We don’t have any names, but we don’t hesitate for a second to believe that the clowns on the January 6 committee who consider everything a danger to our democracy would react that way to Jeff Zucker’s resignation from CNN. As Twitchy reported earlier, WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar held a meeting with CNN’s Washington, D.C. staff and it did not go well. One employee reportedly said they felt “less safe” with Zucker gone.
Vanity Fair is also reporting on the meeting and says that one CNN reporter said that “she was fielding calls from congresspeople, including a member of the January 6 committee, ‘who felt devastated for our democracy’ as a result of Zucker’s departure.”
I'm just going to tweet this straight, but: Jamie Gangel says that in the wake of Zucker stepping down, she heard from congresspeople "who felt devastated for our democracy" as a result of his departure https://t.co/Q0MdJXpyW0 by @joepompeo
— Miriam Elder (@MiriamElder) February 3, 2022
Joe Pompeo writes:
… Toward the end of the meeting, in which prominent CNN journalists went hard at Kilar over Zucker’s resignation, special correspondent Jamie Gangel spoke up. “The first calls I got this morning were from four members of the January 6 committee, who felt devastated for our democracy, because Jeff was not going to be around to make sure that CNN is able to do its job,” she said (later clarifying to colleagues that she meant to say four congresspeople, including one member of the committee).
And what exactly is CNN’s job?
Democracy Dies In The Darkness/Wake Of A Guy Leaving His Job
— Miriam Elder (@MiriamElder) February 3, 2022
Losing your news fixer can seem like the world is falling apart, I guess.
— Ship of Fools (@dveriksson) February 3, 2022
Joe Rogan isn't the problem. This is the problem. https://t.co/UL9uGnXBxm
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) February 3, 2022
They're just admitting that Zucker has been the grand poobah of DNC communications since Bill Clinton was in office.
— Erik (@winefishdawg) February 4, 2022
Who does the @DNC send their morning talking points to now? Congress is also wondering who they leak intelligence to now.
— Gary (@GarySchlager) February 4, 2022
This is so embarrassing.
— Neal 🇺🇲 🇺🇦 (@NealPierson) February 3, 2022
In other words, they are devastated that the “fix” on news coverage might be over.
This is remarkable, and bad in so many ways.
— ModernMaccabi (@ModernMaccabi) February 4, 2022
Press is supposed to be the watch dog of the government, not the lapdog.
— NH (@TwoQuoque) February 3, 2022
And they wonder why no normal person trusts the news media.
— Mr. Faversham 💥 (@MrFaversham) February 4, 2022
https://twitter.com/ChiefManOhio/status/1489390379476656129
— Christopher Walker (@chriswalker_12) February 4, 2022
This guy Zucker turned CNN into a DNC operation, designed to spread falsehoods about non-existent Russia story, he colluded with Cuomo who sent seniors to the nursing homes with Covid to die. Good riddance! What a despicable prick. Hopefully, the whole CNN Titanic will go down.
— Dr. Independent (@GroupToStopHate) February 3, 2022
When a corrupt, lying, dishonest prick that colluded with Andrew Cuomo as he was shipping seniors with Covid to nursing homes to almost certain death is now a "savior of democracy". You have no shame. Truly.
— Dr. Independent (@GroupToStopHate) February 3, 2022
https://twitter.com/VLoquor/status/1489390239915421697
It’s impossible to overestimate just how dumb Congress is. Every day brings a new example.
— Skiandsurf (@Skiandsurf2) February 4, 2022
Well, nobody likes it when their PR firm is offline, now do they?
Things are getting so bad at CNN, they may go back to reporting straight news for a change.
— Rhode Islander (@rhodeislander) February 4, 2022
My Grubhub is late. I am devastated for our democracy.
— Donny Ferguson (@DonnyFerguson) February 3, 2022
Thoughts and prayers.
— Tim Snell (@tj_snell) February 3, 2022
Is this true? Four members of Congress called Jamie Gangel because they felt devastated for democracy?
Related:
Politico journo’s thread sheds light on just how fiercely devoted CNN’s shameless on-air firefighters are to departed Dear Leader Jeff Zucker https://t.co/kJ4jT9VSfL
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 3, 2022
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