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×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementElevating OAN in this manner has provided a president under intense scrutiny for a botched pandemic response an opportunity to find an extremely friendly interlocutor. It’s also slowly mainstreaming a conspiracy-laden media network filled with a number of ultraconservative political actors who are not really journalists in any meaningful sense.AdvertisementAdvertisementOAN has also brought its hard-right, pro-Trump viewpoint into the White House briefings, asking questions that either bash professional journalists, bolster Trump’s talking points or set him up for an easy answer, such as this one about ratings from host Jenn Pellegrino:“Mr. President, your approval ratings have been the highest they’ve ever been, as well as the ratings on your handling of the virus, yet there are some networks that are saying they’re debating whether or not to carry these briefings live. Do you think there’s a link between the two?”AdvertisementRion, OAN’s White House correspondent, asked Trump if he thought the term “Chinese food” was racist and juxtaposed coronavirus deaths with abortions. Rion’s social media accounts are filled with photos of her interviewing and posing with members of the Trump family and the president’s close associates such as Giuliani.One photo shows her with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, in early March. Rion’s personal website describes her as “President Trump’s most stalwart graphic warrior against leftism.” on Mar 6, 2020 at 7:02pm PSTAdvertisementAdvertisementSuggest a correction

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementElevating OAN in this manner has provided a president under intense scrutiny for a botched pandemic response an opportunity to find an extremely friendly interlocutor. It’s also slowly mainstreaming a conspiracy-laden media network filled with a number of ultraconservative political actors who are not really journalists in any meaningful sense.AdvertisementAdvertisementOAN has also brought its hard-right, pro-Trump viewpoint into the White House briefings, asking questions that either bash...

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