Posted on 05/14/2023 4:10:16 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
“The Memo,” a regular column by the Hill associate editor Niall Stanage, rounded up comments from Trump allies, Trump foes, and even a “prominent on-air talent” at CNN who all recognize the left-leaning network’s failure to do the former president any damage whatsoever.
The Memo: How CNN gave Trump his best campaign moment so far https://t.co/FXIcXGgkn5 pic.twitter.com/dwjh789TZS
— The Hill (@thehill) May 14, 2023
The column notes the turmoil inside CNN caused by Trump’s town hall win, and the “dismay” of Trump critics that the former president’s sexual assault trial in New York appeared to have no impact on his popularity.
According to the Hill:
CNN delivered former President Trump his best moment of the 2024 campaign.
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Trump enjoyed more than an hour of primetime in front of a supportive crowd whose loud reactions helped him swat aside any challenging questions from moderator Kaitlan Collins.
The event has caused days of internal ructions inside CNN, where staffers are appalled by what took place; it has drawn scorn and indignation from the left; and it has helped Trump underline his dominance of the GOP primary field.
A “prominent on-air talent” at CNN also said they were “ashamed” to work at the network after the Trump town hall, calling the event a “corporate and management failure.”
“It was a total debacle and I’ve never been more ashamed to work at CNN,” said the anonymous talent. “I don’t think anybody came out looking good. This is entirely a corporate and management failure. They should have anticipated how out of control Trump would be.”
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
I can’t stop laughing!
Kaitlan Collins goes the way of Bud Light’s Alissa Heinerscheid...☺
Allowing Trump to actually speak unfiltered on cable tv is now “giving Trump a best moment”.
Tucker Carlson had RFK Jr. on Fox. It’s called doing your job. Maybe a townhall was the wrong format, but it’s not supposed to be an echo chamber either.
Trump gave Trump his best campaign moment.
CNN exposed themselves.
Nothing positive whatsoever from CNN, yet, Trump hit every lie every attack out of the park with the truth.
Here is another notable moment some may have missed from another #NeverTrump harpie getting her a$$ handed to her.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8LAVtM1B2_w
CNN wanted a witch burning, but the Orange Wizard untied himself from the stake and riled up the crowd on his side.
CNN gave it to him?
Does he get part of the credit?
I wonder why CNN gave Moderating the Townhall to the new Reporterette,
instead of Wolfe, Cooper or Tapped Out Jake Tapper.
Could it be none of them wanted to go Mano to Mano with Trump.
So CNN threw the new woman under the bus.
Let’s make sure they don’t go ahead with offering her a juicy new contract and Don Le Mon’s 9pm spot before breaking out the champagne.
A KO comment!
“I don’t think anybody came out looking good.”
HAHAHAHA! He’s so wrong. Trump came out looking very good.
Would a demoncrat ever need to fight for a victory on lame stream media? Never.
Good point. Trump took the bowl of lemons CNN served him and turned it into lemonade.
Au contraire, PDJT was in complete control.
Well his ONLY campaign moment so far.
I mean, when did his campaign officially kick off? Nov 22?
“ the Orange Wizard untied himself from the stake and riled up the crowd on his side.”
Jack Bauer moment
Yes, he was in complete control. They are rewriting history in every remotely relevant section of the huge NY Sunday Times today.
The worst was at the end, where the hostess kept repeating something that Trump didn’t say, asserting that he had said it. And he kept correcting her. I think that was when someone did the finger-across-the-throat sign and the whole endeavor was aborted.
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