{"id":1171983,"date":"2022-09-22T13:00:26","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T17:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1171983"},"modified":"2022-10-27T12:24:07","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T16:24:07","slug":"this-is-cnn-15-embarrassing-network-moments-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-cnn-15-embarrassing-network-moments-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Refresh: This Is CNN: 15 Embarrassing Network Moments"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthis-is-cnn-15-embarrassing-network-moments-in-2021%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1171983&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CNN 15 Embarrassing Network Moments\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mcmdwOmAFbU\" width=\"791\" height=\"445\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Fifteen embarrassing moments that rocked CNN, the self-identified \u201cmost trusted name in news\u201d network owned by Ted Turner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.) CNN Contributor States the World Needs Another Hitler\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>After seven months, Jeffrey Toobin\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/jeffrey-toobin-returns-to-cnn-after-zoom-call-incident\/\">returned<\/a> to CNN in June after he was caught by\u00a0a colleague at the New Yorker Magazine masturbating on a Zoom call.<\/p>\n<p>Though Toobin was fired by the magazine after 27 years of working with the publication, CNN allowed him back on the air for an interview with\u00a0CNN\u2019s Alisyn Camerota.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhat the hell were you thinking?\u201d\u00a0Camerota asked Toobin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, I wasn\u2019t thinking very well or very much,\u201d he responded, noting he thought the seven month probationary punishment for masturbating in front of colleges \u201cwas excessive.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>\u201cMany of us have really missed having your legal analysis on our programs,\u201d Camerota confessed, \u201cso let me be the first to welcome you back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got a lot to rebuild,\u201d Toobin explained. \u201cBut I feel very privileged and very lucky that I have the opportunity to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jeffrey Toobin, CNN\u2019s chief legal analyst, returned to the air, eight months after exposing himself on a call with New Yorker colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>He apologized to his family, those on the call, and his colleagues saying \u201cit was wrong, it was stupid\u2026I\u2019m trying to be a better person.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I0IAAFmGgG\">pic.twitter.com\/I0IAAFmGgG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNNnewsroom\/status\/1403074713002332160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>3.)\u00a0<\/strong><strong>David Chalian Claims National Mall\u2019s Lights Are Extensions of Joe Biden\u2019s Arms Embracing America\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Days before President Biden took the oath of office, CNN\u2019s David Chalian gushed over lighting decorations that he believed were \u201cextensions of Joe Biden\u2019s arms embracing America.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Chalian heralded a National Mall ceremony that paid tribute to 400,000 Americans who lost their lives to the coronavirus. The ceremony\u2019s decorations included lights along the mall\u2019s reflection pool.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe contrast on display tonight was so stark, I mean those lights that are just shooting out of the Lincoln Memorial along the Reflecting Pool,\u00a0it\u2019s like almost extensions of Joe Biden\u2019s arms embracing America,\u201d Chalian compared Biden to Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt was a moment where the new president came to town and sort of convened the country in this moment of remembrance, outstretching his arms,\u201d Chalian continued to gush.\u00a0\u201cAnd contrast that with the video you just saw of a disgraced president, on his way out, at his lowest point in his presidency, at the very end here, by himself, fighting for his political movement to live on.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CNN&#8217;s David Chalian says that the side lights on the National Mall&#8217;s reflecting pool are like &#8220;extensions of Joe Biden&#8217;s arms embracing America.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G88C8UCN3C\">pic.twitter.com\/G88C8UCN3C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/1351673463891775491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><strong>4.) Dr. Sanjay Gupta Quested by Joe Rogan Why CNN Lied About Him Taking A \u201cLivestock Drug\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>CNN\u2019s Gupta sat for an October interview with Joe Rogan and was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?client=internal-element-cse&amp;cx=partner-pub-9229289037503472:6795176714&amp;q=https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/health\/2021\/10\/14\/gupta-admits-cnn-should-not-have-framed-ivermectin-as-horse-dewormer\/&amp;sa=U&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiEm9Hyj4f1AhW5p3IEHR_kAmUQFnoECAAQAg&amp;usg=AOvVaw1kvjRgHif7DkQEvlREdrrI\">questioned<\/a>\u00a0why CNN lied about Rogan taking a \u201clivestock drug\u201d to treat coronavirus. Gupta\u00a0could not defend CNN and\u00a0admitted the network \u201cshouldn\u2019t have done that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy the way, I\u2019m glad you\u2019re better,\u201d Gupta initiated the spat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you. You\u2019re probably the only one at CNN who\u2019s glad \u2026 The rest of them are all lying about me taking horse medication,\u201d Rogan replied about a treatment called\u00a0ivermectin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a lie,\u201d Rogan continued. \u201cIt\u2019s a lie on a news network \u2026 and it\u2019s a lie that they\u2019re conscious of. It\u2019s not a mistake. They\u2019re unfavorably framing it as veterinary medicine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt can be used for humans! I get it,\u201d Gupta said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot just could be used for humans, is often used for humans along with all the other drugs that I took. All human drugs,\u201d Rogan continued to press. \u201cThey know it\u2019s a human drug and they lied. It\u2019s defamatory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, they shouldn\u2019t have done that,\u201d Gupta admitted CNN\u2019s mistake. \u201cI don\u2019t know if it\u2019s defamatory.\u201d<\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\">\n<p><strong>5.) Chris Cuomo\u2019s \u2018Love-a-Thon\u2019 Interviews with Andrew Cuomo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Erik Wemple, a <em>Washington Post<\/em> reporter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/clips\/2021\/03\/14\/wapos-wemple-chris-cuomos-love-a-thon-interviews-with-ny-gov-brother-a-major-black-eye-for-cnn\/?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social\">called<\/a> out the Cuomo brothers on CNN for their \u201clove-a-thon\u201d interviews during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The interview occurred while former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) allegedly covered up nursing home coronavirus deaths. Andrew Cuomo later resigned over sexual harassment allegations that implicated his brother and CNN anchor Chris Cuomo.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Chris Cuomo was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/12\/04\/cnn-fires-chris-cuomo\/\">fired<\/a>\u00a0in December for his \u201cinvolvement with his brother\u2019s defense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would be remiss if I didn\u2019t mention CNN\u2019s own huge media story here,\u201d Wemple said to CNN\u2019s <em>Reliable Sources<\/em> host Brian Stelter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChris Cuomo, the anchor at the 9 o\u2019clock hour, who covered Andrew Cuomo and had all these wonderful love-a-thon interviews with him \u2014 more than 10 of them,\u201d Wemple stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey suspended the conflict-of-interest rule for Chris Cuomo for those interviews,\u201d Wemple continued. \u201cYet all of a sudden they\u2019ve enforced it again now that Andrew Cuomo was in the midst of a historic scandal in the Albany statehouse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that is a major black eye for CNN,\u201d Wemple concluded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6.)\u00a0Jussie Smollett Trial Revealed Don Lemon\u2019s Texts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before TV star Smollett was found guilty on five of the six charges in a case where he was accused of allegedly staging a racist attack on himself,\u00a0Smollett\u2019s trial revealed CNN anchor Don Lemon urgently notified Smollett that the Chicago Police Department was doubting\u00a0Smollett\u2019s alibi.<\/p>\n<p>Smollett\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2021\/12\/09\/jussie-smollett-found-guilty-in-hate-crime-hoax-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alleged<\/a>\u00a0he was beaten up by two supporters of then-President Donald Trump. Breitbart News reported:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-61 Component-p-0-2-52\">Smollett called the brothers \u201cliars\u201d and said their account was \u201c100% false. He testified over two days about being the victim of what he said was a hate crime, telling the jury \u201dthere was no hoax.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-61 Component-p-0-2-52\">Abimbola Osundairo, who worked with Smollett on the Chicago set of \u201cEmpire,\u201d and his brother, Olabingo Osundairo, also testified that Smollett paid them $3,500 for faking the attack. Smollett said the money was for meal and workout plans that Abimbola Osundairo was providing so the actor could be more toned for upcoming performances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-61 Component-p-0-2-52\">The Jan. 29 assault was reported to police, prompting a massive investigation that a lead detective said included some two dozen officers and 3,000 staff hours. The investigation \u2014 which included video from surveillance cameras, GPS and taxi and rideshare records \u2014 led police to the Osundairo brothers, who told detectives Smollett had staged the alleged hate crime.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\">\n<p>Lemon has not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/don-lemon-cnn-jussie-smollett-tip-police-hate-crime-racism-1658069\">acknowledged<\/a> he was involved in the Smollett trial while reporting on the trial.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7.) Jake Tapper Loses 75 Percent of His Audience\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In June, Breitbart News\u2019 John Nolte\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/the-media\/2021\/06\/29\/nolte-cnns-jake-tapper-loses-75-of-his-audience-in-just-six-months\/\">wrote<\/a>\u00a0<em>The Lead<\/em> with CNN anchor Jake Tapper lost 75 percent of his audience since January. Compared to the first quarter of the year, the show fell 49 percent:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Between May 31 and June 23, Tapper, a proven liar, and fabulist averaged only \u2013LOL \u2013708,000 viewers during his 4 p.m. ET hour. That\u2019s down from 2.8 million in January.<\/p>\n<p>By comparison, Fox\u2019s dreadful Neal Cavuto walloped Tapper with an average of 1.1 million viewers during this same hour.<\/p>\n[\u2026]\n<p>Tapper\u2019s second hour (5-6 p.m. ET) averaged only 799,000 viewers between May 31 and June 23. Fox\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Five<\/em>\u00a0averaged 2.6 million viewers during this same hour, which means Tapper\u2019s taking a jaw-dropping 229 percent beating.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nolte: CNN&#8217;s Jake Tapper Loses 75% of His Audience in Six Months <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gmVANCGKb3\">https:\/\/t.co\/gmVANCGKb3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joel Pollak (@joelpollak) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joelpollak\/status\/1409898413395791880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\">\n<p><strong>\u00a08.)\u00a0Brian Stelter Drops 72 Percent Of Viewers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brian Stelter\u2019s <em>Reliable Sources<\/em> show also dropped significantly in the first half of the year, the Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/ratings-free-fall-cnns-brian-stelter-loses-72-of-viewers-in-2021\">reported<\/a>, failing to attract one million viewers for 11 consecutive weeks:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>CNN\u2019s ratings have steadily contracted ever since the breach breathed life into its sagging viewership. Stelter attracted 1.3 million viewers in February, 1.02 million in March, 917,000 in April, and 836,000 in May.<\/p>\n[\u2026]\nThe ratings flop cannot be chalked up to a lack of interest in coverage of the media. \u201cReliable Sources,\u201d which features Stelter providing commentary on the state of the mass media, airs in the same time slot as Fox News Channel\u2019s \u201cMedia Buzz,\u201d featuring former CNN host Howie Kurtz. \u00a0FNC\u2019s media-focused show won an audience of 1.1 million, with 185,000 in the key television demographic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFox News aired 12 different programs on Sunday alone that attracted a larger audience than \u2018Reliable Sources,\u2019\u201d FNC\u00a0reported.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>9.) CNN Business Reportedly Investigated for Treatment of Women<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Breitbart News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/the-media\/2021\/04\/28\/report-cnn-business-investigated-parent-company-treatment-women-workplace\/\">reported<\/a> in April that\u00a0CNN\u2019s parent company AT&amp;T is investigating CNN business for the treatment of women in the workplace after Annalyn Kurtz, a senior editor, left the 60 person newsroom.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged improper treatment reportedly stemmed from CNN digital,\u00a0which is managed by senior vice president Meredith Artley:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>During an \u201cask me anything\u201d call on April 20, Artley reportedly mentioned the\u00a0work environment assessment as ongoing.\u00a0It is unknown what actions, if any, may result from the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation comes after former CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/brooke-baldwin-cnn-leadership-women_n_606e2e15c5b6c70eccad586c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">said<\/a>\u00a0before her departure,\u00a0\u201cThe most influential anchors on our network, the highest-paid, are men.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>10.) Chief White House Correspondent Kaitlan Collins\u2019 Bylines Restored<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kaitlan Collins\u2019 bylines were restored at her former employer, the Daily Caller reported. \u201cAt least five potentially embarrassing click-bait stories written by the now CNN star when she worked at right-wing Daily Caller\u00a0had mysteriously disappeared,\u201d the <em>New York Post\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/07\/20\/kaitlan-collins-missing-daily-caller-bylines-restored-but-mystery-remains\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The article in the Daily Caller had been published with the word \u201ccontributor\u201d instead of a byline. \u201cBut the Web site appears to have since restored Collins, CNN\u2019s star White House correspondent, as the rightful author,\u201d the <em>Post<\/em> continued.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11.) Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) Demands\u00a0Jake Tapper Apologize for Remarks About\u00a0Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mast\u00a0\u201clost his legs fighting for democracy abroad,\u00a0although\u00a0I don\u2019t know\u00a0about his commitment to it here\u00a0in the United States,\u201d Tapper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/steve-scalise-jake-tapper-apologize-brian-mast-swipe\">questioned<\/a> Mast\u2019s patriotism in January.<\/p>\n<p>Scalise told Fox News that Tapper\u2019s comments were \u201cdisgraceful\u201d and worthy of an apology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">\u201cThat was a disgraceful\u00a0comment,\u201d Scalise said. \u201cJake Tapper needs to just apologize\u00a0and admit what he said was\u00a0wrong. I\u2019m dear friends with Brian Mast.\u00a0Brian last night went to Walter Reed Hospital and worked out with wounded warriors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBrian lost two legs fighting for this country,\u201d Scalise continued. \u201cTo question his love for this country and his commitment to this country when he literally lost his two legs and lost some fingers as a bomb squad technician fighting for our freedoms, he [Tapper] owes\u00a0Brian Mast\u00a0an apology.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jake Tapper:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Congressman Brian Mast\u2026 who lost his legs by the way fighting for democracy abroad, although I don&#8217;t know \u2014 about his commitment to it here in the United States&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GidrZHUzOe\">pic.twitter.com\/GidrZHUzOe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/1349464630335303684?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>12.)\u00a0Chris Cuomo Forced Out<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chris Cuomo was fired after CNN discovered he utilized sources to defend his brother, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, against sexual harassment accusers.<\/p>\n<p>CNN initially put Chris Cuomo on probation. But after more information was revealed to the network by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/11\/29\/cnns-chris-cuomo-used-media-sources-to-dig-into-andrew-cuomos-accusers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">released<\/a>\u00a0text messages between the CNN anchor and Andrew Cuomo\u2019s top aide, Melissa DeRosa, Chris was fired.<\/p>\n<p>Following Cuomo\u2019s termination, CNN released the following statement.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Chris Cuomo was\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/11\/30\/cnn-suspends-chris-cuomo-indefinitely-after-learning-of-greater-level-of-involvement-in-andrew-cuomos-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suspended<\/a>\u00a0earlier this week pending further evaluation of new information that came to light about his involvement with his brother\u2019s defense. We retained a respected law firm to conduct the review, and have terminated him, effective immediately. While in the process of that review, additional information has come to light. Despite the termination, we will investigate as appropriate.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Statement on Chris Cuomo\u2019s termination from CNN. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yKPwYtMznD\">pic.twitter.com\/yKPwYtMznD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CNN Communications (@CNNPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNNPR\/status\/1467254877340545028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>13.) Former Chris Cuomo Staffer Arrested for Alleged Sex Crimes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On December 10,\u00a0John Griffin was arrested by the FBI and thereafter suspended by CNN after a federal indictment accused him \u201cAttempting to Induce Minors to Engage in Unlawful Sexual Activity,\u201d the indictment <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-vt\/pr\/connecticut-man-indicted-attempting-induce-minors-engage-unlawful-sexual-activity-ludlow\">read<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>According to the indictment, from April to July of 2020, Griffin utilized the messaging applications Kik and Google Hangouts to communicate with people purporting to be parents of minor daughters, conveying to them, among other ideas, that a \u201cwoman is a woman regardless of her age,\u201d and that women should be sexually subservient and inferior to men. \u00a0On these communication platforms, Griffin sought to persuade parents to allow him to train their daughters to be sexually submissive.<\/p>\n<p>In June of 2020, Griffin advised a mother of 9- and 13-year-old daughters that the mother\u2019s responsibility was to see that her older daughter was \u201ctrained properly.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">No power, few batteries\u2026 staying on the air via my rental car and the inverter I always lug around <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cnn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewDay?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NewDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisCuomo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ChrisCuomo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BruceDunkins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BruceDunkins<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qJC1zZRjb3\">pic.twitter.com\/qJC1zZRjb3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Griffin (@JGriffNYC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JGriffNYC\/status\/907196380791414784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>14.)\u00a0Jake Tapper\u2019s Producer Under Investigation by Child Exploitation Squad\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Breitbart News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/the-media\/2021\/12\/28\/fairfax-county-police-confirm-jake-tapper-producer-investigated-child-exploitation-squad\/\">reported<\/a> that police confirmed Tapper\u2019s senior producer for CNN\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Lead with Jake Tapper<\/em><em>,\u00a0<\/em>Rick Saleeby, is under investigation by a child exploitation squad:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Saleeby\u2019s investigation comes after Project Veritas\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XgAoSgKj010\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">revealed<\/a>\u00a0video and text messages on December 15 that allegedly show him fantasizing about sex acts with his former fianc\u00e9\u2019s underaged daughter.<\/p>\n<p>Project Veritas\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.projectveritas.com\/news\/project-veritas-names-cnn-producer-involved-in-wednesdays-tragic-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">revealed<\/a>\u00a0Saleeby\u2019s information two days after their initial report on December 17.<\/p>\n<p>Fairfax County police confirmed Saleeby\u2019s investigation on Tuesday after Project Veritas investigators confronted Saleeby following a court appearance. Saleeby appeared in court to respond to a protective order placed against him by his former fianc\u00e9.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>15.) CNN Airs Seven Days of Content Without Reaching One Million Viewers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In August,\u00a0Nielsen data <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/cnn-goes-entire-week-without-reaching-1-million-viewers\">revealed<\/a> CNN had gone seven straight days without reaching one million views each day from July 28 to August 3.<\/p>\n<p>The ratings plunged for the network after former President Trump left office.<\/p>\n<div class=\"teaser-content\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">\u201cNewspapers, television, all forms of media will tank if I\u2019m not there,\u201d\u00a0Trump\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/12\/17\/establishment-medias-readership-collapses-48-without-trumps-presidency\/\">forecasted<\/a>\u00a0in 2017, \u201cbecause without me, their ratings are going down the tubes.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>15 embarrassing moments that rocked CNN, the self-identified \u201cmost trusted name in news\u201d network owned by Ted Turner. 1.) 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