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hatrack

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22. Why would even his fans bother? It's 2015 all over again, but whinier

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Wed May 10, 2023, 06:21 PM

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Did CNN/Licht fuck up, hoping tRump will increase ratings/$$$$ and would save them? [View all] BigmanPigman May 2023 OP

How about you wait and see what happens? brooklynite May 2023 #1

That is not my point! BigmanPigman May 2023 #2

... Just_Vote_Dem May 2023 #11

Yeah, who the fuck are they to ask a question? lame54 May 2023 #33

No. Trump is newsworthy and news organizations cover newsworthy people and events. Just A Box Of Rain May 2023 #3

A large number of Americans will believe 100% what he says BigmanPigman May 2023 #6

I think the number of people who "believe" Trump is small and getting smaller. Just A Box Of Rain May 2023 #9

A large number of Americans don't watch CNN womanofthehills May 2023 #35

They're Not Merely "Covering The News" ProfessorGAC May 2023 #8

Exactly. Why a town hall with TFG now? He isn't the GOP nominee. Raven123 May 2023 #16

I disagree. Just A Box Of Rain May 2023 #27

Of Course You Would ProfessorGAC May 2023 #28

Yeah? I remember people thought the same thing in 2016 and kept giving him air time. Bev54 May 2023 #24

Trump isn't the only one who got airtime. Just A Box Of Rain May 2023 #25

Trump got far more air time than all the others combined. Bev54 May 2023 #36

A manufactured campaign event with a MAGA audience is not newsworthy Generic Brad May 2023 #30

Covering someone edhopper May 2023 #34

And why is no other candidate being given equal time? Serious mistake by CNN. madinmaryland May 2023 #4

Biden was on CNN today making a speech and answering applegrove May 2023 #18

Do you think that's the same? Scrivener7 May 2023 #19

I think they often cover Biden as he is President. If we have to put up with 2 or 3 Trump applegrove May 2023 #20

We will see. Biden is the President. Why does a private Scrivener7 May 2023 #23

Why do you think that's "unlikely?" Just A Box Of Rain May 2023 #26

Yes, we all know you think CNN is the bestest network ever. Scrivener7 May 2023 #29

No. CNN could use a hell of a lot of improvement. Just A Box Of Rain May 2023 #31

TLDR. Really not interested. Scrivener7 May 2023 #32

It Will Generate One Night Numbers ProfessorGAC May 2023 #5

I think this Licht guy is a complete idiot. BlackSkimmer May 2023 #7

Short term thinking. C_U_L8R May 2023 #10

What if that is their intention? Big Blue Marble May 2023 #13

Like the Twitter gambit, right? C_U_L8R May 2023 #15

Licht's intention is to make CNN profitable. But he seems incompetent. emulatorloo May 2023 #17

Licht is the puppet of Trump donor who is calling the shots at CNN. Big Blue Marble May 2023 #21

In years past, were other GOP or Democratic front-runners given similar solo air time? bucolic_frolic May 2023 #12

I know John Edwards got some one on one with a few BlackSkimmer May 2023 #14

Why would even his fans bother? It's 2015 all over again, but whinier hatrack May 2023 #22

Yes malaise May 2023 #37