CNN continues to rehabilitate its image under CEO Chris Licht. Over the weekend. It was reported that the network was searching for a comedian to host one of its primetime programs. On Monday, two names surfaced, Bill Maher and Jon Stewart. The latter drew criticism from Daily Wire co-founder Ben Shapiro.
During his podcast Monday, Shapiro said that CNN’s credibility problem wouldn’t improve by adding Stewart to its lineup.
“CNN is so serious about the news that now they are literally talking about adding Jon Stewart in order to do the news at CNN,” he said. “Which shows you how far things have gone. CNN has come full circle.”
Back in 2004, ex-CNN host Tucker Carlson got into a heated exchange with Stewart The former “Daily Show” host was a guest with Carlson and Paul Begala on CNN’s “Crossfire.”
“Jon Stewart went on that show and said it was bad for America. What was truly bad for America was not the debate between Paul Begala and Tucker Carlson; what was truly bad for America was Jon Stewart smirking his way through political ignorance while pretending he knew what in the hell he was talking about,” said Shapiro.
Shapiro said if CNN wants to take a more moderate approach with dissenting points of view, hiring a guy like Stewart would do the complete opposite.
“They (CNN) still don’t have a Republican working for the network,” Shapiro added. “Now, they are going to have Jon Stewart or somebody like Jon Stewart doing some sort of political comedy at night.”
Last year, in an interview with the New York Times, Chris Licht hinted that he would like to hire Jon Stewart if he became available. According to Apple Insider, Stewart signed a long-term deal with the company in 2020.
“He’s making absolutely unwatchable garbage where he parrots woke talking points,” Shapiro said.
