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Top Stories:
- Trump Has Highest Own-Party Approval of Any President, CNN Survey Shows
- Apple News After Viral MRC Study, Ups Right-Leaning Outlets Inclusion to Only 2%
- NY Times Goes 100% Negative on Front Page: 'Initiating War Is Legacy Risk For President'
- ABC News Frightens the American Public, Blasts Economic Doom over Iran
Trump Has Highest Own-Party Approval of Any President, CNN Survey Shows
Unprecedented Republican Love for Trump: According to CNN's own polling, President Trump enjoys an astonishing 86% approval rating among Republicans—higher than any other president at this stage in their term—demonstrating unmatched loyalty from his base that even rivals like Bush and Obama couldn't achieve.
Majority Strong Approval Sets Trump Apart: A remarkable 53% of Republicans "strongly" approve of Trump's performance, making him the only president to secure majority strong support from his party at this point, surpassing Obama's 48% and Bush's 47%, which underscores his enduring "magic touch" within the GOP.
Trump's Influence Drives GOP Success: This exceptional own-party approval explains why Trump's endorsements lead to near-certain primary victories, as highlighted by CNN analyst Harry Enten, proving his grip on the Republican Party remains stronger than ever compared to previous leaders.
Apple News After Viral MRC Study, Ups Right-Leaning Outlets Inclusion to Only 2%
Apple News only modestly increased featured articles from right-leaning outlets, moving from zero to 2% in the days after MRC's viral Apple News study after which the FTC sent a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook..
Apple News elevated left-leaning media outlets 400 out of 530 total AllSides-rated stories (75%), while only featuring eight right-leaning stories (1.5%) in the top 20 of its morning editions throughout the month of February.
Of the small fraction of articles from right-leaning outlets (8) that Apple News did share during the month, seven of them came from only one source, Fox News, while also sharing a single article from UK-based outlet The Telegraph.
Apple’s reaction barely moves the needle. Two percent is not progress. It’s damage control. If public exposure and a federal inquiry only yield a modest adjustment, that suggests the bias we documented was deeply embedded.
Apple News should not require public pressure to reflect viewpoint diversity. This is not about token inclusion. It’s about whether one of the most powerful information gatekeepers in the country operates fairly.
NY Times Goes 100% Negative on Front Page: 'Initiating War Is Legacy Risk For President'
NYT's Relentless Negativity Ignores Trump's Iran Successes: The New York Times delivers a completely one-sided front-page attack on President Trump's military strike against Iran, fixating on risks like U.S. casualties, market turmoil, and political fallout while refusing to credit the elimination of the murderous Islamic regime, the death of Ayatollah Khamenei, destruction of military targets, and prevention of Iran's nuclear ambitions—exposing the paper's "heads I win, tails you lose" bias against Trump.
Hypocritical Polling Spin Favors Democrats: While hyping polls showing public disapproval of Trump's Iran action (59% disapproval per CNN), the NYT hypocritically downplayed similar low support for Obama's 2011 Libya invasion by blaming "compassion fatigue" and news overload—proving their selective outrage only targets Republican presidents.
NYT Pushes Anti-Trump Narrative on Legacy and Elections: Framing Trump's decisive action as a "big gamble" that could doom his legacy and cost Republicans in the midterms, the Times amplifies Democratic criticisms and quotes even conservatives like Raheem Kassam to pile on, all while ignoring Iran's 40+ years of terror sponsorship against America and allies.
ABC News Frightens the American Public, Blasts Economic Doom over Iran
Dramatic Fearmongering — ABC hyped a "plunging" stock market (highlighting a 1,200-point intraday drop while downplaying the milder close) and "soaring" gas prices to paint an immediate economic catastrophe just days into the operation.
Doom-Laden Voices & Hypotheticals — Featured scared drivers, economists warning of rising food/airfare/inflation, and GasBuddy predicting another 25-cent gas spike—while barely touching Trump's view that prices would drop sharply once the conflict ends.
Narrative to Spook the Public — Heavy focus on short-term pain and potential Strait of Hormuz disaster created a sense of unavoidable "economic doom," suggesting the coverage aimed to foster malaise under this administration.
