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Trump And Clinton Gave Speeches At The Same Time And Networks Only Covered Trump

Clinton's speech wasn't aired until after Trump was finished.

By Brendan Klinkenberg

Picture of Brendan Klinkenberg Brendan Klinkenberg BuzzFeed News Reporter

Posted on March 8, 2016, at 10:39 p.m. ET

Tonight, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump gave primary election speeches at the exact same time.

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Which posed a mighty choice to cable news networks: Cover the bombastic businessman or the former secretary of state?

Here was the answer:

John Whitehouse @existentialfish

clinton speaking. meanwhile

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Not one channel cut to Clinton's speech. (Trump's clocked in at 42 minutes long, by the way.)

Ethan Klapper @ethanklapper

Hillary getting 0 air time right now

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The choice left people on both sides of the aisle fuming — even a Bernie Sanders supporter:

mike casca @cascamike

absolutely appalling that every network covered the guy hawking steaks instead of the former secretary of state.

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And a supporter of Mitt Romney, who is no fan of Trump's:

Bill Murphy @billmurphy

Welcome to our world https://t.co/7wtGk2TSP7

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And Obama supporters:

ericajanes @ericajanes

This is the most disrespectful, bullshit thing I've seen. @HillaryClinton is speaking but networks don't cut from Trump promoting his steaks

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