While reading a report from Politico’s West Wing Playbook, 1210 WPHT morning host Rich Zeoli mocked CNN’s efforts to return to prominence, saying the “old school” CNN approach was the only way to capture their former audience.
According to the West Wing Playbook, the White House is at odds with CNN over their shift away from showcasing opinions that often skewed to the left and their focus on returning to their news reporting roots. The White House reportedly is not happy with the network’s coverage of President Biden’s “Fight For the Soul of the Nation” speech on September 1st, and also was not happy with the dismissal of Brian Stelter and John Harwood.
After pointing out a noticeable shift, including CNN contributor Van Jones continuing to criticize President Biden by calling him “grandpa”, Zeoli said “this is all Chris Licht. This is all him and his new change.”
“They all know that when their contract is up, they might be done if things don’t improve,” Dawn Stensland, The Rich Zeoli Show news anchor, said of CNN talent.
“Listen, they’re trying to transform CNN into a news network that Americans can trust, they say,” Zeoli joked. “You know what’s gonna be required for that to happen? They need another plane to go missing. They need massive storms. Planes missing. Old school CNN. Wolf Blitzer’s beard.”
