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Buck Sexton worked at CNN as a contributor from 2015 to 2017. He left that role in disgust but might be open to a return if things have truly changed.
On The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show on Tuesday, Sexton revealed that he has been asked to appear on the network again after previously denigrating its current state.
“They’re having more and more actual conservatives on CNN,” shared Sexton. “They have asked me to go on. I don’t know, should I go on? I’m thinking about it.”
Co-host Clay Travis said it would be good for both the Premiere Networks show and for Sexton’s upcoming book release if he were to go on CNN.
Sexton agreed. Travis then questioned if he would have to appear in studio in New York or if he could be a remote guest. Buck Sexton said he wasn’t sure, but wasn’t opposed to appearing in either fashion due to a potential shift in operation.
“I’ll respond to their very polite inquiries and say, ‘What are we really talking about here?’ Because if it’s good, that’s indicative of the major vibe shift that is underway, though … I was very open, especially during the COVID years, COVID era, about my disdain from the way that Jeff Zucker ran that entity. And I openly made fun of him and pointed out that the only reason Brian Stelter had a show was because he looked kind of like Jeff Zucker.
“I’m shocked. I used to trash CNN like there’s no tomorrow, and now if they want to be reasonable and they want to have a conversation, I’m reasonable. They weren’t being reasonable, so I was giving it to them on the rough side of things. But we’ll see. Maybe they’re going to have a change of heart, although I very much doubt it.”
Sexton didn’t elaborate on which CNN program had shared an interest in welcoming him as a guest. He recently appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher, where he repeatedly clashed with CNN late-evening host Laura Coates.
