuses to read Trump\u2019s CNN insult while quoting Truth Social post"},"content":{"rendered":"

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CNN anchor Dana Bash refused to read a disparaging reference to her network while quoting a Truth Social post from President\u00a0Donald Trump\u00a0<\/a>on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s Truth Social post said, \u201cIt is very important that all Republicans adhere to my Recissions [sic] Bill and, in particular, DEFUND THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING (PBS and NPR), which is worse than CNN & MSDNC put together. Any Republican that votes to allow this monstrosity to continue broadcasting will not have my support or Endorsement.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bash read the whole thing aloud on \u201cInside Politics,\u201d except for the phrase \u201cwhich is worse than CNN & MSDNC put together.\u201d Instead, she said, \u201cI\u2019m not even going to read that,\u201d and skipped it.<\/p>\n

Bash\u2019s comments came as the U.S. Senate was set to vote on President Donald Trump\u2019s\u00a0$9 billion rescission package<\/a>, a bill set to cut over $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the government-backed funding arm for NPR and PBS.<\/p>\n

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CNN anchor Dana Bash refused to read a disparaging reference to her network while quoting a Truth Social post from President Donald Trump.CNN<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Donald Trump\u2019s Truth Social post calling to defund PBS and NPR.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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President Donald Trump speaks during a ceremony to sign the \u201cHalt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act.\u201dAP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Trump has threatened to pull federal funding for NPR and PBS and\u00a0signed an executive order\u00a0<\/a>to slash taxpayer funds for the organizations in May.<\/p>\n

The president has also repeatedly attacked CNN, saying in February, \u201cNobody watches CNN anymore,<\/a>\u00a0because they have no credibility.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The president has also repeatedly attacked CNN, saying in February, \u201cNobody watches CNN anymore, because they have no credibility.\u201dGetty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Trump has threatened to pull federal funding for NPR and PBS and\u00a0signed an executive order\u00a0to slash taxpayer funds for the organizations in May.AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Earlier this month, Trump revealed that he and DHS Secretary\u00a0Kristi Noem were looking into\u00a0ways to prosecute CNN\u00a0<\/a>for its reporting on an app that allows users to track ICE agents. He added the network could face prosecution for \u201chaving given false reports on the attack in Iran,\u201d after it claimed U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities \u201cdid not destroy\u201d the country\u2019s nuclear program.<\/p>\n

Bash has pushed back<\/a>\u00a0on Trump in the past on her show as well, addressing some of his comments against CNN on air.<\/p>\n

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Bash has pushed back on Trump in the past on her show as well, addressing some of his comments against CNN on air.Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Senators John Thune and John Barrasso at a press conference.AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Katherine Maher and Paula Kerger testifying at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing.AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Speaking about border numbers dropping, Trump said in April, \u201cWell, they get out, but the fake news, like CNN over here, doesn\u2019t want to put them out because they don\u2019t like putting out good numbers \u2026 because I think they hate our country, actually.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI just want to say for the record, since we heard President Trump say in the Oval Office that CNN hates our country. CNN does not hate our country. That should go without saying. I\u2019ve been here for 32 years, and I see a rhetorical device in him trying to \u2014 to say such a thing,\u201d Bash said in response.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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