RTÉ’s Liveline was the subject of a complaint to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BA) after one listener alleged that presenter Joe Duffy had “criticised and denigrated President Trump”. The person complained about the June 4 broadcast of the Radio 1 show, which featured an interview with former US Ambassador to the UN and member of the US Democratic Party Samantha Power. He said that the segment amounted to a “party-political broadcast on behalf of the Democratic Party which lasted for 45 minutes without interruption.” He also claimed that “the presenter criticised and denigrated President Trump by showing his obvious dislike of the president, bordering on hatred. The complainant states that he would not expect the presenter of Liveline to reveal his biased opinion during an interview.”