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S4 E18: Sinclair, Wax Presidents & Trump Travel Ban: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

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S4 E18: Sinclair, Wax Presidents & Trump Travel Ban: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
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Trump Administration and Policies

  • On Thursday, President Trump posted a series of tweets about Mika Brzezinski. 42s
  • The Supreme Court ruled to partially reinstate President Trump's travel ban. 2m2s
  • The State Department defined close family as a parent, child, in-law, sibling, or spouse, but not grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, or brothers or sisters-in-law. 2m43s

Sinclair Broadcast Group

  • Sinclair Broadcast Group, the largest owner of local TV stations in the U.S., is set to acquire Tribune Media for $4 billion. 9m54s
  • If approved, the deal would create the largest single group of television stations in the nation. 10m2s
  • Sinclair produces and distributes conservative commentary segments, featuring personalities like Mark Hyman, to its affiliates, a practice uncommon among other major TV station owners. 11m8s
  • Boris Epstein is the Chief Political Analyst at Sinclair and has a regular segment called "Bottom Line with Boris". 13m16s
  • In 2010, Sinclair's Pittsburgh affiliate pulled a 30-second Democratic ad off the air after receiving a complaint and finding that some claims in the ad were unsubstantiated. 13m58s
  • Sinclair regularly sends out segments called "must runs" that station managers are directed to work into their broadcasts. 17m29s
  • Sinclair provided a political scientist limited screen time to counter a pastor's assertions, with voiceovers undercutting his statements. 18m57s
  • The political scientist, Bullock, argued that the pastor, Shines, misrepresented history by omitting context. 19m4s
  • Sinclair mandates daily segments called "Terrorism Alert Desk," which sometimes feature relatively insignificant events related to terrorism. 20m54s
  • Sinclair Broadcast Group may acquire a local news station. 25m2s

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