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BumRushDaShow

(165,026 posts)
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 04:03 AM Friday

White House official whines that non-Fox networks didn't show Trumps slides during address:We spent so much time on them

Source: The Independent

Thursday 18 December 2025 16:18 EST


After the majority of broadcast and cable news networks opted not to use the slideshow presentation that the White House prepared for Donald Trump’s grievance-filled national address, the president’s economic adviser complained to Morning Joe about the omission because “we spent so much time” on them.

While grumbling about the lack of TV coverage for the White House’s PowerPoint presentation, Kevin Hassett confirmed earlier reporting by CNN chief media analyst Brian Stelter that the administration had shared a set of slides with the networks and pressed them to air the graphics on screen.

In the end, the networks – outside of Fox News – decided against doing the slideshow, largely due to the White House not providing clear sourcing information.

Some of the slides that Fox News showed, which were labeled as “White House graphic,” actually tanked some of the president’s dishonest claims throughout his campaign-style address.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/kevin-hassett-trump-address-speech-slides-b2887379.html



Full headline: White House official whines that non-Fox networks didn’t show Trump’s slides during address: ‘We spent so much time’ on them
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White House official whines that non-Fox networks didn't show Trumps slides during address:We spent so much time on them (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Friday OP
This is pathetic! Hassett trying to explain Trump's lies: "Maybe he misspoke or something." Doodley Friday #1
That's just dumb Raven123 Friday #2
Oh boy. I hope SNL does their own slide show. C Moon Friday #3
Just like they did Spicey and the Spice-mobile BumRushDaShow Friday #5
I'm wondering... llmart Friday #4
The speech was announced 2 days before it happened Deminpenn Friday #6
But they had to work for TWO WHOLE DAYS!! tanyev Friday #12
it's easy when you don't need any facts barbtries Friday #17
Good point. They never got beyond 5 pages of bullet points underpants Friday #27
I watched Hassett's interview on Morning Joe. Chili Pepper Friday #7
How's Morning Schmo and MeeKa doing? Haven't watched them now for over a year Bengus81 Friday #10
tRump blubbers. Mc Mike Friday #8
rumor has it that the orange asshole didn't like them... Javaman Friday #9
Slide show was designed for less face-time bucolic_frolic Friday #11
LMAO!!!!!!! Like anyone could make sense of slides that went along with that coked up train wreck LymphocyteLover Friday #13
Yeah...lots of snakes...and sharks...evil environmentalists... travelingthrulife Friday #25
I can just imagine what that slide show was like. JohnnyRingo Friday #14
I'm surprised it wasn't selling gold or his bitcoin underpants Friday #31
Slide show? No wonder he falls asleep. Bring out the overhead projector, I need a nap. twodogsbarking Friday #15
Slides? Who the fuck uses slides these days? sop Friday #22
I have one. Haven't used it in 35 years. Also have an 8mm with filmed movies. Same. twodogsbarking Friday #24
My god. Like junior business majors at college Iris Friday #16
and just reading the material on each slide. underpants Friday #29
Exactly. Iris Friday #33
Hassett has one of those punchable faces. mwb970 Friday #18
"We spent so much time on them" Ray Bruns Friday #19
Trump colored the slides and stayed within the lines when he was awake. twodogsbarking Friday #20
He did good. Good job (pays head) underpants Friday #28
Did they air every Biden address ? rickford66 Friday #21
Meanwhile... sheshe2 Friday #23
It's a Presidential address. What, did he use crayons and scissored paper? underpants Friday #26
Simple, show your data and sources C_U_L8R Friday #30
"We used a whole box of crayons on those graphs!" A-Schwarzenegger Friday #32

Raven123

(7,439 posts)
2. That's just dumb
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 04:40 AM
Friday

For his entire life, Trump has sought attention. He’s thrived on being in the spotlight. His administration scheduled this address at the last minute, as if there would some major announcement. They stood him up at a podium. Now they say he was narrating a slide show. That’s just dumb

BumRushDaShow

(165,026 posts)
5. Just like they did Spicey and the Spice-mobile
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 06:56 AM
Friday

they should come up with something that turbocharges a slide show!

llmart

(17,295 posts)
4. I'm wondering...
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 06:41 AM
Friday

Is he planning a State of the Union address in a few weeks or was this supposed to suffice? I didn't watch and have never watched anything with him on TV but if he is planning on doing it again, I guarantee it will just be a rerun of this same b.s.

However, having said that, I would surely watch if I knew he was going to get up there and say "I Quit".

Deminpenn

(17,272 posts)
6. The speech was announced 2 days before it happened
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 07:13 AM
Friday

It was completely unplanned and thrown together at the last minute. There's no way Hassett and company had time to put the required research in to produce a quality powerpoint presentation.

barbtries

(31,088 posts)
17. it's easy when you don't need any facts
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 08:45 AM
Friday

you just make it up and make it look good. there ya go

underpants

(194,532 posts)
27. Good point. They never got beyond 5 pages of bullet points
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 12:17 PM
Friday

from the initial “brainstorming” session.

F it, let’s just go with all of them.

Chili Pepper

(131 posts)
7. I watched Hassett's interview on Morning Joe.
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 07:26 AM
Friday

It turned out to be just a platform for Hassett to lie and spin with very little pushback from Scarborough and Lemire.

It was pathetic. I had to turn off MJ.

Bengus81

(9,732 posts)
10. How's Morning Schmo and MeeKa doing? Haven't watched them now for over a year
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 07:40 AM
Friday

and have zero plans to ever do so.

JohnnyRingo

(20,402 posts)
14. I can just imagine what that slide show was like.
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 08:11 AM
Friday

A lot of low angle shots of him looking stalwart and brave in the face of boys in girls sports.

underpants

(194,532 posts)
31. I'm surprised it wasn't selling gold or his bitcoin
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 12:24 PM
Friday

That’s what OANN or Newsmax does at his actual rallies. Split screen.

God, talk radio ads are tons of gold ads including one with Jr. selling it.

sop

(17,263 posts)
22. Slides? Who the fuck uses slides these days?
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 10:26 AM
Friday

The last remaining Kodak Carousel slide projector probably stopped working thirty years ago.

twodogsbarking

(17,450 posts)
24. I have one. Haven't used it in 35 years. Also have an 8mm with filmed movies. Same.
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 11:55 AM
Friday

Trump is stuck in the 1980s. I've noticed.

mwb970

(12,052 posts)
18. Hassett has one of those punchable faces.
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 08:45 AM
Friday

Watching him smirk endlessly while telling a string of dumb lies is supremely irritating. Where does trump find such annoying people? And so many of them!

sheshe2

(95,518 posts)
23. Meanwhile...
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 10:32 AM
Friday
Meanwhile, the loud and angry speech left many viewers showing concern over the president’s sanity, likening Trump to Grandpa Simpson. “Old man yells at cloud,” at least one social media user noted.

underpants

(194,532 posts)
26. It's a Presidential address. What, did he use crayons and scissored paper?
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 12:10 PM
Friday

He worked soooo hard on them.
…and the STILL refuted him.


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