Source: Global Times New Media
On May 1, U.S. President Donald Trump suddenly tweeted that NBC and CNN were "puppets of China" and "enemies of the people." Still, the comments section seems more exciting than the allegations in this tweet.
Trump's allegations of so-called "Chinese puppets" did not state which of the two media reports were directed, but only vaguely mentioned that "they hyped up China's great things" and "used US news channels to help China."
Netizens who pay attention to international news should know that CNN has repeatedly biased reports and maliciously smeared China, so that it has won the notoriety of "don't be too CNN" on the Internet. NBC News, another company named, has also attacked China many times. Trump's accusation of so-called "Chinese puppets" this time is really impossible to talk about.
The author entered keywords such as "China" in the search box of the two media and found that the recent reports of the two media on China were not significantly different from those before in terms of quantity and content.
Source: CNN News "China" keyword search results
Source: NBC China News page
According to the author's speculation from other netizens, the reason why Trump is so popular may be that these two media will sometimes compare the data of China and the United States when broadcasting the world epidemic data, which has put pressure on the Trump administration, which is not effective in fighting the epidemic.
However, many netizens pointed out that according to this standard of catching wind and catching shadows, I am afraid that Trump himself is more worthy of the title of "Chinese puppet".
Many people remember that in the tweet on January 25, Trump praised "China's outstanding anti-epidemic achievements and open and transparent information."
Compared with other tweets that have many supporters' likes, the comments section of this tweet is full of scolding, and American netizens rush to post various cartoons to satirize the Trump administration. The most classic is a netizen posting Trump's "peripheral products" - a hat with Trump's campaign slogan "Make America Great Again". The hat is written "Made in China" (Made in China).
Netizens sneered: "It turns out that China interfered in the US election in this way?" ”
Some netizens posted content that intimidated Trump, regardless of the risk of virus infection, forced to resume work.
Jeffrey Gutman, another "internet celebrity" who often confronts Trump in the comments section, issued a "fake wanted notice" accusing Trump of committing the "crime" of inciting hatred against the media. Jeffrey also tweeted about the FBI account.