Ladies and gentlemen, CNN White House correspondent John Harwood has an announcement to make. You should probably have a box of Kleenex nearby, because
personal news:
today's my last day at CNN
proud of the work
thanks to my colleagues
i've been lucky to serve the best in American media – St. Petersburg Times, WSJ, NYT, the NBC family, CNN
look forward to figuring out what's next
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) September 2, 2022
Alas! Damn you, CNN, and your right-wing ways!
https://twitter.com/zachdcarter/status/1565737168869490695
I knew John Harwood was leaving CNN when he kept telling the truth about the rise of fascism while his bosses started marketing to some mythical middle ground. https://t.co/c2AC3giJ25
— Mark Jacob (@MarkJacob16) September 2, 2022
The fascistic purge of good reporters has begun @cnn #BoycottCNN https://t.co/YuqZkoH2F9
— Dexter Morgan (@cmsense18) September 2, 2022
Yes, clearly there’s a Great Journalistic Purge happening at CNN, and poor John Harwood is just the next in a long line of victims.
Probably the biggest hack at a network full of hacks. It's hilarious watching people reply to this claiming CNN is taking a "hard right" turn. pic.twitter.com/KB6rY4YRLl
— Chief Impact Officer BT (@back_ttys) September 2, 2022
Well, now that Brian Stelter’s gone, we suppose that John Harwood has been the biggest hack. Or at least near the top of the list. The competition is stiff, after all.
And speaking of Brian Stelter being gone:
Was this partisan sack of shit fired or did he leave before he was thrown out the window? https://t.co/Fy3Gbo6DnU
— Varad Mehta (@varadmehta) September 2, 2022
That’s a really good question. Brian Stelter straight-up got the boot. Did Harwood get the other one? Inquiring minds wanna know!
Chris Licht making personnel changes at CNN pic.twitter.com/Oiu5q5DtyG
— Ryan (@alwaysonoffense) September 2, 2022
We’d like to think that’s how it happened.
Tired: John Harwood (D-NBC)
Wired: John Harwood (D-CNN)
Inspired: John Harwood (D-Unemployed) https://t.co/HBrqbJD8L4
— max (@MaxNordau) September 2, 2022
Remarkable.
It turns out that rabid, dishonest, partisan propaganda is not that appealing to rational human beings.
The willingness of so many “journalists” to abandon any pretense of fairness or objectivity—and to lie shamelessly—has done immeasurable damage to our press. https://t.co/2vFiJFkjBb
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) September 2, 2022
You're a hack with zero journalistic integrity
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) September 2, 2022
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) September 2, 2022
Never forget that when Harwood moderated one of the 2016 Republican debates, he was caught emailing with John Podesta about which questions he should ask to the candidates.
Good riddance to one of the worst liberal hacks in all of media. https://t.co/vV0ow7sA26
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) September 2, 2022
Reminder: https://t.co/D0gHpweJKw pic.twitter.com/zXV2GHNzc4
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) September 2, 2022
I don’t celebrate people losing their jobs, but Harwood was the one of the worst and most biased journalists in the national press. This was absolutely necessary for CNN to pursue a rebranding.
— AG (@AGHamilton29) September 2, 2022
Who says there's no such thing as good news?
Don't let the door hit you in the condescending partisan ass on the way out, hack.https://t.co/oZL7C6OlDd
— Will Collier (@willcollier) September 2, 2022
It’s been real, John. Real obnoxious.
i would love to see cnn become a legitimate straight news organization and i imagine a lot of people would love it too
— Ryan (@alwaysonoffense) September 2, 2022
Well, we can dream. And so can John Harwood. His tone is optimistic, God bless him. And we, too, look forward to him figuring out what’s next. We’ll even help him out:
"look forward to figuring out what's next" pic.twitter.com/riliEXaCHi
— jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) September 2, 2022
Maybe John Podesta has a job open for Harwood.
— Chief Impact Officer BT (@back_ttys) September 2, 2022
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