{"id":1267853,"date":"2022-02-03T05:20:24","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T10:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1267853"},"modified":"2022-02-03T10:23:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T15:23:00","slug":"cnn-president-resigns-amid-affair-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-president-resigns-amid-affair-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN President Resigns Amid Affair Allegations"},"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\">12<\/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%2Fcnn-president-resigns-amid-affair-allegations%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=1267853&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--><p class=\"p1\">It\u2019s Thursday, February 3rd, and this is your Morning Wire. Listen to the full podcast:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>1) CNN President Resigns Amid Affair Allegations<br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>The Topline: <\/b><span>CNN President Jeff Zucker abruptly resigned on Wednesday, citing his failure to disclose a romantic relationship with an employee.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_338175\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-338175\" class=\"size-full wp-image-338175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Photo-by-J.-CountessGetty-Images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/02\/Photo-by-J.-CountessGetty-Images.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/02\/Photo-by-J.-CountessGetty-Images-300x169.jpeg 300w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-338175\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo by J. Countess\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Resignation<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>On Wednesday, Zucker issued a company-wide <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/02\/02\/media\/jeff-zucker-cnn\/index.html\"><span>memo<\/span><\/a><span> saying he had a relationship with his \u201cclosest colleague\u201d and \u201cwas required to disclose it when it began but didn\u2019t.\u201d He added, \u201cI was wrong. As a result, I am resigning today.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to Zucker, the details of the relationship came to light during an internal investigation into former CNN host Chris Cuomo who was fired last month. His resignation letter didn\u2019t mention the colleague by name, but CNN said the woman was Allison Gollust, the network\u2019s Chief Marketing Officer and former communications director for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. She and Zucker had worked together for over 20 years at NBC and CNN.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to a statement from Gollust, she and Zucker had been \u201cclose friends and professional partners,\u201d but their relationship \u201cchanged during COVID.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Controversy<\/b><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Many people who have worked with the pair over the last decade say the affair began not during COVID, but years ago while the two were married to other people.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Former CNN host Soledad O\u2019brien tweeted the affair was \u201can open secret\u201d at the network, and the relationship dates back years. Roland Martin, a former CNN political analyst, also called the affair \u201can open secret\u201d and said the relationship dated back to before either were at CNN.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The news also cast new light on a book published last year by Katie Couric in which she claims Zucker repeatedly pressured her to let Gollust take over as communications head for the Today show. Couric implied it was because the two were having an affair and even described how Gollust moved her husband and children into the same apartment building as Zucker, right above where he and his then wife were living.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>CNN\u2019s Brian Stelter claimed employees there were \u201cstunned\u201d by the news, but there were conflicting reports throughout the day saying the real shock among employees was not necessarily that Zucker was leaving, but why<\/span> <span>he was leaving.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>CNN has struggled all year with poor ratings and numerous scandals, and there was already speculation Zucker might be forced out for professional reasons.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_338176\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-338176\" class=\"size-full wp-image-338176\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Ben-GabbeGetty-Images-for-The-Academy-Museum-of-Motion-Pictures.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/02\/Ben-GabbeGetty-Images-for-The-Academy-Museum-of-Motion-Pictures.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/02\/Ben-GabbeGetty-Images-for-The-Academy-Museum-of-Motion-Pictures-300x169.jpeg 300w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-338176\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ben Gabbe\/Getty Images for The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>2) Whoopi Goldberg Suspended From \u201cThe View\u201d<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>The Topline: <\/b><span>Whoopi Goldberg, a co-host of ABC\u2019s \u201cThe View,\u201d was suspended for two weeks after claiming the Holocaust was not about race.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NickFondacaro\/status\/1488191258598199301?s=20&amp;t=NNuYQmKhvvjA5btbdQfSpQ\"><b>Quote Of The Day:<\/b><\/a> <span>&nbsp;\u201c<\/span><span>If you\u2019re going to do this, then let\u2019s be truthful about it, because the Holocaust isn\u2019t about race. No. It\u2019s not about race\u2026 It\u2019s about man\u2019s inhumanity to man\u2026but these are two white groups of people.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2013 Whoopi Goldberg on Monday<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Whoopi Goldberg<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Goldberg issued an apology Monday evening, but not before she had already taped an appearance on \u201cThe Late Show With Stephen Colbert\u201d in which she seemed flippant about the comments, possibly making the issue worse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>During the interview, she said, \u201cI feel, being black, when we talk about race it\u2019s a very different thing to me\u2026I thought it was a salient discussion because as a black person I think of race as being something that I can see. So I see you and I know what race you are.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Later, ABC issued a statement saying her comments were \u201cwrong and hurtful\u201d and they\u2019ve asked her to take time to \u201creflect and learn about the impact of her comments.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Past Situations<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Scenarios like this have often ended in the host or anchor making an agreement to leave the show.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>For example, Sharon Osbourne defended Piers Morgan over charges that he was a racist when he criticized Meghan Markle, leading CBS to suspend and later part ways with her. Likewise, NBC fired Megyn Kelly for comments about blackface sometimes being acceptable in the context of children\u2019s Halloween costumes.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_338177\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-338177\" class=\"size-full wp-image-338177\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Fiordaliso-via-Getty-Images.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/02\/Fiordaliso-via-Getty-Images.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/02\/Fiordaliso-via-Getty-Images-300x200.jpg 300w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-338177\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fiordaliso via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>3) New Study Shows Lockdowns Had Minimal Impact On Deaths<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>The Topline: <\/b><span>A new study from Johns Hopkins University claims lockdown measures had little or no effect on COVID-19 mortality.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Quote Of The Day:<\/b><span> \u201c\u2026if there\u2019s one mistake we\u2019ve made the entire pandemic, it\u2019s that we\u2019ve used the same blanket policy on every age group in the population, regardless of their comorbidity and in every part of the country.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2013 Dr. Marty Makary of Johns Hopkins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Study<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>The study released this week by Johns Hopkins seemed to indicate that lockdowns had little or no effect on COVID mortality.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Dr. Marty Makary of Johns Hopkins said researchers conducted a meta analysis of existing studies and created a mathematical model that analyzed the lockdowns and stay-at-home orders. They found that all these policies resulted in a mortality reduction of two tenths of 1%. However, they did not study that number compared to the number of deaths from potential side effects of the lockdowns, including substance abuse, suicide, deferred medical care, and other collateral damage from poverty and hopelessness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In examining the U.S. and Europe, the researchers concluded that stay-at-home orders may have made a small difference in the beginning, but sustained stay-at-home orders combined with lockdowns had a harsh impact on society.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>While extreme measures were effective, Dr. Makary said they should have been targeted chronologically, geographically, and towards those who were at a higher risk from the virus.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_338178\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-338178\" class=\"size-full wp-image-338178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rob-CarrGetty-Images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/02\/Rob-CarrGetty-Images.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/02\/Rob-CarrGetty-Images-300x169.jpeg 300w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-338178\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rob Carr\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Other Stories We\u2019re Tracking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Washington Commanders<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>After 92 years, the Washington Redskins announced their new team name on Wednesday \u2013 the Washington Commanders. The team had faced pressure to change the name due to complaints of racism. However, a 2019 Washington Post <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/profootballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2019\/08\/10\/poll-of-native-americans-view-of-redskins-name-finds-proud-most-common-answer\/\"><span>poll<\/span><\/a><span> found that those with native American heritage were most likely to report being \u201cproud\u201d of the team\u2019s former name, followed by \u201cindifferent.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Troops Deployed<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>3,000 U.S. troops have been deployed to Ukraine as a<\/span><span> \u201cdeterrent and defensive posture on NATO\u2019s eastern flank.\u201d The <\/span><span>Pentagon announced Wednesday that<\/span><span> 1,000 American troops will be repositioned from Germany to Romania, while another 2,000 are set to be deployed to Europe from the U.S. in the coming days.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Winter Storm<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>A winter storm <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/massive-winter-storm-to-affect-u-s-over-a-thousand-flights-cancelled\"><span>began<\/span><\/a><span> to affect close to 100 million people on Wednesday as a massive weather event traveled through much of the country. Thousands of flights are expected to be impacted.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/i>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>member<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s Thursday, February 3rd, and this is your Morning Wire. 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