CNN boss infuriated everyone by 'disgracing the network on its own airwaves': report
A new report from The Atlantic's Tim Alberta documents how CNN boss Chris Licht completely ruined any shot he had at rehabilitating his network in the wake of its widely criticized town hall with former President Donald Trump. Alberta starts off by documenting how Licht initially planned to use the town hall as an olive branch to American conservatives to show that his network was willing to give the former president a venue where he could get a fair hearing. "Licht knew this was bad—very, very bad," Alberta writes of the CNN boss's reaction in the wake of the town hall. Alberta goes on to argue that Licht was right to blow off criticism from Democrats and others about "platforming" Trump given that polls show Trump is the overwhelming favorite to win the 2024 Republican Party nomination.
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