Just like clockwork Monday morning, all three network morning shows had a collective freak out over President Trump tweeting out over the weekend a doctored clip of him wrestling “CNN” to ground created out of an old WWE appearance he did years ago. Anchors and correspondents were indignant as they breathlessly hyped the social media controversy. Only CBC bothered to mention the context of the President’s criticism of the cable channel.

At the top of NBC’s Today, fill-in co-host Craig Melvin proclaimed: “Twitter Smackdown. President Trump under fire for another tweet going after the media. Sharing this video, slamming CNN.” In a report minutes later, correspondent Hallie Jackson declared: “This morning, a fake fight with what the President calls a fake news network generating real controversy for the commander-in-chief.”

Jackson then touted: “A spokesperson for the cable network saying, ‘It is a sad day when the President of the United States encourages violence against reporters’...”

In a discussion that followed the report, Melvin and fellow substitute co-host Sheinelle Jones turned to political analyst Elise Jordan for reaction. Jordan scolded:

This is really his favorite Twitter activity, media criticism. And it’s a great punching bag for him, the media’s approval rating is hovering below his, so this is a battle that – this is a fight he wants to pick....he’s not that engaged on policy, he would rather be engaging in media spats on Twitter.

It should be noted that Jordan recently compared the President to a “suicide bomber,” so perhaps she’s not the best person for NBC to turn to when fretting over heated rhetoric.

Leading off ABC’s Good Morning America, fill-in co-host Amy Robach feared: “President Trump doubles down on his attack on the media, tweeting this WWE clip. Outrage from members of his own party, saying he’s demeaning the office of the presidency. Others saying it could incite violence.”

One those supposed “Republicans” who was cited by correspondent David Kerley in the later report was political strategist Ana Navarro decrying: “The President of the United States is inciting violence against the free press.” The reporter forgot to mention that Navarro endorsed and voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election.

He went on to announce: “Elected Republicans quickly denouncing the President’s attack on journalists and the First Amendment.”

Like his NBC colleague, Kerley also cited how “CNN, the subject of the altered video, said in a statement the President is involved in, quote, ‘juvenile behavior far below the dignity of his office.’”

Joining NBC and ABC, CBS This Morning began with fill-in co-host Reena Ninan sensationalizing: “President Trump tweets a video of him literally bashing the media...” “Mr. Trump spent much of the weekend lashing out at the media, including a tweeted video that outraged many of his critics,” she added while introducing a report on the topic minutes later.

Correspondent Chip Reid highlighted: “In response, CNN called it ‘a sad day when the President of the United States encourages violence against reporters. He is involved in juvenile behavior, far below the dignity of his office.’”

However, to his credit, Reid did something that his fellow journalists did not do, he actually noted CNN’s recent retraction of a story that turned out to be fake news: “The President ramped up his feud against CNN after a couple of major mistakes by the network last week, including a story about Mr. Trump that was later retracted, causing three reporters to resign.”

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Here are excerpts of the hyperbolic coverage on all three July 3 morning shows: