Donald Trump appeared on the liberal CNN channel for the first time since 2016. Now the channel is receiving heavy criticism, because Trump was allowed to speak freely.
Former President of the United States Donald Trump repeated the US channel CNN (you will switch to another service) in an interview on Wednesday, the baseless election fraud claims he made countless times, according to which he was robbed of the 2020 presidential victory.
The discussion was moderated by a CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins persistently tried to correct Trump’s constant distortions, but the former president was in a tough situation and got his lies told.
of The Washington Post (you are moving to another service) according to the interview, the interview has been characterized as a “disaster” within the media house, and criticism has poured in towards CNN and the channel’s management from many directions. Trump’s interview has created a dark atmosphere among CNN employees, writes Brittilehti The Guardian (you are switching to another service).
In the interview, Trump also commented on the civil court verdict he received from earlier in the week, in which the jury found him guilty as a writer-journalist by E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse and defamation.
– This woman [E. Jean Carroll], I do not know him. I’ve never met him. I have no idea who she is, shot Trump and called the woman a wack job.
In addition, Trump said he was ready to pardon several people convicted of the 2021 congressional attack.
“How can we learn from Trump in this forum?”
The former president is known to consider the liberal CNN channel to be his opponent.
Donald Trump appeared on CNN for the first time since 2016. During his time as president, he did not give a single interview to the channel’s reporters.
American political science professor Lori Cox Han is now criticizing CNN for giving Trump interview time.
– I think we saw what everyone expected, that is, Trump unfiltered, as he is. … I’m not sure why CNN decided to run that.
Cox Han doesn’t see how giving Trump time on a channel like CNN could help undecided voters.
– I’m not sure if we can really learn about him as a possible candidate on this forum. I don’t think there are really people who are undecided about voting for Donald Trump. I’m not sure how this will help voters make decisions for 2024.
– People who are going to support him will support him regardless of what he says or what he does, Cox Han says in an interview with the news agency Reuters.
According to various opinion polls, Trump is the clear favorite for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.
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