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Don Lemon questions decision to air Trump’s coronavirus briefings, contradicting boss
Fox News ^ | March 31,2020 | Brian Flood

Posted on 03/31/2020 12:30:19 PM PDT by Hojczyk

CNN host Don Lemon disagreed with his boss on Monday night when he questioned the network’s decision to air President Trump’s coronavirus briefings.

The Daily Beast reported late on Monday afternoon that CNN president Jeff Zucker defended the network's decision to air Trump’s coronavirus task force briefings live, despite employees complaining about them.

Citing “multiple sources,” the Beast reported that Zucker told staffers that CNN viewers should hear from coronavirus experts like Drs. Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx, who regularly appear alongside Trump at the briefings.

“It’s a very difficult decision… as of now, we are going to continue to carry those briefings,” Zucker reportedly told his staff.

But only a few hours after Zucker’s comments became public, Lemon contradicted his boss on “CNN Tonight” by suggesting the liberal network shouldn't carry Trump's daily coronavirus briefings because they've become his "new rallies."

“I don’t think we’re witnessing the end of the world, just a very tumultuous moment in history. These briefings are now a central part of that moment and it would seem CNN would be living up to Ted Turner’s original vision by televising the briefings as they are,” Lord said. “Not televising them sends the message that whichever network is doing that is into politics, not news.”

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
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1 posted on 03/31/2020 12:30:19 PM PDT by Hojczyk
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To: Hojczyk

I question the decision to air Don Lemon.


2 posted on 03/31/2020 12:31:34 PM PDT by Freedom of Speech Wins
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To: Hojczyk

It would be a shame for those six or seven people to miss DJT’s excellence.


3 posted on 03/31/2020 12:31:55 PM PDT by budj (Combat vet, 2nd of three generations.)
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To: Hojczyk

The pinkos who run the so-called “news” media would be praising every step this President has taken — were this President a Democrat.


4 posted on 03/31/2020 12:32:32 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: Hojczyk

I can remember when CNN was the go to news channel..

Have not turned it on in years...


5 posted on 03/31/2020 12:32:34 PM PDT by Hojczyk
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To: Hojczyk

Then don’t. With the airports shut down, it’s not like anyone will miss it anyway.


6 posted on 03/31/2020 12:33:38 PM PDT by The Pack Knight
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This is not a national emergency, it’s a political football. If it was really serious they would want to work together to solve it. No, they want to use it to further divide us. And it’s working, I hate these F*kers!


7 posted on 03/31/2020 12:35:07 PM PDT by JoSixChip (WuHoo flu is going to get you!)
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To: Hojczyk

Maybe the leftist throngs will still want to watch the briefings, and start watching them on FoxNews. The danger is that they might end up figuring out that CNN has long distorted the “news” and/or reported it so out of context as to be hysterical.


8 posted on 03/31/2020 12:36:07 PM PDT by NEMDF
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To: Hojczyk

Who cares! Hardly anyone watches CNN anymore.


9 posted on 03/31/2020 12:42:22 PM PDT by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of the day be decided but by Blood & Iron)
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To: Hojczyk
The Ballad of Dunny Roll

Americans need to know that we are not in this battle alone. Our good friends Down Under are facing TPT (Toilet Paper Tribulations) of their own. No matter which way your potty water swirls, COVID19 has caused a chitload of problems.

Please note that ‘Coles’ is a supermarket chain in Australia, and the word “dunny” is slang for a toilet/bathroom.

Very cute. 8>)

Scroll down to the video. 8>)

10 posted on 03/31/2020 12:42:45 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: Freedom of Speech Wins

You misspelled “Dumb Lemming”...


11 posted on 03/31/2020 12:50:29 PM PDT by an amused spectator (Mitt Romney, Chuck Schumer's p*ssboy)
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To: Hojczyk

Don Lemon is a no talent dolt. On his best day he is boring and unwatchable.

If he didn’t “ring 2 bells”, being black and homosexual,he likely would be a shift supervisor at some fast food chain instead of a failed anchor at the lowest rated cable news network.


12 posted on 03/31/2020 12:55:16 PM PDT by LeonardFMason (Lou Dobbs)
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To: Hojczyk

Well, we know about Easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy's judgement.

13 posted on 03/31/2020 1:10:47 PM PDT by Fido969 (In!)
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To: Hojczyk

I agree. CNN should stop airing our president’s reports and stop sending an operative to his press conferences. That way nobody would have any reason to watch CNN.


14 posted on 03/31/2020 1:12:52 PM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: Freedom of Speech Wins

I’ll second that, or if that’s already achieved, I’m voting in favor of it.


15 posted on 03/31/2020 1:14:19 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Some of the folks around these parts have been sniffing super flu.)
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To: Fido969

Look at that picture.....Lemon is the only person I’ve ever seen that can smile and smirk at the same time.


16 posted on 03/31/2020 1:24:30 PM PDT by traderrob6
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To: Hojczyk

So the talking liars on CNN did not get to sensor our president and they are pissed that they didn’t have that chance.

They can not counter his popularity rising with their constant lies so they wanted him off the air.

CNN big wigs figured out in a hurry what would happen to their ratings if Trump went away.

Someone needs to ask the mad cow about when the USS Comfort is going to arrive at NYC. That hag liar was telling all sorts of lies about that last weekend.

Hey hag, how did that work out for you?


17 posted on 03/31/2020 1:27:30 PM PDT by oldenuff35
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To: Hojczyk

It’s no small irony that a CNN anchor is named after a fruit.


18 posted on 03/31/2020 2:00:59 PM PDT by Kid Shelleen (Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
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Even to some of those apparatchiks there can be an understanding/realization about being TOO blatant in their seditious activities.

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19 posted on 03/31/2020 2:20:23 PM PDT by elbook
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To: Hojczyk

Openly contradicting your boss is bad juju.


20 posted on 03/31/2020 8:54:29 PM PDT by Eddie01
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