When networks covered Trump all the time during the 2016 election they knew it was wrong but they were making money. They made the catch phases and one-liners seem like that was legitimate. I recall commentators saying it wrong for Biden to stop talking and not go over his allotted time in the primary, but when Trump did it last night they jumped him for it. The networks wanted to see 20% debate and 80% show, but not the kind Trump gave. In a lot of ways, they enabled him and theirs blame on both sides.