The City of Gold and Lead by John Christopher

Congrats, Chris Licht and CNN leadership. Bush aide Matt Dowd.ĭaily Beast columnist Wajahat Ali tweeted, “Trump calls Kaitlin Collins a ‘nasty person’ after she simply did a follow-up.

CNN you failed journalism and our country,” tweeted former George W. I withheld judgment on this until I saw it. CNN has done a complete disservice to our democracy. “CNN was completely unprepared to hold Trump accountable. Like giving a microphone to Drunk Uncle and saying: go for it!” “This is CNN’s lowest moment as an organization,” journalist James Fallows tweeted.įormer NYT reporter Bill Carter tweeted, “This thing was madness, total madness. Jay Rosen, a professor of journalism at New York University, tweeted, “Was that the center to which you wish CNN would return, Chris Licht?” “I don’t think Zucker would have let this happen,” tweeted former CNN reporter Rebecca Buck. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called CNN’s decision to platform Trump “shameful” and a “profoundly irresponsible decision.” Reacting to the town hall on MSNBC, New York Rep.

The reaction on social media among the commentariat was almost uniformly negative. In the days leading up to the town hall, CNN was criticized for platforming Trump, but the backlash against the network, and Licht in particular, went into overdrive as events unfolded. They can’t believe he is getting an hour on CNN with an audience that cheers his every line and laughs at his every joke.” On the New York Times live blog of the town hall, reporter Jonathan Swan wrote, “Advisers to Trump are thrilled at how this is going so far for him. The lack of pushback from Collins and Trump’s bullying performance was a boon to his campaign team. Among other things, Trump once again claimed he did not know who Carroll was and described her as a “whack job” to loud cheers from the audience. Jean Carroll, who had this week been awarded $5 million in damages after a New York jury held Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation against the writer. Leonardo DiCaprio Senses Impending Doom in Teaser Trailer for Martin Scorsese's 'Killers of the Flower Moon'Ī particularly shocking exchange occurred over E.

The City of Gold and Lead by John Christopher