Trump struck deal during campaign for better media coverage
During the campaign, Donald Trump struck a deal with Sinclair Broadcasting for positive coverage according to his son-in-law Jared Kushner.
Kushner said the agreement with Sinclair, which owns television stations across the country in many swing states and often packages news for their affiliates to run, gave them more access to Trump and the campaign, according to six people who heard his remarks.
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In exchange, Sinclair would broadcast their Trump interviews across the country without commentary, Kushner said. Kushner highlighted that Sinclair, in states like Ohio, reaches a much wider audience — around 250,000 listeners — than networks like CNN, which reach somewhere around 30,000.
“It’s math,” Kushner said according to multiple attendees.
Scott Livingston, vice president of news at Sinclair, said the offer for extended interviews with local anchors was made to both candidates.
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