On April 6, 2019 Fox News.com posted an article titled “Trump declares ‘country is still’ in Fox News interview, says US can no longer accept illegal immigrants.” The article was written by Lukas Mikelionis.
The article informs readers about the content revealed in a recent interview with President Donald Trump. President Trump believes that our country is full and that the U.S. is saving money by not letting so many immigrants in. President Trump did say that he praised Mexico for stopping border crossings after he threatened to shut down the U.S.- Mexico border.
The news source, Fox News, is known to bias their stories to Republic readers. Fox is known as a very Republican news agency, so they showed support for his declaration.
Compared to many other articles Fox News posts, this article does not have many examples of bias. Most of the article contained direct quotes from President Trump’s interview, which makes it difficult to show any bias. The only possible mentions that would show bias is the use of the world “illegal” or the subtitle “Border Slowdown Leaves Ports of Entry Vulnerable To Drug Trafficking, Critics Say.”
The only major way the story could be misconstrued is the readers view on President Trump and their beliefs about the current border crisis. Someone who agrees with President Trump will agree and believe everything he is saying is spot on. But those who disagree could probably say the way President Trump came off was demeaning, rude, etc.
While this article is from a Republican news site, I do feel that the writer did not write too much of his own opinions or thoughts, which I would prefer to read over opinionated articles.
Mikelionis, Lukas. “Trump Declares ‘Country Is Full’ in Fox News Interview, Says US Can No Longer Accept Illegal Immigrants.” Fox News, FOX News Network, 6 Apr. 2019, www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-declares-the-country-full-in-fox-news-interview-says-american-can-no-longer-accept-illegal-immigrants.