Trump Blasts CNN and MSNBC Over Xi Jinping State Visit Coverage
Trump says CNN and MSNBC refused to air Xi Jinping's White House arrival, calling it proof of their bias and the reason for their falling ratings.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump accused CNN and MSNBC of deliberately skipping coverage of Chinese President Xi Jinping‘s arrival at the White House, saying the networks’ refusal to broadcast the event explained their declining ratings.
Here is the full post on truthsocial: “CNN and MSDNC’s Ratings have dropped considerably. The primary reason is NO CREDIBILITY! They only write badly about a man who won the Election IN A GIANT LANDSLIDE, winning all 7 Swing States, the Popular Vote, and 86% of the Counties, etc., and whose Popularity has grown because of the unprecedented SUCCESS our Country is having on both the World Stage, and at home. CNN and MSDNC, to show you how fake they are, today refused to cover one of the Biggest and Most Beautiful Events to take place in many years, the arrival at the White House of the Highly Respected President of China, Xi Jinping, and his beautiful wife, Madam Peng. The event was magnificent — Actually made for Television but, because they’re Fake News, and because they knew how good it would be, they didn’t want credit to be given to “TRUMP,” they refused to be there. That’s why they have such poor Ratings. Tonight’s State Dinner at the White House, for President Xi, will be spectacular! The Media will be in attendance. Trump” on September 24, 2026 at 4:50 PM ET.
This is Trump’s 24th message released today, and the last post was 1 hour ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 17 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 9 of his 67 posts over the last 30 days classified as Media bias posts.
Trump said in the post that CNN and MSNBC refused to air Xi Jinping‘s White House arrival because they did not want credit given to him. He described the visit as one of the “Biggest and Most Beautiful Events to take place in many years” and said a State Dinner for President Xi would follow that evening. Trump also claimed his popularity had grown as a result of what he called unprecedented success on the World Stage and at home.
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Trump referred to MSNBC throughout the post as “MSDNC,” a nickname he has used to suggest the network operates as a communications arm of the Democratic National Committee. The post cited no ratings data or viewership figures to support the claim that either network’s audience had dropped. Trump signed the post “Trump.”
The post came on the same day that Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, arrived at the White House for what Trump described as a spectacular State Dinner. No date has been announced for any formal decision or regulatory action related to the coverage dispute Trump described in the post.
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