Both CNN and MSNBC interrupted their Friday coverage of a live White House event highlighting victims of illegal immigrant violence.

President Trump at the White House invited several families to tell their stories about relatives they lost to violence committed by illegal immigrants.

Before each of them gave separate thanks to Trump and made remarks about their personal experiences, Trump accused the news media of having "overlooked" them and instead focusing on the struggles of his aggressive crack down on illegal immigration at the border.

Just after 3 p.m., as the victims were still telling their stories, CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin interrupted the coverage saying, "Obviously our hearts go out to them" and "I'm not sure why attacks on the media are necessary there." CNN's programming then turned to more coverage of illegal immigrant families who had been separated at the border.

At almost the same time on MSNBC, anchor Chris Jansing broke into the live coverage. "Of course their stories are indeed tragic," she said, before moving on to a segment that disputed Trump's assertion that there is widespread crime committed by illegal immigrants.

Fox News continued to carry the White House event.

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