Rubio claims outlets refusing to air Trump's speech echoed media used by 'authoritarian governments'

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) criticized news outlets that opted not to air former President Donald Trump’s victory speech in Iowa, describing it as “state-run media” being used “by authoritarian governments.”

In the wake of Trump’s victory in the Iowa caucuses on Monday, MSNBC chose not to air his victory speech live, while CNN aired parts of it before cutting away from Trump’s “anti-immigrant rhetoric,” according to CNN anchor Jake Tapper. Rubio argued that outlets have always been biased against Trump, as people are “partisan,” but that the decision not to air his speech involved watching it and releasing “the snippets we want you to hear.”