There was civil unrest in Russia Monday, as anti-corruption protestors took to the streets all across the country during a national holiday celebration. Roughly 1,500 people were arrested for gathering to denounce their government. The White House came out strong and condemned Russia for cracking down on the peaceful protestors. All of the Big Three Networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC) reported on the mass arrests during their evening broadcasts, but they all ignored the White House’s condemnation of the Russian government.

But on CNN’s The Lead, host Jake Tapper started the segment off by noting the Trump administration’s swift rebuke. “The White House this afternoon called on the Russian government to release demonstrators arrested earlier today in anti-corruption protests across Russia,” announced Tapper. “Press Secretary Sean spacer calling the arrests, which included minors, an affront to, quote, “core democratic values.”

Not only did Spicer note protesters, but he mentioned the arrests of journalists as well. “The Russian people, like people everywhere, deserve a government that supports an open marketplace of ideas, transparent and accountable governance, equal treatment under the law and the ability to exercise their right without fear or retribution,” Spicer added.

Tapper leaned on CNN reporter Diana Magnay, who was in St. Petersburg, Russia, to explain what was happening on the ground. “Well, this is the second round of protests, Jake, called by Alexei Navalny, a Kremlin critic, and anti-corruption campaigner,” she explained to Tapper. “And he's managed to galvanize tens of thousands of people in more than 100 cities across this country today, the second time that they came out.”

“And the Kremlin, I think, has been taken back by the scale of these protests and has reacted both times by detaining hundreds of protests as most of them in Moscow and St. Petersburg,” Magnay continued as she chronicled Navalny’s run-ins with Russian authorities.

Note how Magney stated that Monday’s protests were “the second round” of public demonstrations. The first round of protests occurred in late March of 2017. During those corruption protests, there were hundreds of arrests and the Trump administration condemned them as well. The Big Three Networks also ignored the administration’s condemnation back then as well.

At the time, the State Department said: “The United States strongly condemns the detention of hundreds of peaceful protesters throughout Russia on Sunday … Detaining peaceful protesters, human rights observers, and journalists is an affront to core democratic values.”

It’s easy to understand why the Big Three Networks would want to omit that detail from their reports: it goes against their Trump/Russia narrative. Throughout their coverage of the Russia investigation, they often play up how well President Trump speaks about Russian President Vladimir Putin. But they rarely mention when the Trump administration denounces the Russian government, whether it’s in a press briefing or on the floor of the United Nations.

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