Discovery Channel responds to reports that Trump wants sharks to die

[mystery-ak]

Discovery Channel responds to reports that Trump wants sharks to die
By Avery Anapol - 01/19/18 03:41 PM EST

The Discovery Channel, the network behind “Shark Week,” wants President Trump to know sharks are "critical" to the ecosystem.

Trump, according to a second-hand report this week, once said that he wants all sharks to die.

“Shark Week celebrates the wonder of these majestic creatures and their critical importance to the ecosystem,” a Discovery Channel spokesperson told Mashable in response. “Their safety and conservation is the most important message conveyed throughout the week.”

Trump’s alleged disdain for sharks was revealed in a 2011 interview with adult film star Stormy Daniels, which was published earlier this week.

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[mystery-ak]

this would be a cool avatar...hmmmm

[RoosGirl]

Hilarious that someone at Discovery Channel took the time to respond to this.

[driftdiver]

Oh cmon, I've petted a shark they arent all that bad.

[edpc]

Hilarious that someone at Discovery Channel took the time to respond to this.

Gotta get viewers somehow.  Shark Week is pretty much their only draw.  Deadliest Catch and Naked & Afraid have played out.

[driftdiver]

Gotta get viewers somehow.  Shark Week is pretty much their only draw.

Remember when Discovery channel used to be about sciency stuff.

[Frank Cannon]

Is this the same Discovery company that gives us this?

[edpc]

Remember when Discovery channel used to be about sciency stuff.

I also remember when the History Channel had really good shows about historical stuff and not pawn shop/barn garbage.

[Neverdul]

Remember when Discovery channel used to be about sciency stuff.

And when the Learning Channel used to be about learning and education, the History Channel was about history and Arts & Entertainment (A&E) used to be about the arts?

[Suppressed]

And MTV was about music.

And, get this...CNN had news.

[jmyrlefuller]

Do I need to remind Discovery of their little Megalodon stunt from a couple years ago?

[WingNot]

And when the Learning Channel used to be about learning and education, the History Channel was about history and Arts & Entertainment (A&E) used to be about the arts?

And lets mention that ABC NBC and CBS used to about honest reporting.    Man did they fool us!

[Neverdul]

And lets mention that ABC NBC and CBS used to about honest reporting.    Man did they fool us!

I don't know about that. I seem to remember as a kid in late 60's hearing my father yell at the TV screen over the biased coverage, especially of the Vietnam war and especially on CBS with Walter Cronkite, but then their space coverage was pretty good. The Huntley-Brinkley Report on NBC was a bit better in my father's opinion, but not by much.

[goatprairie]

I don't know about that. I seem to remember as a kid in late 60's hearing my father yell at the TV screen over the biased coverage, especially of the Vietnam war and especially on CBS with Walter Cronkite, but then their space coverage was pretty good. The Huntley-Brinkley Report on NBC was a bit better in my father's opinion, but not by much.

Chet Huntley was a conservative as was Howard K. Smith for ABC News. Try to find a conservative anchor now for the alphabet networks.

[corbe]

   We've come a long ways from Huntley/Brinkley America, personally I like the 'soft p0rn' of Fox, muted, of course.

[RoosGirl]

   We've come a long ways from Huntley/Brinkley America, personally I like the 'soft p0rn' of Fox, muted, of course.

It's nice of Fox to be so inclusive now.  Is that America's first trans anchor uhhh... person?

[edpc]

It's nice of Fox to be so inclusive now.  Is that America's first trans anchor uhhh... person?

You'd have to ask Scaramucchi about the plumbing.  That was his squeeze not too long ago.

[Smokin Joe]

Do I need to remind Discovery of their little Megalodon stunt from a couple years ago?

What? That wasn't SyFy?

[edpc]

This has the resurrection of Land Shark in a SNL skit all over it.

[Smokin Joe]

I guess these guys can relax...

[Neverdul]

What? That wasn't SyFy?

No it was the Discovery Channel and they got slammed for it. Animal Planet, a Discovery Channel off shoot also did a similar "mockumentary" on mermaids.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Sharks are disgusting filthy little creatures.

[mountaineer]

I watched one of the "Earth" episodes on BBC America last night. It was about eastern Africa, and showed how eagles wait for a migration of fruit bats so they can eat their fill of them. I said, "Eat them! Eat all of them! Bleah, I hate bats."

Oh, the humanity. I was no more hoping for worldwide bat extinction than Trump was calling for mass executions of sharks. 

[edpc]

How has he not seen The Contender and know the joy of eating the shark steak sandwich as president?

[240B]

There is no more 'reliable source' than a pissed off porn star who throws out salacious second hand 'stories' about Trump so that SHE can stay relevant. All this stuff is about HER and her fame, not really about Trump.