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 Trumps grievance-filled national address, the presidents 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 Houses 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 presidents 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 didnt show Trumps slides during address: We spent so much time on them
Doodley
(11,636 posts)Raven123
(7,548 posts)For his entire life, Trump has sought attention. Hes 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. Thats just dumb
C Moon
(13,471 posts)BumRushDaShow
(165,791 posts)they should come up with something that turbocharges a slide show!
llmart
(17,320 posts)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
(17,297 posts)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.
tanyev
(48,665 posts)barbtries
(31,129 posts)you just make it up and make it look good. there ya go
underpants
(194,924 posts)from the initial brainstorming session.
F it, lets just go with all of them.
Chili Pepper
(131 posts)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
(9,826 posts)and have zero plans to ever do so.
Mc Mike
(9,249 posts)Javaman
(65,115 posts)not enough sharpie.
bucolic_frolic
(54,052 posts)Hide the damaged goods is slick marketing
LymphocyteLover
(9,367 posts)travelingthrulife
(4,463 posts)JohnnyRingo
(20,508 posts)A lot of low angle shots of him looking stalwart and brave in the face of boys in girls sports.
underpants
(194,924 posts)Thats 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.
twodogsbarking
(17,581 posts)sop
(17,433 posts)The last remaining Kodak Carousel slide projector probably stopped working thirty years ago.
twodogsbarking
(17,581 posts)Trump is stuck in the 1980s. I've noticed.
Iris
(16,844 posts)underpants
(194,924 posts)Pathetic
mwb970
(12,079 posts)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!
Ray Bruns
(5,984 posts)A statement so stupid it gets a Samual L Jackson what

twodogsbarking
(17,581 posts)underpants
(194,924 posts)Got his tongue right and everything 😋
rickford66
(6,043 posts)sheshe2
(95,903 posts)underpants
(194,924 posts)He worked soooo hard on them.
and the STILL refuted him.
C_U_L8R
(48,880 posts)Or STFU.