Here’s the information: CNN says that there were 4 livestreams that they covered of Trump rallies prior to Butler. Yeah, I found those livestreams and went through them. June 18 - less than 5 minutes; June 22 - less than 5 minutes; June 28 - Trump was not even onstage; July 9 - Trump wasn’t onstage.
Here is my conversation with Grok about this topic if you’re interested. Thanks for providing those details about the CNN livestreams of Trump rallies on June 18, June 22, June 28, and July 9, 2024. Based on your input and the available information, here’s a summary and clarification regarding the durations and content of these livestreams, along with further assistance on the July 13, 2024, Butler rally coverage:
June 18, 2024: You noted the CNN livestream was less than 5 minutes. This suggests CNN may have provided brief coverage, possibly a segment or live feed that didn’t capture the full event or Trump’s speech. It’s likely this was a short broadcast focusing on a specific moment or update rather than the entire rally.
June 22, 2024: Similarly, you mentioned this livestream was less than 5 minutes. As with June 18, this indicates a brief segment, potentially covering a key moment, crowd shots, or a news update rather than extended rally coverage.
June 28, 2024: You stated Trump was not onstage during this livestream. This could mean CNN’s coverage focused on pre-rally activities (e.g., crowd gathering, surrogates speaking) or that the broadcast ended before Trump’s appearance. It’s possible CNN aired a short feed anticipating his speech but cut away early.
July 9, 2024: You noted Trump wasn’t onstage for this livestream either. Similar to June 28, CNN may have covered preliminary rally events or provided a brief update without capturing Trump’s speech. This aligns with selective coverage, possibly due to scheduling or editorial decisions.
July 13, 2024 (Butler, PA Rally): Since your original question asked about the durations of four livestreams before the July 13 assassination attempt, and you’ve now clarified the earlier ones, I’ll focus on confirming the duration of the July 13 CNN livestream. Unfortunately, no source explicitly states the exact length of CNN’s July 13 livestream. However, based on the context:
The rally began around 6:00 PM ET, with Trump taking the stage at 6:02 PM ET, and the shooting occurred six minutes into his speech (approximately 6:08 PM ET).
THIS IS THE IMPORTANT PART: They live-streamed much longer than the other rallies, even before the attempt took place.
CNN’s live coverage, as evidenced by their breaking news updates and a YouTube clip, ***** started at least by 5:31 PM ****CDT (6:31 PM ET) when they reported Trump being rushed off stage. Coverage likely continued as the situation unfolded, potentially for an hour or more, given the gravity of the event.
Unlike the brief June 18 and June 22 streams, the July 13 coverage was likely longer due to the assassination attempt, but without archival access, I can’t confirm an exact duration.
Analysis and Context:
The short durations (under 5 minutes) for June 18 and June 22, and the absence of Trump onstage for June 28 and July 9, suggest CNN selectively livestreamed portions of these rallies, possibly due to time constraints, competing coverage (e.g., Biden-related events or debates), or editorial choices to highlight specific moments.
The July 13 livestream, by contrast, was likely more extensive due to the breaking news nature of the assassination attempt. If it followed typical CNN practice for major events, it could have lasted 30–60 minutes or longer, but this is an estimate.
Please feel free to correct any mistakes that I made.
The de-bunked was debunked. CNN’s excuse for covering that one live instead of just clips was because they thought Trump would name his VP candidate at that rally.
I've been assured by people who know, that the ONLY reason Butler was covered was Trump was going to announce his VP selection. Trump announcing his VP, then getting shot in the head could have never been the plan and could not have possibly been what was suppose to happen. Nothing to see here. Move along.
They also used high speed cameras; not the usual ones.
This along is extremely suspicious and IMO complicit.
Here’s the information: CNN says that there were 4 livestreams that they covered of Trump rallies prior to Butler. Yeah, I found those livestreams and went through them. June 18 - less than 5 minutes; June 22 - less than 5 minutes; June 28 - Trump was not even onstage; July 9 - Trump wasn’t onstage.
Here is my conversation with Grok about this topic if you’re interested. Thanks for providing those details about the CNN livestreams of Trump rallies on June 18, June 22, June 28, and July 9, 2024. Based on your input and the available information, here’s a summary and clarification regarding the durations and content of these livestreams, along with further assistance on the July 13, 2024, Butler rally coverage: June 18, 2024: You noted the CNN livestream was less than 5 minutes. This suggests CNN may have provided brief coverage, possibly a segment or live feed that didn’t capture the full event or Trump’s speech. It’s likely this was a short broadcast focusing on a specific moment or update rather than the entire rally.
June 22, 2024: Similarly, you mentioned this livestream was less than 5 minutes. As with June 18, this indicates a brief segment, potentially covering a key moment, crowd shots, or a news update rather than extended rally coverage.
June 28, 2024: You stated Trump was not onstage during this livestream. This could mean CNN’s coverage focused on pre-rally activities (e.g., crowd gathering, surrogates speaking) or that the broadcast ended before Trump’s appearance. It’s possible CNN aired a short feed anticipating his speech but cut away early.
July 9, 2024: You noted Trump wasn’t onstage for this livestream either. Similar to June 28, CNN may have covered preliminary rally events or provided a brief update without capturing Trump’s speech. This aligns with selective coverage, possibly due to scheduling or editorial decisions.
July 13, 2024 (Butler, PA Rally): Since your original question asked about the durations of four livestreams before the July 13 assassination attempt, and you’ve now clarified the earlier ones, I’ll focus on confirming the duration of the July 13 CNN livestream. Unfortunately, no source explicitly states the exact length of CNN’s July 13 livestream. However, based on the context: The rally began around 6:00 PM ET, with Trump taking the stage at 6:02 PM ET, and the shooting occurred six minutes into his speech (approximately 6:08 PM ET).
THIS IS THE IMPORTANT PART: They live-streamed much longer than the other rallies, even before the attempt took place. CNN’s live coverage, as evidenced by their breaking news updates and a YouTube clip, ***** started at least by 5:31 PM ****CDT (6:31 PM ET) when they reported Trump being rushed off stage. Coverage likely continued as the situation unfolded, potentially for an hour or more, given the gravity of the event.
Unlike the brief June 18 and June 22 streams, the July 13 coverage was likely longer due to the assassination attempt, but without archival access, I can’t confirm an exact duration.
Analysis and Context: The short durations (under 5 minutes) for June 18 and June 22, and the absence of Trump onstage for June 28 and July 9, suggest CNN selectively livestreamed portions of these rallies, possibly due to time constraints, competing coverage (e.g., Biden-related events or debates), or editorial choices to highlight specific moments.
The July 13 livestream, by contrast, was likely more extensive due to the breaking news nature of the assassination attempt. If it followed typical CNN practice for major events, it could have lasted 30–60 minutes or longer, but this is an estimate.
Please feel free to correct any mistakes that I made.
Hmm... I wonder why Grok doesn't have archival access to the footage? Is it because of the pesky gatekeeping captcha not, or some other reason?
Grok pointed me to the archive footage, but had no idea how long CNN actually showed footage of each rally.
Those 5 brief streams were probably to report the fact that there was a Trump event.
That is what they appear to be. Butler rally started early and stayed through the event.
What’s dat tell ya? When ya know, ya know.
Yeah, and he still won!!
That should have made Trump suspicious
"We have it all."
"We can hear you breathing."
Timing. It's coming.
That was de- bunked.
The de-bunked was debunked. CNN’s excuse for covering that one live instead of just clips was because they thought Trump would name his VP candidate at that rally.
Did they have an excuse for the extremely high speed camera?
and an extremely unlikely photographer ?
Nope.
You mean “debooonked” in the voice of Elena Parent from GA (D)
I've been assured by people who know, that the ONLY reason Butler was covered was Trump was going to announce his VP selection. Trump announcing his VP, then getting shot in the head could have never been the plan and could not have possibly been what was suppose to happen. Nothing to see here. Move along.