CNN’s town hall with Donald Trump Wednesday night was a ratings winner for the network, pulling in Tucker Carlson numbers for the first time in a long time. The consensus seems to be that Trump walked away a winner as well. If there was any damage done, it was to the network’s reputation as a “straight news” source — there are plenty of stories about CNN employees anonymously venting their anger at their employer for giving Trump a platform.
We wish this source had a name, but he’s apparently a media veteran who says that town hall host Kaitlan Collins was basically “thrown to the wolves.” That sounds like mansplaining to us — Collins is only being criticized because she’s a woman.
CNN ripped for leaving Kaitlan Collins helpless against Trump’s lies https://t.co/Lvvl5ixlm2 pic.twitter.com/aXlhQxnwTH
— New York Post (@nypost) May 11, 2023
Alexandra Steigrad reports:
CNN failed to arm Kaitlan Collins with the necessary tools to refute former President Donald Trump’s lie-filled rants during the contentious town hall, a media veteran told The Post.
The ratings-challenged network was slammed for its poor production value, which one source said was tantamount to throwing the 31-year-old Collins “to the wolves.”
“They needed to stop Trump from steamrolling her,” the longtime producer said of Wednesday night’s town hall with Trump.
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Collins was left to verbally spar with Trump as he talked over her and at one point called her “nasty.”
“When someone is going to lie and you know he’s going to lie … you arm yourself with more than, ‘You said this.’ You have proof,” the source said. “This tactic could have disrupted Trump from steamrolling her.”
So she was steamrolled is the consensus.
Poor incompetent girl needed someone to white knight for her to save her from herself, and mean old CNN did nothing.
— Marie Arf 🇺🇸 🇮🇱 🇨🇦 (@schwingcat) May 11, 2023
The town hall was supposed to be about the people talking to him, not her badgering him with her own beliefs.
— Melanie🇺🇲 (@mefbama) May 11, 2023
Lies? She was the aggressor, debating him instead of asking questions. Just because she lost the debate doesn’t mean she was left “helpless” 🥴😂
Thought CNN was trying to establish a less biased position. This was just as biased as ever.
— 💞 Brianna Steven 💞 (@Brianna_Steven_) May 11, 2023
What lies? Oh, now SHE'S a VICTIM??? 🙄
— Dee (@Deeisnotmyname7) May 11, 2023
The only sham was CNN
— Bobby J (@Robert93500323) May 11, 2023
She was the one who talked over him. Did you even watch it?
— McManus (@c_mcmanus) May 11, 2023
I want to hear the earpiece audio for her, bet it’s epic
— Big Ed (@2K1C5) May 11, 2023
Leaving her helpless? She’s an adult journalist.
— Just Here (@JustHere2122) May 11, 2023
Should a man have come to save her?
— Bjørn Sig (@sig_bjorn) May 11, 2023
Kaitlin was way out of her league. Would have loved to watch this interview but I couldn’t bring myself to tune into CNN lol.
— Justin LeVaughn (@LevaughnJustin) May 11, 2023
CNN is a joke. pic.twitter.com/EuCqkksHnD
— Thomas (@ThomasBigSwoll) May 11, 2023
She is an adult. Pathetic at her job but that is on her
— HMC(SW)FMF (@GordonR29023447) May 11, 2023
Helpless? Maybe she was not prepared to handle this role. Is she now going to cry victim too?
— JustOh (@miacat47) May 11, 2023
Now it’s Biden’s turn to debate someone on Fox.
— FrenchTom (@FrenchTom7) May 11, 2023
It was CNN’s idea to host a town hall in the first place, and the man they’ve been lying about since he stepped off that escalator was prepared to give it right back to them. If we’re supposed to feel bad for Collins, we don’t.
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Related:
Trump LITERALLY dropping a receipt after Kaitlan Collins accuses him of ‘waiting’ on J6 is LEGEND (watch)https://t.co/h7DsHUgGY8
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 11, 2023
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