On Thursday, Fox News host Jesse Watters claimed that CNN violated its fundamental principle by featuring Donald Trump in a town hall event in New Hampshire, which both Republican voters and some undecided individuals attended.
The primetime host emphasized that the network’s most significant error was discussing subjects they believed were crucial to their audience.
“Right off the bat, they got Trump to talk about the past and not the future, they knew he was going to take the bait, and he did,” said Watters. “Now, if Trump wants to talk about 2020, there’s plenty to talk about, but you can’t get lost in the weeds, and you have to move it from 2020 to 2024.”
After CNN’s New Hampshire town hall event with former President Donald Trump, some groups expressed dissatisfaction with the network. Nevertheless, CNN CEO Chris Licht remained unfazed by the criticism.
“After the 2020 election, CNN wanted to talk about January 6th,” said Watters. “We got stolen elections, January 6th, next came the rape case. It doesn’t hurt Trump. You can’t ‘Me too’ him. They’ve tried. If you want to open up, the party of Epstein, Weinstein, Bill Clinton, and Hunter Biden is enough. You’re giving the former President the opportunity to trivialize it and tell stories. CNN walked right into that and didn’t even see it coming.”
Watters stated that they subject themselves to scrutiny whenever CNN makes a weak political accusation against Trump. “CNN tried to play gotcha the whole night,” he added.
