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CNN Staff 'Revolts' Over Lewandowski Hire
Newsmax ^ | June 25,2016 | By Todd Beamon

Posted on 06/26/2016 5:06:55 AM PDT by Hojczyk

Staffers at CNN are "livid" that the cable network has hired Corey Lewandowski as an exclusive commentator after Donald Trump fired him from his campaign manager job earlier this week.

"CNN is facing a near internal revolt over the Corey hiring," a source told The New York Post's Page Six. "Female reporters and producers especially.

"They are organizing and considering publicly demanding" that Lewandowski be relieved, the source said.

Jeff Zucker, CNN's president, quickly snapped up Lewandowski after Trump dismissed him on Monday.

The presumptive Republican nominee had reacted to an ultimatum by Ivanka Trump in light of the Michelle Fields debacle in Florida in March and a Page Six report last month that Lewandowski had gotten into a shouting match on the street in Manhattan with campaign spokeswoman Hope Hicks.

But not only are women furious at the hiring, Page Six reports.

"Latinos and others in the newsroom feel betrayed by an homage to Trump," the source said, so "they may do a public letter" in opposition.

"Everyone at CNN — and even people who used to work there — are pissed about Trump’s former campaign manager being hired on salary," another source told Page Six.

In his first on-air interview, also on Thursday, host Erin Burnett grilled Lewandowski on whether he had signed an agreement barring him from making disparaging comments about Trump, his family or his companies.

Burnett even read from a document she said had been obtained by CNN in her questioning.

Lewandowski, 42, declined to say whether he had signed such an agreement and instead had only praise for Trump.

"I feel honored to have been part of changing the American political system for the rest of our lives and hopefully so much further," he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: clintonnonnews; cnn; coreylewandowski; demagogicparty; erinburnett; memebuilding; newsmax; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; toddbeamon
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To: Hojczyk

Let’s see how many of these brave CNN Lefties who celebrate diversity in all things (except thought) actually resign. The over/under is -1.


41 posted on 06/26/2016 5:54:22 AM PDT by nickedknack
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To: Cboldt

She didn’t get anything so the producer-in-her-ear dumped him early. Acosta’s lead-in was shamefully shabby, CNN wasted a plane ticket on that one.


42 posted on 06/26/2016 5:54:31 AM PDT by StAnDeliver (PS - Vote Trump. Vote Coal.)
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To: Hojczyk
Does anyone really need a news story to know that the CNN staff is revolting?


43 posted on 06/26/2016 6:01:00 AM PDT by Pollster1 (Somebody who agrees with me 80% of the time is a friend and ally, not a 20% traitor. - Ronald Reagan)
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To: HotHunt

LOL many times


44 posted on 06/26/2016 6:08:22 AM PDT by uncbob
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To: Alas Babylon!
Just how many democrat ex-campaign and ex-administration officials get hired by these same networks?

ex-?

45 posted on 06/26/2016 6:13:09 AM PDT by Eddie01
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To: CGASMIA68

They need to be good liberals and have a sit-in inside CNN’s offices—1960s style.

Then we could grab the popcorn and watch the other networks cover it while CNN went off the air.

Then a swat team could surround the building, have a multi-day drama thing going.

Win win. I can dream, can’t I?


46 posted on 06/26/2016 6:19:18 AM PDT by cgbg (Epistemology is not a spectator sport.)
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To: jpsb

Well, I could go through it word for word, but to me she asked the usual msm trick questions. For example, she reads the section on non-disparagement and then says something along the lines of “so you are not going to say anything bad about Trump.” Presuming that non-disparagement means that nothing but positive comments can be spoken. Of course she knows as we do that “disparagement” carries with it the intention of the speaker to cast the subject in a bad light as opposed to a truthful statement which is not a positive one.

They all make me ill.


47 posted on 06/26/2016 6:26:19 AM PDT by anton
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To: LostPassword

"You said it. They stink on ice."

48 posted on 06/26/2016 6:27:49 AM PDT by kitchen (If you are a luthier please ping me.)
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To: Hojczyk

Nothing like liberal/Democratic Party microaggression stomping feet cry-baby fascists to make you understand who the enemy is.


49 posted on 06/26/2016 6:31:49 AM PDT by Lent
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To: Hojczyk

Whiners cry for mama.


50 posted on 06/26/2016 6:35:32 AM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacted the most.)
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To: anton

The CNN interviewer is Erin Burnett. I think she asked some tough questions, but the Hillary email question in particular displayed the typical MSM slant.


51 posted on 06/26/2016 6:44:31 AM PDT by SteveH
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To: Hojczyk
WHat is really amazing is that these folks who are trying to stop this guy from being hired do not realize they are setting CNN and themselves up for a big fat lawsuit that will be very easy to prove in court.

They should google the words "hostile workplace"

52 posted on 06/26/2016 6:45:35 AM PDT by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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To: anton

Watched the video. She would not stop hounding him. The ever tolerant crybabies at CNN are complaining because he is a republican.


53 posted on 06/26/2016 6:51:23 AM PDT by VRW Conspirator (American Jobs for American Workers.)
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To: Hojczyk
Ha haaaaa!!!! You gotta love two-faced Lib hypocrites. They'll probably pay him more than their female commentaters.

Yeah, yeah, spelling nazis. I know the correct spelling is commentators.

54 posted on 06/26/2016 7:00:37 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Hojczyk

I have a friend who thinks Trump and CNN have orchestrated this (not Fields, but the Lewandowsi hiring) for months as an FU to Fox.


55 posted on 06/26/2016 7:08:37 AM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: anton

Yes, I agree, just pointing out that Erin Burett is fairer to the people she interviews that other left wing journalists.


56 posted on 06/26/2016 7:10:44 AM PDT by jpsb (Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied. Otto von Bismark)
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To: Cowboy Bob

“is” is the correct way, because every”one” is singular. Think of it as every “one” is pissed.


57 posted on 06/26/2016 9:33:30 AM PDT by DeweyCA
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To: Hojczyk

Leftists are pretty much always revolting. Just look at them.


58 posted on 06/26/2016 3:05:36 PM PDT by OldNewYork (Operation Wetback II, now with computers)
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