Donald Trump launched Trump TV, a 24-hour YouTube stream, earlier this week. A Salon columnist argues it lets him tout his record without questions from news outlets and describes the channel as a low-conflict feed for his most devoted supporters.
The columnist also describes a pro-Trump ad that aired on Fox News, featuring UFC president Dana White and the slogan “America will never be a communist country.” The writer says the ad identified the U.S. government as its payer, calls the arrangement probably illegal and argues the ad and channel seek to bolster support among a shrinking group.
