Rachel Maddow was pilloried after saying MSNBC wouldn't air former President Trump's speech because the network couldn't 'knowingly broadcast untrue things.'
was pilloried by conservatives after declaring the network couldn't"knowingly broadcast untrue things" as its reasoning behind not taking former President Trump's post-indictment speech live.but joined MSNBC's special coverage on Tuesday of the historic federal charges against Trump, where she explained why the left-wing network would not air Trump in real time as he addressed supporters in Bedminister, N.J.
"Rachel Maddow will determine which lies are fit for the public to hear. That will work out well," writer Jason Whitlock tweeted in response. Outspoken White House reporter Simon Ateba declared Maddow's remarks"a lie," while right-wing site The Post Millennial called her a"disgraced propagandist."
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