Please stop interrupting regular TV programming to cover President Donald Trump. The Impeachment hearings and trial were of such significance that media coverage was understandable. The State of the Union Speech is traditionally broadcast, of course, However, covering the president's remarks on Thursday, February 6th was unnecessary. The American people do not want regularly scheduled programming interrupted to give this incumbent president a platform every time he decides to make an address. It is free airtime that isn't afforded and isn't fair to other candidates. Not to mention it is annoying to those who've heard quite enough insult and braggadociousness from Donald J. Trump.
Why is this important?
It is important to limit pre-emptive coverage of the president's speeches in the name of fairness since other presidential candidates do not get the benefit of free coverage every time they make a speech. It is important because "breaking news" media coverage that interrupts regular programming gives the president's speeches a weight of importance and veracity that is not necessarily intended or deserved. It is important because we're frankly tired of being forced to suffer commentary that is negative, opinionated, ad hominem, and not important to the good of the country.
