They need to say those things to keep their cushy jobs on CNN. They cannot ever say anything good about Trump.
I watched the SOTU on CNN. My wife agreed that once the speech was over, we would go to CNN, FOX and MSNBC to listen to the commentators. Both CNN and MSNBC were in their usual condescending, Trump hating mode. Someone says one good thing and the others chime in with, “but......” Fox did a much better job with the analysis.
I turned to my lovely and said, “this is the reason people hate the MSM. Understand now?”