'Extra Trumpy': Atlantic profile of CNN chief Licht details town hall disaster
Earlier DU thread: INSIDE THE MELTDOWN AT CNN
Article at the Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2023/06/cnn-ratings-chris-licht-trump/674255/
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Source: The Guardian
‘Extra Trumpy’: Atlantic profile of CNN chief Licht details town hall disaster
Network chief executive reportedly wanted New Hampshire event to be ‘extra Trumpy’ but broadcast prompted wide condemnation
Martin Pengelly in New York
@MartinPengelly
Sat 3 Jun 2023 10.00 BST
The CNN chief executive, Chris Licht, wanted the network’s New Hampshire town hall with Donald Trump last month to be “extra Trumpy”, according to a report on Licht’s attempts to remodel the news giant and how controversy over the Trump event continues to reverberate through US politics and media.
In a lengthy profile published on Friday, Tim Alberta of the Atlantic wrote: “Licht wasn’t scared to bring a bunch of Maga enthusiasts onto his set – he had remarked to his deputies about the ‘extra Trumpy’ make-up of the crowd CNN was expecting – and he damn sure wasn’t scared of Trump.
“The way to deal with a bully like Trump, Licht told his journalists, was to confront him with facts.”
But Trump, wholly unsurprisingly, threw facts out of the window.
The former president repeated his lies about the 2020 election being stolen; ...
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/jun/03/trump-cnn-town-hall-chris-licht-atlantic
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