{"id":1979544,"date":"2023-07-21T13:44:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T17:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-white-house-communications-director-kate-bedingfield-joins-cnn\/"},"modified":"2023-07-21T13:45:21","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T17:45:21","slug":"former-white-house-communications-director-kate-bedingfield-joins-cnn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-white-house-communications-director-kate-bedingfield-joins-cnn\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Bedingfield, ex-White House communications director, now part of CNN."},"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\">20<\/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%2Fformer-white-house-communications-director-kate-bedingfield-joins-cnn%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=1979544&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>Kate Bedingfield\u200c Joins CNN as Political Commentator<\/h2>\n<p>Kate Bedingfield, formerly the White House communications director,\u200c has\u2063 been hired by CNN\u2062 as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-detailed-inventory-on-election-fraud-in-the-2020-election-by-deroy-murdock-provides-strong-evidence-on-president-trumps-performance-in-all-the-swing-states-and-overall-race\/\" title=\"New Detailed Inventory on Election Fraud in the 2020 Election by Deroy Murdock Provides Strong Evidence on President Trump\u2019s Performance in All the Swing States and Overall Race\">political commentator<\/a>. Bedingfield, who served as \u200cdirector since President Joe Biden&#8217;s inauguration, brings a wealth of\u2063 experience from her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-white-house-communications-director-kate-bedingfield-joins-cnn\/\" title=\"Kate Bedingfield, ex-White House communications director, now part of CNN.\">previous communication \u200broles<\/a> during President Barack Obama&#8217;s administration.<\/p>\n<p>Bedingfield \u2063left her position in February \u200dof this year and was succeeded by Ben\u200b LaBolt, who played a key role in communications surrounding Justice\u2063 Ketanji \u2062Brown\u2064 Jackson&#8217;s nomination to the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<h3>CNN&#8217;s Schedule Changes and New Additions<\/h3>\n<p>CNN recently \u2062announced that Bedingfield will be joining the network as an &#8220;on-air political commentator.&#8221; \u200bThis news comes as CNN makes \u200dadjustments to its schedule, \u2063filling the \u200bvacant 9 p.m.\u2062 slot with Kaitlan \u2063Collins, following the termination of former anchor Chris \u200bCuomo in December 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b morning \u2064show lineup has also \u200dundergone changes, with Poppy Harlow\u200d now serving as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/don-lemon-insists-he-wasnt-demoted-in-latest-example-of-fake-news-from-cnn\/\" title=\"Don Lemon Insists He Wasn't Demoted in Latest Example of Fake News From CNN\">sole anchor<\/a> after the departure of Don Lemon. Additionally, CNN\u2062 has made the decision\u2062 to\u200b part \u200cways with CEO\u200c Chris Licht.<\/p>\n<p>Notable Departures\u2063 from the Biden Administration<\/p>\n<p>Kate Bedingfield is the second member of \u2062the Biden administration&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-say-bidens-female-led-comms-is-a-first-trump-has-that-now\/\" title=\"Media Say Biden's Female-Led Comms Is A First. Trump Has That Now\">communications team<\/a> to transition to a role in television news.\u200b Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki now\u2064 hosts her own \u200dshow on MSNBC after leaving the White House \u2062in\u200c May of last year.<\/p>\n<p>Trusted News Outlets and Ratings<\/p>\n<p>According to a recent survey by Rasmussen Reports, CNN\u2063 is the second most-trusted news outlet, ranking just \u2063behind Fox News. In terms\u2062 of ratings, CNN&#8217;s\u2062 Anderson Cooper secured the third\u2063 spot for the 8 p.m. hour last month, with 739,000 viewers. MSNBC claimed \u2063second place with 1,344,000 viewers, while Fox News topped \u200bthe list \u200bwith 1,782,000 viewers tuning in \u2063to Tucker \u200dCarlson&#8217;s former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-crashes-viewers-cut-in-half-in-3-weeks-cnn-beats-fox-in-daytime-viewers-msnbc-beats-fox-in-every-prime-time-slot-but-tucker\/\" title=\"FOX NEWS CRASHES! Viewers Cut in Half in 3 Weeks -- CNN Beats FOX in Daytime Viewers -- MSNBC Beats FOX in Every Prime-Time Slot but Tucker!\">prime-time slot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click\u2064 here<\/a> \u200b to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kate Bedingfield, ex-White House communications director, joins CNN as a political commentator. She served as director under President Biden and held communication roles during Obama&#8217;s administration. 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