The veteran correspondent became the first CNN journalist to publicly criticize her network for airing last week's town hall with former President Donald Trump. The veteran correspondent became the first CNN journalist to publicly criticize her network for airing last week's town hall with former President Donald Trump. CNN Chairman Chris Licht has defended the town hall as newsworthy and important, and Amanpour said she had a “robust discussion” with him about it. In an internal call with CNN staff members last week, Licht noted that people in the town hall audience represented a large swath of America. “Just like you cannot ignore that President Trump exists.”

Source: CNN May 18, 2023 17:05 UTC