Posted on 11/21/2016 11:03:08 AM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
Donald Trump will meet Monday afternoon with executives and on-air anchors from the five largest television networks in the United States.
The get-together wasn't mentioned in a mid-morning conference call the presidential transition's media go-betweens held with reporters.
CNN reported that it was organized by Kellyanne Conway, a senior adviser to Trump who served as his campaign manager.
Representatives from CNN, Fox News, NBC, ABC and CBS will file in to Trump Tower for the sit-down with Trump and Conway.
The entire meeting will be conducted 'off the record,' meaning attendees must promise not to report on what is said or who is in the room.
Past presidents and presidents-elect have held similar meetings, but they were easier to keep secret since attendees didn't have to tromp through a landmark gold-encrusted marble office lobby in full view of TV cameras managed by the same media companies that took part.
ABC News was represented by president James Goldston and anchors George Stephanopoulos, David Muir, and Martha Raddatz.
Nightly News host Lester Holt and Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd were on hand for NBC News, along with president Deborah Turness.
And rounding out the broadcast network presence at the meeting was Face the Nation host John Dickerson and the entire CBS This Morning team of Charlie Rose, Gayle King and Norah O'Donnell.
CNN president Jeff Zucker attended with on-air talent Wolf Blitzer and Erin Burnett.
Fox News had a handful of executives present at the meeting, including co-presidents Bill Shine and Jack Abernathy, vice president of news and editorial Jay Wallace and Suzanne Scott, the vice president of programming and development at the network.
MSNBC president Phil Griffin was there for his network.
Tight-lipped transition officials wouldn't discuss the purpose for the meeting on Monday afternoon.
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My first thought, too. And of course Trump knows it will happen...and he can slam them again.
I always love a reference to the Vercotti Brothers!!
I’ll bet a million dollars that Trump will throw up a statement that’s totally untrue but that will be too juicy for the networks not to let slip. They’ll know who the squealers are then....
All of them I recognize are members of the hateful left.
Sad Martha Raddatz and her fellow Droogs. Zoloft prescriptions must be through the roof.
I guess you don't play bridge. The trumps of any given suit can TAKE OUT any trick.
He can TRUMP anything Shrillary or the Democrats might do.
It was meant as a COMPLIMENT. But, you might be Canadian (Blue Jays) and not "get" my drift.
Perhaps they had a spiritual experience, i.e., a “come-to-Jesus moment”.
He said many times, “You hit me... I come back and hit you harder.” Maybe they believe him now.
There is also a "no trump" bridge bid where ONLY the high cards count and there is "no trump."
As you can tell I do love bridge.
President-elect Donald Trump is our ACE OF SPADES, the highest card of a TRUMP suit and he can TRUMP any nonsense from the Democrats, legally, of course.
This is a fantastic idea.
These “journalists” KNOW they lie and misrepresent in order to please their masters in the Democrat Party. Now they’ll have to defend their behavior in person. They’re not used to having to be personally accountable in this way.
I can see Wolf shaking like a nervous little mutt.
Good. :o)
How fun!
There is a new Sheriff in town!
I hope Trump asks them why they allow his family to be trashed with hateful, tasteless jokes like what they did to Melania last nite at some music awards.
That would be delightful - the coal miners can let them know how much they appreciated the offers of job retraining from OBummer and Hillary!
LOL
It was the odious Erin Burnett who called George W a little monkey
oh ok
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