Auburnhead men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl has never been shy about sharing his political opinions. Regarding domestic and international conflicts, Pearl has often spoken out when he feels strongly about a particular topic, such as anti-Semitism on college campuses.
On Monday, after former President Donald Trump declared a decisive victory in the Iowa caucuses and secured the first step toward winning the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential election, MSNBC reported on Trump's victory speech. We made a conscious decision not to air the show.
Host Rachel Maddow said the station stopped giving Trump a “live, unfiltered platform” to avoid “knowingly broadcasting false material.”
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Maddow said the network would not air the speech, but would “let viewers know if there was any news in the speech,” which Pearl criticized, saying it was “not disturbing for our democracy.” did.
This is beyond alarming for our democracy. This is how state media operates quietly under dictatorships, except here they are explaining it and justifying it publicly, so Americans don't have their voices heard. , they should be able to make their own decisions. Want to monitor and censor what candidates say? https://t.co/LL1aNn0gwt
— Bruce Pearl (@coachbrucepearl) January 16, 2024
“This is how state media operates quietly under dictatorships, except here they are openly explaining and justifying it! Americans should be able to have their opinions heard and make their own decisions. Do you want to monitor and censor candidates' speech?'' Pearl tweeted in response to Maddow and MSNBC's decision to censor Trump.
Trump's victory in Iowa with 51% of the vote was the largest margin of victory for a Republican in the state's history. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis came in second with 21.2%, former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley with 19.1% and Vivek Ramaswamy withdrew from the race with 7.7%.
Michael Brauner is a senior sports analyst and contributing writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @MBraunerWNSP
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