01-05-2025
White House's New Pro-Trump News Site Is Summed Up On Social Media With 1 Word
The White House has created a website to amplify favorable news articles about President Donald Trump, prompting critics to accuse the administration of running a taxpayer-funded 'propaganda' outlet.
'Your propaganda straight from the tap!' one person cracked on X.
The White House Wire, or WHWIRE, mostly features stories from conservative outlets such as Fox News and the Daily Caller ― and all are complimentary takes on the president and the administration. Government staffers also contributed reports.
One headline that appeared early Thursday, '100 Days Of Hoaxes: Cutting Through The Fake News,' didn't link directly to a story.
'It's a place for supporters of the president's agenda to get the real news all in one place in a shareable and readable format,' a White House official told Axios. 'The website will be a one-stop shop for news and is part of the Trump administration's effort to provide transparency and institute policies that put America first.'
The development comes amid a report that MAGA influencers now attend press briefings exclusively for them at the White House.
Axios wrote the website 'represents the administration's latest effort to circumvent the mainstream media and present itself in a positive light.'
Others on social media saw the White House Wire (which some, including Matt Drudge, said looked similar to The Drudge Report) as essentially a spin-control arm for the president.
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