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Miles Archer

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10. Are you aware of the David Zaslav / John Malone thing at CNN?

Reply to JohnSJ (Reply #4)

Tue May 20, 2025, 09:57 PM

May 20

Remember the "Trump Town Hall" debacle?

Remember how CNN honcho Chris Licht became the sacrificial lamb for that and got kicked to the curb?

He WAS a scapegoat. CNN's been run for a while by two radical right billionaires who are Rupert Murdoch wannabes...Warner Discovery CEO David Zaslav & John Warner. THEY CALL ALL OF THE SHOTS. The "Trump Town Hall" was THEIR "brainchild." The decision to shift CNN to "Fox News Lite" is 100% on them...ALL of the "whataboutism," ALL of the inviting Republicans on to recite the current talking points unchallenged, ALL OF THIS is on the TWO OF THEM. It's a DELIBERATE shift in focus.

I discovered this shortly after the "Trump Town Hall" and haven't watched the channel since.

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