Staffers, anchors, and other workers at CNN are reportedly “furious” executives decided to host a Trump town hall event in New Hampshire Wednesday night, with some calling for a shake-up of senior leadership.
“It’s hard to see how America was served by the spectacle of lies that aired on CNN,” Oliver Darcy wrote in CNN’s “Reliable Sources” email newsletter.
“CNN aired it all. On and on it went. It felt like 2016 all over again,” Darcy explained. “Collins was put in an uncomfortable position, given the town hall was conducted in front of a Republican audience that applauded Trump, giving a sense of unintended endorsement to his shameful antics.”
Trump’s televised event was his first appearance on CNN in nearly seven years.
“While Collins is largely receiving praise for her relentless fact-checking of the former president, she was facing an impossible task. CNN and new network boss Chris Licht are facing a fury of criticism both internally and externally over the event,” Darcy added.
“How Licht and other CNN executives address the criticism in the coming days and weeks will be crucial,” he continued. “Will they defend what transpired at Saint Anselm College? Or will they express some regret?”
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