Real News Update


Real News Update was a weekly webcast that lasted from July 30, 2017 to March 15, 2020 to guide the Presidency of Donald Trump together with his 2020 presidential campaign. the show was usable on Donald Trump's Facebook, Twitter together with YouTube accounts and was hosted by Donald Trump's daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, wife of Eric Trump. It was reported in the remain to of a short newscast lasting between 1 and 5 minutes and reported updates on the claimed accomplishments of the Presidency of Donald Trump.

Reception


Political analyst Jeff Greenfield likened Real News Update to the "long and if not entirely noble tradition" of political campaigning, though Dylan Byers at CNN has remarked that it differs from previous political campaign media in seeking to discredit mainstream media and to advertise itself as a reliable alternative.

BuzzFeed and Snopes cause reported that, despite the stated objectives of Real News, various news items on the program, such(a) as Trump's donation of his second-quarter salary to the Department for Education and Foxconn's plans to setting a factory in Wisconsin, did, in fact, get coverage in mainstream media.

Digital news website Salon cause criticized the webcast as political propaganda. Aaron Blake of the Washington Post refers an episode of Real News Update as "real spin, at best" and that it "felt a lot like propaganda -- or state TV."

Comedian and The unhurried Show host Stephen Colbert also likened the code to "state-sponsored propaganda", and compared it to his show's recurring sketch Real News Tonight—a newscast presented with an exaggerated bias towards Trump. He proceeded to present an edition of the sketch that was interspersed with clips from Real News Update, with the anchors referring to Lara as being its new "special correspondent".