CNN chief Chris Licht defends Trump's interview with anchor Kaitlan Collins, which was the Republican candidate's first sit-down on the network since 2016.
CNN’s town hall with former President Trump drew 3.3 million viewers on Wednesday, but network executives faced a tsunami of criticism for giving the Republican candidate a platform to spread lies.
Trump also repeated his false claims that his 2020 election loss was “rigged” and that then-Vice President Mike Pence could have saved him from defeat by not certifying the election. CNN’s own media reporter, Oliver Darcy, said the event evoked the 2016 campaign, when media outlets gave Trump ample airtime as he rewarded them with big audiences. In the years since, CNN’s then-chief, Jeff Zucker, has repeatedly expressed regret for turning Trump into a ratings attraction.
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