{"id":2283202,"date":"2024-06-25T12:36:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T16:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-issues-unconvincing-official-statement-after-booting-trump-spokeswoman-from-the-air\/"},"modified":"2024-06-25T12:39:27","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T16:39:27","slug":"cnn-issues-unconvincing-official-statement-after-booting-trump-spokeswoman-from-the-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-issues-unconvincing-official-statement-after-booting-trump-spokeswoman-from-the-air\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN Issues Unconvincing Official Statement After Booting Trump Spokeswoman from the Air"},"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\">24<\/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-issues-unconvincing-official-statement-after-booting-trump-spokeswoman-from-the-air%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=2283202&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>The article discusses the controversy surrounding CNN&#8217;s moderation \u2064of \u200bthe \u200dpresidential debate, particularly \u2062focusing on Jake Tapper and Kasie Hunt. Karoline Leavitt, press\u200b secretary for Donald\u2064 Trump&#8217;s 2024 campaign, criticized Tapper\u2019s\u200d history of anti-Trump commentary\u200c during an appearance on CNN\u2019s \u201cThis Morning,\u201d\u200d hosted\u2064 by Hunt. Hunt reacted by\u2063 abruptly ending the interview, an act interpreted by Trump supporters as indicative of the biased treatment \u200dTrump \u200bmight receive during the presidential debate.<\/p>\n<p>The piece\u200b critiques CNN\u2019s response to \u2064these allegations as overly defensive, suggesting that\u200c such defensiveness \u2064might \u2063actually undermine CNN&#8217;s \u2062credibility. It hints that CNN&#8217;s reaction \u2062is a classic\u200b case of &#8220;the\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-da-prosecuting-trump-accused-of-sex-scandal-hiring-inexperienced-lover-to-go-after-45\/\" title=\"Georgia DA prosecuting Trump faces sex scandal allegations, hires inexperienced lover to target 45\">lady doth protest<\/a> too much,&#8221; a reference to \u200da \u2063line from\u200b Shakespeare used here \u200dto imply \u2063that one\u2019s\u2064 overly defensive behavior might betray actual guilt.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062author \u200balso refers \u200cto instances where Tapper demonstrated bias against Trump in his reporting, suggesting that CNN\u2019s choice of moderators is influenced by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scottish-parliament-rejects-proposal-to-investigate-trumps-finances\/\" title=\"Scottish Parliament Rejects Proposal to Investigate Trump\u2019s Finances\">political agenda<\/a> rather than journalistic integrity. This narrative taps into \u2063broader criticisms of media \u200cbias in political coverage, especially regarding the two major American political parties.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/michael-schwarz\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/michael-schwarz\/%20\"><span>Michael Schwarz<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 25, 2024 at 7:51am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>\u201cThe lady doth protest too much, methinks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Human nature has not changed since the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-locks-down-13-million-in-xian-key-ancient-christian-site\/\" title=\"China Locks Down 13 Million in Xi'an, Key Ancient Christian Site\">early 17th century<\/a>, when William Shakespeare put those iconic words into the mouth of Prince Hamlet\u2019s mother, Gertrude.<\/p>\n<p>In modern English, of course, they mean something like this: The more overwrought your denial of guilt, the more self-serving you appear and the more you raise suspicions about your truthfulness and motives.<\/p>\n<p>In this sense, Gertrude might help us understand CNN\u2019s response to criticism of both Kasie Hunt, host of \u201cCNN This Morning,\u201d and Jake Tapper, the longtime establishment shill scheduled to serve as one of two moderators at Thursday\u2019s first presidential debate in Atlanta, hosted by CNN.<\/p>\n<p>The Shakespearean drama began Monday, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnn-pulls-trump-spokeswoman-air-telling-truth-debate-moderator-jake-tapper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a>, press secretary for former President Donald Trump\u2019s 2024 campaign, appeared on \u201cThis Morning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When Leavitt pointed to Tapper\u2019s lengthy history of anti-Trump behavior, Hunt feigned outrage and then ended the interview by cutting off Leavitt\u2019s microphone.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cWe\u2019re going to stop this interview.\u201d Trump spokesperson Karoline Leavitt goes on CNN and keeps attacking CNN debate moderators Jake Tapper and Dana Bash. Anchor Kasie Hunt gets fed up and dumps Leavitt from the air. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/09gDp0Ymjy\">pic.twitter.com\/09gDp0Ymjy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Sington (@MikeSington) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeSington\/status\/1805211863262634414?\">June 24, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump supporters had good reason to interpret that exchange as a preview of the treatment the presumptive GOP nominee might expect from that hostile network during the debate, one feature of which is the muting of microphones.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Should CNN be allowed to host a debate?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Tapper, of course, has a lengthy history of acute Trump Derangement Syndrome.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, for instance, the CNN host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-cnn-host-makes-embarrassing-slip-blaming-trump-insurrection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tried to repeat the lie<\/a> that Trump engaged in an \u201cinsurrection.\u201d In his eagerness to get that word out of his mouth, however, Tapper actually misspoke and said something similar-sounding but much more embarrassing to him.<\/p>\n<p>In January, as Trump denounced President Joe Biden\u2019s border invasion in a speech following the former president\u2019s victory in the Iowa caucus, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnn-msnbc-kick-off-election-season-censoring-trumps-iowa-victory-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tapper interrupted<\/a> CNN\u2019s broadcast of the speech to accuse Trump of \u201crepeating his anti-immigrant rhetoric.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In May 2023, a studio audience\u2019s favorable reaction to Trump during a CNN town hall <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/anderson-cooper-jake-tapper-rattled-core-audience-cnn-town-hall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">left Tapper triggered<\/a>. So did the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jake-tapper-melts-demands-control-room-end-live-video-trump-arraignment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">response the former president received<\/a> one month later at a Cuban restaurant in Miami following his indictment on charges so obviously motivated by politics and malice that many people have probably forgotten the details by now.<\/p>\n<p>Then there was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/debate-moderators-reaction-bidens-2020-election-resurfaces-fairness-called-question\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tapper\u2019s reaction<\/a> to the declared results of the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt must be said, to paraphrase President Ford: For tens of millions of our fellow Americans, their long national nightmare is over,\u201d Tapper said on Nov. 7, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of acknowledging that their moderator has a lengthy history of anti-Trump bias, CNN did what guilty parties do.<\/p>\n<p>First, Hunt censored Leavitt and defended herself in a post on X, saying, \u201cYou come on my show, you respect my colleagues. Period. I don\u2019t care what side of the aisle you stand on, as my track record clearly shows.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You come on my show, you respect my colleagues. Period. I don\u2019t care what side of the aisle you stand on, as my track record clearly shows.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kasie Hunt (@kasie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kasie\/status\/1805195530621882695?\">June 24, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Then, the network issued a statement that ignored legitimate concerns about Tapper and co-moderator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnns-dana-bash-admits-bidens-treatment-7th-grandchild-sad-disturbing-blames-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dana Bash<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In short, rather than admit to what everyone can see \u2014 that at least one of their moderators has an obvious problem with Trump Derangement Syndrome \u2014 CNN shamed everyone else for noticing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJake Tapper and Dana Bash are well respected veteran journalists who have covered politics for more than five decades combined,\u201d the CNN statement began, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/media\/4737344-cnn-debate-dana-bash-jake-tapper-thursday-trump-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/karoline-leavitt-says-cnn-has-anti-trump-bias-in-wake-of-heated-interview-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Karoline Leavitt says CNN has \u2018anti-Trump bias\u2019 in wake of heated interview - Washington Examiner\">extensive experience moderating major political debates<\/a>, including CNN\u2019s Republican Presidential Primary Debate this cycle. There are no two people better equipped to co-moderate a substantial and fact-based discussion and we look forward to the debate on June 27 in Atlanta,\u201d the network said.<\/p>\n<p>If we use the Gertrude-Hamlet method to translate that statement, we might get something like the following:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one admires Tapper and Bash more than their fellow establishment shills, who also confuse journalism with political advocacy. In fact, the pair have expertly gaslit viewers for longer than anyone can remember. Thus, we can think of no two people better equipped to help us rig the proceedings against Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In other words, Hunt and the rest of the folks at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-robert-f-kennedy-jr-fails-qualify-cnns-debate-itll-showdown-biden-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> doth protest too much.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. Will you help us fight? 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He has published one book and numerous essays on Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the Early U.S. Republic. He loves dogs, baseball, and freedom. After meandering spiritually through most of early adulthood, he has rediscovered his faith in midlife and is eager to continue learning about it from the great Christian thinkers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Michael Schwarz holds a Ph.D. in History and has taught at multiple colleges and universities. He has published one book and numerous essays on Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the Early U.S. Republic. He loves dogs, baseball, and freedom. After meandering spiritually through most of early adulthood, he has rediscovered his faith in midlife and is eager to continue learning about it from the great Christian thinkers. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commentary by Michael Schwarz, June 25, 2024: Shakespeare&#8217;s words from the early 17th century, spoken by Hamlet&#8217;s mother, Gertrude, still resonate today. &#8220;The lady doth protest too much, methinks,&#8221; highlights a timeless aspect of human nature\u2014excessive protestations often suggest insincerity. In contemporary terms, it suggests that overly vehement denials may, in fact, hide the truth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2056,"featured_media":2283203,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hunt-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[17350,9373,32621],"class_list":["post-2283202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily","tag-booting","tag-cnn","tag-official-statement"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Hunt-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2283202","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\/2056"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2283202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2283202\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2283203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2283202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2283202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2283202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}