"They had 18 minutes before the game was going to resume, and Joe Davis talked about not having 18 minutes worth of content. So, we're going to go back to the studio, we're going to take a break, because we don't know what to do. Okay, essentially telling America we're unprepared. Bad idea."
The network is saying it is the second in a "robust slate of Republican Presidential Town Halls produced as part of the network's expansive coverage of the 2024 election".
"There were some articles about we could have used David on stage because he’s a celebrity CEO to compensate for the lack of star power up on that stage. But he was there."
"She makes it, inevitably, about her. How she was brave enough to take on the big, bad leader of CNN for this issue...oh, please. Everyone is criticizing the guy."
These remarks from Zaslav came after Christiane Amanpour openly discussed Licht and CNN's recent Trump town hall during her commencement address at Columbia Journalism School.
"They had 18 minutes before the game was going to resume, and Joe Davis talked about not having 18 minutes worth of content. So, we're going to go back to the studio, we're going to take a break, because we don't know what to do. Okay, essentially telling America we're unprepared. Bad idea."