{"id":1944739,"date":"2023-06-05T18:30:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T22:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-ceo-said-two-words-to-trump-before-town-hall-that-ended-up-defining-the-night\/"},"modified":"2023-06-05T18:32:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T22:32:30","slug":"cnn-ceo-said-two-words-to-trump-before-town-hall-that-ended-up-defining-the-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-ceo-said-two-words-to-trump-before-town-hall-that-ended-up-defining-the-night\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN CEO&#8217;s words to Trump defined town hall night."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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-ceo-said-two-words-to-trump-before-town-hall-that-ended-up-defining-the-night%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=1944739&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--><h2>CNN CEO Tells Trump to &#8220;Have Fun&#8221; Before Failed Ambush<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>CNN CEO Chris Licht told former President Donald Trump to \u201chave fun\u201d before last month\u2019s failed ambush of him during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tv-network-ratings-drop-during-bidens-first-full-week-in-office\/\" title=\"TV Network Ratings Drop During Biden\u2019s First Full Week in Office\">town hall event<\/a> on the network, according to a report.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It was a night to remember for former President Donald Trump as he turned the tables on town hall moderator Kaitlan Collins and embarrassed both her and Licht. Trump appeared to enjoy himself while the network has yet to recover from the bruising it took. More than three million people tuned in, giving CNN a brief boost. But CNN took a black eye so severe that night that the network averaged fewer than 500,000 viewers in prime time to end the month of May after ratings plunged by 16 percent compared to the month prior.<\/p>\n<h3>CNN&#8217;s Failed Attempt to Ambush Trump<\/h3>\n<p>After years of posturing against Trump at the expense of the truth, CNN was left with only a core of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-ratings-tanked-44-the-week-after-trump-left-the-white-house\/\" title=\"CNN\u2019s Ratings Tanked 44% The Week After Trump Left The White House\">left-wing viewers<\/a> and people who are waiting for flights in airports. It angered much of the former group when it agreed to host Trump in New Hampshire last month. Throughout 70 minutes, the former president turned the tables on town hall moderator Kaitlan Collins en route to embarrassing both her and Licht. None of that likely would have happened if Licht, Collins, and everyone else behind the debacle had simply treated Trump and conservatives with respect. Instead, Collins and CNN tried to settle a score and make the event about narratives its hosts and guests have pushed for years \u2014 narratives voters aren\u2019t concerned with.<\/p>\n<p>Licht has spent the last year-plus attempting to revive CNN into a serious news network. Nothing has worked, and viewership continues to decline. Licht ended up cementing CNN as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-ceo-said-two-words-to-trump-before-town-hall-that-ended-up-defining-the-night\/\" title=\"CNN CEO's words to Trump defined town hall night.\">irredeemable left-wing enterprise<\/a> it has become in the eyes of people who were hopeful it had turned a new leaf. Collins worked to repel potential viewers while many of the few loyal people that were left are probably spending their evenings now watching MSNBC. CNN employees were also reportedly livid.<\/p>\n<h3>Did You Enjoy the CNN Town Hall with Trump?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Did you enjoy the CNN town hall with Trump?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n    <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"poll\" value=\"yes\"> Yes<\/label><br \/>\n    <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"poll\" value=\"no\"> No<\/label><br \/>\n    <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n      Completing this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 89%\">\n      Yes: 89% (70 Votes)\n    <\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 11%\">\n      No: 11% (9 Votes)\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>CNN CEO&#8217;s Two Words to Trump Before Town Hall<\/h2>\n<p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadian-parliament-declares-chinas-treatment-of-uyghurs-genocide-as-biden-remains-silent\/\" title=\"Canadian Parliament Declares China\u2019s Treatment Of Uyghurs \u2018Genocide\u2019 As Biden Remains Silent\">recent town hall event<\/a> with former President Donald Trump, CNN CEO Jeff Zucker reportedly said to a reporter, &#8220;Well, that wasn&#8217;t boring.&#8221; By that time, people on every side of the political spectrum were weighing in online about the network&#8217;s mishandling of the event.<\/p>\n<p>Many conservatives were rightly annoyed, but not surprised, that CNN had again tried and failed to hurt Trump. Meanwhile, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-dont-want-you-dan-bongino-blasts-aoc-over-maskless-florida-jaunt-tells-her-to-just-go-away\/\" title=\"\u2018We Don\u2019t Want You!\u2019: Dan Bongino Blasts AOC Over Maskless Florida Jaunt, Tells Her To \u2018Just Go Away\u2019\">anti-free speech left<\/a>, which was already peeved he was being platformed, was furious he had run circles around the media&#8217;s broader narratives.<\/p>\n<p>TV news is already on the decline, which made Zucker&#8217;s decision to set a trap for Trump all the more peculiar. Instead of giving his network the best chance to attract viewers and ad revenue, he went with a bizarre strategy: to alienate more people than ever by tapping an inept partisan activist to go after Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, for his part, did appear to relish every moment of whipping CNN like a government mule \u2014 although he probably didn&#8217;t need any advice from Zucker. The country&#8217;s 45th commander-in-chief has been having fun at the expense of CNN for years.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Well, that wasn&#8217;t boring.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Why Did CNN Set a Trap for Trump?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Conservatives were annoyed but not surprised by CNN&#8217;s failed attempt to hurt Trump.<\/li>\n<li>The anti-free speech left was furious that Trump was being platformed.<\/li>\n<li>TV news is already on the decline, making Zucker&#8217;s decision all the more peculiar.<\/li>\n<li>Trump has been having fun at the expense of CNN for years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnn-ceo-said-two-words-trump-town-hall-ended-defining-night\/\">CNN CEO Said Two Words to Trump Before Town Hall That Ended Up Defining the Night<\/a> appeared first on <strong>The Western Journal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN CEO Chris Licht reportedly told former President Donald Trump to &#8220;have fun&#8221; before a failed ambush during a town hall event last month. Despite Trump&#8217;s apparent enjoyment, the network has yet to recover from the damage. Licht has spent over a year trying to improve CNN&#8217;s ratings and reputation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2006,"featured_media":1944742,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[7268,9373,28368,9165,6692,9167,3634],"class_list":["post-1944739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily","tag-ceos","tag-cnn","tag-defined","tag-hall","tag-night","tag-town","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1944739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2006"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1944739"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1944739\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1944742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1944739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1944739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1944739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}