Former interim DNC chair and CNN contributor Donna Brazile was fired from the cable news network after admitting that she leaked a town hall question to the Hillary Clinton campaign. Vox’s Matt Yglesias and Politico Magazine’s Blake Hounshell are arguing that it isn’t fair to lay the blame on CNN:
For all this endless harping on Donna Brazile and the debate questions, what happened is that CNN fired her for breaking the rules.
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) July 17, 2017
Right. "CNN" didn't leak debate questions. Donna Brazile leaked one debate question, and was cut loose for it. https://t.co/BRoYwNnhMZ
— Blake Hounshell (@blakehounshell) July 17, 2017
… also, it was a town hall, and Brazile was fed a question about water quality in Flint from someone at a CNN partner, TV One. https://t.co/QJwv5loD7K
— Blake Hounshell (@blakehounshell) July 17, 2017
Well then, is this a more accurate way to put it?
CNN's Donna Brazile leaked debate questions. https://t.co/nzM7QqqIzL
— JWF (@JammieWF) July 17, 2017
Had a Fox News contributor been fired after getting exposed for leaking a debate question to a GOP candidate it’s unlikely any media figures would make a similar argument:
Donna Brazile worked for CNN when she leaked, so… https://t.co/949sFNxwWV
— Instapundit.com (@instapundit) July 17, 2017
CNN employee fired by CNN. Keep spinning it, Larry. Keep eating Trump's exhaust. https://t.co/HmP78hTbVW
— Scarborough's Hair™ (@EF517_V2) July 17, 2017
Donna Brazile worked for CNN which means CNN leaked the debate questions you insufferable hack.
What's worse is Clinton camp said nothing! https://t.co/4IvITmikYy
— Eddie (@eddiecarl4468) July 17, 2017
Um …. Exactly how does "cut loose for it" help your argument than she didn't work for #CNN again? https://t.co/rmaZW6GyZ9
— Sen. Frank Niceley (@SenFrankNiceley) July 17, 2017
Whose payroll was Brazile on at the time again? Oh yeah, it was @CNN's. https://t.co/NM4rTTTLt6
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) July 17, 2017
