CNN staff revolts over Corey Lewandowski hire

Page Six ^ | June 24, 2016 | By Emily Smith and Ian Mohr

[COUNTrecount]

Ivanka Trump isn’t the only one who doesn’t want Corey Lewandowski around.

Sources told Page Six on Friday that CNN’s “facing a near internal revolt” over Jeff Zucker’s hiring of Lewandowski as an exclusive commentator for the news network days after he was fired as Donald Trump’s campaign manager.

“CNN is facing a near internal revolt over the Corey hiring,” said a TV insider, who described many in the newsroom as “livid.” “Female reporters and producers especially .?.?. They are organizing and considering publicly demanding” that Lewandowski be let go.

The Post reported on Monday that the Donald’s daughter Ivanka gave her dad an ultimatum to cut Corey loose after she was distressed by news he’d grabbed reporter Michelle Fields by the arm at a Florida event, and by a Page Six report that he recently got into a shouting match on a Midtown street with campaign spokeswoman Hope Hicks. Modal Trigger Jeff ZuckerPhoto: WireImage

At CNN, the hiring of the former Trump campaign manager on Thursday didn’t only alienate women on staff. A source further said that “Latinos and others in the newsroom feel betrayed by an homage to Trump,” so “they may do a public letter” objecting to the move

[Celtic Conservative]

Null, you’ve beaten me to it many times. The low hanging fruit always goes first.
I bet you’re a Mel Brooks fan, that kind of wordplay is always in his movies.

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[ealgeone]

CNN has a newsroom?? I’m stunned. Thought it was the steno room of the White House.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Oh, right.

[Ancient Man]

Perhaps CNN should hire some self-avowed Islamic terrorists. They’d be welcomed with open arms!

[Brilliant]

Liberal “tolerance”

[Sacajaweau]

I'm sure they all have contracts. They might try to just plain grow up.

Corey is GOOD. He relates facts. There are no opinions in his dissertations.

Much different from the Hillary minions.

[null and void]

That’s Headley...

[dynoman]

“There is NO reason from the Trump camp to think he was FIRED.”

Why don’t people listen to what Cory himself said on the Fox interview?? He wasn’t “fired”.

[HotHunt]

What a bunch of whiney pussies. Just confirms to the country that CNN is in the tank for Hillary and the DNC.

[Logical me]

The communists party of CNN just cannot stand a conservative Republican in their mist. Poor jackasses. No doubt what CNN represents now, the communists left of America.

Trump for President.

[Pontiac]

Jeff Zucker’s hiring of Lewandowski as an exclusive commentator for the news network days after he was fired as Donald Trump’s campaign manager.

Good job Jeff, it might be your last chance to make CNN relevant.

[IronJack]

I agree that the CNN staff is revolting ...

[kiryandil]

CNN, the discredited Media outlet, should be GLAD for a chance to get some credibility back...

[Celtic Conservative]

sedagive?!?!

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[Pontiac]

“CNN is facing a near internal revolt over the Corey hiring,”

CNN staff recognize that Corey Lewandowski “He is not of the body!”

[Sal]

Agreed. Let’s remember that the fake incident happened in early March. It is now late June. Maybe Ivanka just found out???

I agree the second incident (listed as recent which could be anything less than a couple months) could have PO’d Ivanka, but dragging out and tying the fake assault to it kinda makes it less likely by a lot.

[Chaguito]

At least CNN doesn’t have to pretend anymore about the political culture within the organization.

[Resettozero]

CNN staff revolts over Corey Lewandowski hire.

They don't know his real reason for being there. It could be a scouting mission for who to keep and who to fire after Trump's kids manage to acquire CNN or a portion of it.

Wisdom has not been taught in college courses in generations, including especially journalism classes.

[FlingWingFlyer]

The CNN staff has always been revolting.

[Jim Noble]

What? Snuffalufagus was OK but Cory is no good?