The White House’s favorite source of pro-Trump news is … the White House’s YouTube channel
- The White House’s favorite source of pro-Trump news is its own YouTube channel.
- The White House Wire, an aggregation of right-wing media content, doesn’t rely on popular sources like Truth Social or Fox News for its curated content.
- The platform was launched in April as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to counter mainstream journalism and criticism.
- The launch coincided with a period when the White House revoked the Associated Press’ credentials after they refused to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf”.
- The White House Wire is an example of the Trump administration’s strategy to promote its own narrative and counter critical coverage from mainstream outlets.
The most frequently curated content on the White House Wire, the Trump administration’s attempt to aggregate pro-Trump “real news” from across the right-wing media, doesn’t come from Truth Social, Breitbart, or even Fox News. It comes from YouTube – notably, from the White House’s own channel.
The White House Wire was launched at the end of April on the official WH.gov page, around the time that the Trump comms team began ramping up its war on the mainstream journalists and outlets who covered them critically. At that time, they’d revoked the Associated Press’ credentials after the outlet refused to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf …
Read the full story at The Verge.
Q. What is the White House’s favorite source of pro-Trump news?
A. The White House’s YouTube channel.
Q. Which media outlets were initially expected to be sources of pro-Trump news for the White House Wire?
A. Truth Social, Breitbart, and Fox News.
Q. Where did the most frequently curated content on the White House Wire actually come from?
A. YouTube.
Q. What was the timing of the launch of the White House Wire?
A. The end of April, around the same time the Trump comms team began its war on mainstream journalists.
Q. Why did the Trump administration revoke the Associated Press’ credentials?
A. After the outlet refused to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf”.
Q. What was the purpose of the White House Wire?
A. To aggregate pro-Trump “real news” from across the right-wing media.
Q. Who is behind the White House Wire?
A. The Trump administration’s comms team.
Q. Why did the Trump comms team target mainstream journalists and outlets?
A. They were critical of how these outlets covered the Trump administration.
Q. What was the significance of the Gulf of Mexico being referred to as “Gulf” in the context of the White House Wire?
A. It highlights the Trump administration’s attempt to control the narrative and dictate how certain geographical features should be referred to.
Q. Where can readers find more information about the White House Wire?
A. The Verge website, which published a full story about the topic.