CNN Talent, Insiders Outraged Over Network’s Town Hall Featuring Trump and the beat down

[StevieRay]

CNN has not had decent ratings for any of its shows for at least a couple of years, but the network scored monster viewership on Wednesday during a town hall-style event with former President Donald Trump.

But a lot of the network’s talent expressed anger and resentment at CEO Chris Licht’s decision to feature Trump.

According to early data from Nielsen Media Research, Wednesday night’s town hall drew an audience of over 3 million viewers. This figure signifies a substantial increase of more than 300 percent compared to a regular weeknight at 8 p.m. for a network that typically trails behind Fox News and MSNBC, the outlet noted.

 

[StevieRay]

CNN faced both political and media controversy as Trump disregarded moderator Kaitlan Collins’s failed attempts to fact-check a series of statements he made during the event. Notably, the crowd present at the town hall in New Hampshire strongly expressed their support for the Republican candidate, further intensifying the situation.

 

[StevieRay]

?? one person came out looking great as usual!

“It was a total debacle, and I’ve never been more ashamed to work at CNN,” one prominent on-air talent at the network told The Hill on Thursday. “I don’t think anybody came out looking good