An executive at a San Diego television station that accused CNN of rejecting an appearance by one of its reporters for political reasons conceded Friday he didn't really know why the network turned him down. CNN said plans change all the time, and that the network chose to have its own reporters talk about border security. Cohen said he never actually spoke to anyone about CNN about why Plante wasn't used. KUSI-TV is unaffiliated with any broadcast network and owned by McKinnon Broadcasting Co. Its general manager, Michael McKinnon, was described by the San Diego Business Journal as a "longtime supporter of conservative causes and candidates in the San Diego area." CNN noted that it had aired another report from KUSI about border security in November.

Source: ABC News January 11, 2019 22:19 UTC