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Trump Election Equals Financial Boom For Liberal Media Outlets

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Katie Jerkovich Entertainment Reporter
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President-elect Donald Trump’s election has meant a financial boom for left-leaning news outlets.

Organizations like The New York Times, Vanity Fair, the Atlantic, Mother Jones, and the New Yorker said they have seen their subscriptions “surge” since Trump beat Hillary Clinton in a stunning victory last month, The Hill reports(RELATED: Donald Trump Claims To Have Stopped Ford From Moving A Factory To Mexico)

Donald Trump attends a victory rally in Mobile, AL (Getty Images)

Donald Trump attends a victory rally in Mobile, AL (Getty Images)

“We’ve seen weeks of 10 times the subscription adds that we saw in the same period last year,” Times CEO Mark Thompson said. “We’re seeing … a surge and I would say more broadly that we expect the lively news cycle to continue in America well into 2017.” (RELATED: ‘Saturday Night Live’ Has Ratings High During Season Premiere)

“This is the highest number of subscriptions even sold in a single day at Condé Nast, Vanity Fair’s parent company,” a spokesperson for the outlet said.

The Washington Post has also seen an uptick, with more than 99.1 million new visitors to their site in November 2016 alone.

Liberal TV news outlets are also experiencing an increase in viewers as well.

Shows like “Saturday Night Live” have seen their ratings increase dramatically since Trump’s win. The season opener brought in 8.3 million viewers, the highest the late night comedy show has seen in eight years under President Barack Obama.