“The way to deal with a bully like Trump, Licht told his journalists, was to confront him with facts.”But Trump, wholly unsurprisingly, threw facts out of the window. Before the town hall, Alberta wrote, Licht’s wish for an “extra Trumpy” crowd caused internal concern. After the event, amid widespread condemnation, Licht told Alberta he did not regret the crowd because it represented the Republican base. Photograph: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for SemaforBut since the Trump town hall, on 10 May, condemnation, some of it from within CNN, has flowered. One of “the biggest misconceptions about that town hall”, he said, “is that I did it for ratings … I certainly didn’t do it for a profit, because it cost us money.

Source: CNN June 03, 2023 15:57 UTC