During the 2016 Presidential campaign, the Sinclair Broadcasting group cut a deal with Jared Kushner for “good” coverage of the Trump Administration, which seems to have paid off. Politico reported last December: Sinclair would broadcast their Trump interviews across the country without commentary, Kushner said. Kushner highlighted that
After Cutting Deal With Kushner, Sinclair Broadcasting To Become ‘Trump TV’
“It’s unheard of to have one company pushing one specific agenda reaching so many people and doing it in a way designed to evade local input”