May 19, 2024

The Daily Beast

CNN Boss Doubles Down on Disastrous Trump Town Hall

Damien Storan/ReutersCNN CEO Chris Licht on Thursday defended the network’s decision to host its town hall with Donald Trump as staff woke up to a blizzard of criticism about the calamitous broadcast, during which the former president regurgitated his lies about the 2020 election, distorted his record in office, and mocked a woman whom a jury just found him liable for sexually assaulting.On a 9 a.m. editorial call, Licht praised the performance of moderator Kaitlan Collins, who battled in vain f