Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) appeared on CNN to discuss the ongoing topic surrounding his colleague Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.). However, the appearance of the conservative politician on CNN led to criticism from Keith Olbermann.
Olbermann has been vocal with his criticism of CNN under new president Chris Licht, and on Saturday, he continued the remarks against the network and the direction they’re heading.
“First off, WTF is Matt Gaetz doing on CNN?” Olbermann said on Twitter. “I mean obviously the @smerconish brand is brain-dead bothsideist time-killing, but still – need any more evidence of @cnn’s conversion to full-fledged right-wing propaganda?”
Licht hasn’t hidden his agenda of pushing CNN toward the middle and becoming a less biased news channel. As a result, putting politicians who are on the other aisle is one way of having a network that will be seen as nonpartisan.
Nonetheless, as this move from Licht continues, there will be faces that wouldn’t be on CNN normally in the past. But, there’s going to be criticism from the likes of Olbermann too.
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
