CNN boss Chris Licht did not expect the “absolute level of scrutiny” that would be pointed in his direction when he took the gig as the network’s chairman and CEO. “When you take a job like this you know you are giving of yourself and this is all youâre going to do in the foreseeable […]
CNN’s Chris Licht says he wasn’t prepared for ‘absolute level of scrutiny’ becoming CEO: A ‘smack in the face’
June 24, 2023 by
CNNâs Dana Bash Claims âThere Is No Evidenceâ Of Legal Double Standard After Hunter Skips Jail Time In DOJ Deal
June 21, 2023 by
CNN host Dana Bash claimed âthere is no evidenceâ that âtwo tiersâ of justice exist Tuesday following Hunter Bidenâs deal with the DOJ to avoid jail time on federal gun and tax charges, which many Republicans and legal experts criticized as a âsweetheartâ deal. âThose who feel the need to or the desire to defend
Don Lemon boats in Hamptons same day CNNâs Chris Licht sinks as CEO
June 9, 2023 by
June 8, 2023 | 7:35pm When life gives you lemonsâŚ. On the same day embattled CNN boss Chris Licht was sunk as CEO, Don Lemon was floating on a boat in the Hamptons. The former CNN star, who was fired by Licht after 17 years at the outlet, posted pics of himself boating out East […]
CNN’s Van Jones: Because of Biden’s Age VP Harris ‘Essentially Running for President’ in 2024
April 27, 2023 by
CNN political contributor Van Jones said Wednesday on âCNN Primetimeâ that Vice President Kamala Harris was âessentially running for presidentâ in the 2src24 election because of President Joe Bidenâs age. Jones said, âI have known Kamala Harris for a long time. She did an extraordinary job as a DA in San Francisco, as the attorney general
CNN’s Burnett: New Biden Family Payment Evidence ‘Doesn’t Look Good’
March 18, 2023 by
On Fridayâs broadcast of CNNâs âOutFront,â host Erin Burnett stated that the new developments regarding payments to the Biden family do not look good. While speaking to NYU Law Professor Ryan Goodman, Burnett asked, â[O]n a certain level, just as a layperson, you hear this and it doesnât sound good. Thereâs a guy whose name
CNNâs Jeff Zeleny: Stacey Abrams One of the Biggest Political Losers of the Year
February 17, 2023 by
Chief National Affairs Correspondent Jeff Zeleny said Sunday on CNNâs âInside Politicsâ that failed Democratic Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is one of the biggest political losers of the year. Zeleny said, âI think when you look at the beginning of the year to the end of the year, the biggest political loser, certainly one of
CNN’s Burnett: ‘Xi Does Not Care What Biden Says’ on Taiwan
November 21, 2022 by
On Mondayâs broadcast of CNNâs âOutFront,â host Erin Burnett stated that itâs clear that Chinaâs Xi Jinping âdoes not care what Biden saysâ on Taiwan. During an interview with New York Times columnist Tom Friedman, Burnett said, âI mean, after the meeting, of course, as you know, Biden said that Xi understood the American position
CNN’s Wallace on GOP Dumping Trump: Party Doesn’t Care About Principle, Truth â Just Winning
November 12, 2022 by
CNN anchor Chris Wallace said Friday on CNNâs âAt This Hourâ that Republicans like Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears (R-VA) were now disavowing Trump because several candidates he endorsed lost their midterm runs and not over Trump âspreading election lies.â On Fox Business Networkâs âCavuto: Coast to Coast,â Sears said, âI could not support him. I
CNNâs Stelter: FNC’s Hannity’s ‘Dark, Dire Language Is Fundamentally Authoritarian’
June 27, 2021 by
CNN host Brian Stelter said Sunday on his show âReliable Sourcesâ that Fox News host Sean Hannity is spouting âauthoritarianâ rhetoric on his nightly program. Stelter said, âTo understand why so many Republicans have abandoned democracy, to see why so many believe the big lie, to get why so many are trying to rewrite voting…
CNN’s Cuomo: ‘The Party of Trump’ Would Have Gone Crazy if a Black Guy Behaved Like Capitol Rioters
June 25, 2021 by
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo said Wednesday on his show âCuomo Prime Timeâ that Republicans, which he referred to as âthe party of Trump,â would be going crazy if a black guy treated the police the way White guys did at the Capitol on January 6. Cuomo said, âI have more evidence that the party of Trump…
CNN’s Stelter: GOP’s Partisan Outrage over Big City Liberals Is ‘Almost Pornographic’
June 21, 2021 by
CNN anchor Brian Stelter said Sunday on his show âReliable Sourcesâ that the news media is nationalizing outrage to the point that it is âalmost paragraphic.â Time magazine columnist David French said, âWhatâs really important to understand is we live in something called negative partisanship. That means people are Republicans not so much because they…
CNN’s Camerota: ‘Humbling’ that White Folks, Including Myself Are ‘Woefully Uninformed’ on Race
June 20, 2021 by
CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota said Thursday on her show âNewsroomâ that the year was a âhumbling experience for many white folksâ and included herself among those. Reporting on President Joe Biden signing the law-making Juneteenth a federal holiday, co-anchor Victor Blackwell said, âGallup conducted a poll asking Americans how much do you know about the…
CNN’s Cuomo: Pompeo ‘Dummied Up’ on COVID Origins, ‘Now He Believes in Follow-Through’
June 17, 2021 by
On Wednesdayâs broadcast of CNNâs âCuomo Primetime,â host Chris Cuomo criticized former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and accused him of hypocrisy on the origins of COVID-19, saying, âYou remember Pompeo saying, I have seen proof of the origin of COVID. I have seen what happened in the Wuhan lab. And then what? He dummied…
CNN’s Lemon: Believing in Birtherism ‘National Progression’ into Believing Trump Won
June 9, 2021 by
CNN anchor Don Lemon said Tuesday that those who believed former President Barack Obama was not born in Hawaii were being led into believing former President Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election. Lemon said, âYou remember, Iâm sure, covering the Barack Obama running, then-Senator Barack Obama running for president. He was a Muslim, right?…
CNN’s Lemon: ‘You Don’t See Racists’ Flourishing in the Democratic Party
April 17, 2021 by
During the handover with anchor Chris Cuomo, CNNâs Don Lemon said that âyou donât see racists and insurrectionists and white supremacistsâ flourishing in the Democratic Party. Discussing commentator Van Jones, anchor Chris Cuomo said, âVan was on, and he said there are more awesome people than there are bad people in this country. Agreed. The…
CNN’s Cuomo: If Cops Were Killing White Kids It Would Have Ended a Long Time Ago
April 17, 2021 by
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo said Friday that if police were killing the children of white people, âthis would have ended a long time ago.â Discussing the protest over the police killing of 13-year-old Adam Toledo, Cuomo said, â like seeing black and white together. I like seeing old and young. I like seeing constituencies coming together even…
CNN’s Lemon: Tucker Carlson Is Mainstreaming ‘White Supremacist Propaganda to your Neighbors’
April 10, 2021 by
CNN anchor Don Lemon said Friday on his show âTonightâ that Fox News host Tucker Carlson was mainstreaming âwhite supremacist propaganda to your neighbors and your family members.â Lemon said, âWe got to talk about whatâs happening over on the propaganda network, the Fox propaganda network. I donât concern myself of what the other guys are…
CNN’s Cuomo: Right Savaging Markle Because They Can’t Accept ‘Multi-Racial Woman’ Criticizing White Royal Institution
March 12, 2021 by
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo said Tuesday on his show âCuomo Prime Time â that Republicans criticized Meghan Markle over her comments during her interview with Oprah Winfrey because they can not accept a âmulti-racial woman speaking out against an institutional white royal family.â Cuomo said, âWhy is the most sweeping legislation in decades to lift…
CNN’s Lemon, Cuomo Agree Republicans Pushing ‘Jim Crow 2’ Voting Laws
March 11, 2021 by
During their nightly handoff segment, CNN anchors Don Lemon and Chris Cuomo agreed that Republican lawmakers were forwarding voting bills that return to âJim Crow.â Cuomo said, âYou and I have just aged 50 years, even more than what happened with the last administration. If we go back to Jim Crow-type laws in this country,…
CNN’s Cuomo: 500,000 COVID Deaths ‘Came Because of How We Denied the Reality’
February 23, 2021 by
On Mondayâs broadcast of CNNâs âCuomo Primetime,â host Chris Cuomo stated that the high number of coronavirus deaths âcame because of how we denied the reality in this country.â And that âmisinformation has been a killer, and it has been a reality that was scripted to suit political interests.â Cuomo said, âWe pay attention. We…
CNN’s Don Lemon, Chris Cuomo Defend AOC –
February 5, 2021 by
CNN anchors Don Lemon, and Chris Cuomo defended Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezâs (D-NY) emotional telling of her experience during the deadly riots at Capitol Hill on January 6. Cuomo said, âThe story I was telling you about is when I got blown up in Iraq with my cameraman with the military police south of Baghdad. Here is my…
CNN’s Cuomo on NYC School Closure: ‘Why Close the Schools?’ ‘What’s Magic’ about a 3% Positivity Rate?
January 25, 2021 by
On Thursdayâs broadcast of CNNâs âCuomo Primetime,â host Chris Cuomo criticized New York Cityâs closure of schools by wondering, âThe rate in the city is 3%. Whatâs magic about 3%? The rate in the schools is .17%. Why close the schools? Why not close everything else before you close the schools?â Cuomo said, âI am…
CNN’s Tapper on Cruz’s Criticism of Paris Accords’ Impact on PA: Cruz Voted to Throw out PA’s Votes
January 21, 2021 by
During CNNâs Inauguration coverage on Wednesday, host Jake Tapper responded to Sen. Ted Cruzâs (R-TX) tweet criticizing President Biden for rejoining the Paris Climate Accords as Biden being âmore interested in the views of the citizens of Paris than in the jobs of the citizens of Pittsburghâ by stating that Cruz voted âto throw out…
CNN’s Chalian: Lights on Reflecting Pool Like ‘Extensions of Joe Biden’s Arms Embracing America’
January 19, 2021 by
CNNâs political director David Chalian said Tuesday during of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden that the lights set up around the Reflecting Pool at the National Mall to remember the 400,000 Americans who have died of COVID-19 are like âextensions of Joe Bidenâs arms embracing America.â Chalian said, âThe contrast on display tonight was so…
CNN’s Acosta: Trump Chasing After ‘Fever Dream’ that He Can Overturn Election Results
December 19, 2020 by
CNNâs chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta on Friday during âAnderson Cooper 360,â accused President Donald Trump of âchasingâ after a fever dream, which he said was being able to overturn the November 3 election results. Guest anchor John Berman said, âWhen you think of the crisis this country is facing now, the public health,…
CNNâs S.E. Cupp: Trump Pardoning Himself ‘Would Certainly Imperil’ 2024 Run
November 27, 2020 by
CNNâs S.E. Cupp said Thursday on âNewsroomâ that if President Donald Trump used his pardon powers to pardon himself, it was an admission of guilt which âwould certainly imperilâ a 2024 presidential run. When asked about Trump pardoning himself, Cupp said, âThis would be pretty unadvisable for the president to do because it is admission…
CNN’s Avlon: Trump Is an ‘Unwell Person’ –
November 26, 2020 by
CNN senior political analyst John Avlon said Wednesday on âOutFrontâ that President Donald Trump was âunwellâ and âdelusionalâ for claiming he won the 2020 presidential election. In a clip from today, Trump said, âItâs a disgrace that this is happening to our country. We won this election by a lot.â Avlon said, âTrump cannot stop…
CNN’s Lemon on Trump Coronavirus Diagnosis: ‘Is This a Moment of Reckoning for the President and This Administration?’
November 19, 2020 by
Early Friday on CNN, host Don Lemon asked network chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta to speculate if this might be a âmoment of reckoningâ for President Donald Trump and his administration given his and first lady Melanie Trumpâs positive test for COVID-19. â[I]s this a moment of reckoning for the president and this administration?â Lemon said. âFor…
CNN’s Brian Stelter ridiculed for claiming ‘right-wing media’ is behind push for Biden not to debate Trump
August 4, 2020 by
CNN media pundit Brian Stelter raised eyebrows On Monday night after he said that “mostly right-wing media” is behind the growing push for Joe Biden not to debate President Trump â despite high-profile calls from The New York Times and even CNN personalities for the former vice president to skip the events.Earlier in the day, the Times sparked…
Leftist Kareem Abdul Jabbar Defends CNN’s Don Lemon After Sexist Comment
Far-left basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar publicly backed CNN host Don Lemon after he made a sexist comment about women â a privilege he would not afford to a right-leaning figure. On Thursday, Don Lemon sparked ire from both the left and the right when he said that women lose their prime past the age of