Damning Audio Recording Reveals Internal Meltdown at CNN After Trump’s Town Hall – Report

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If there was ever a sign that the establishment media landscape is in a state of complete and total upheaval, this is it.

CNN, not exactly a ratings powerhouse, is apparently a house divided after the network opted to air former President Donald Trump’s first town hall on Wednesday.

Despite all of the tangibly positive benefits of hosting Trump for his inaugural town hall, like a massive bump in ratings and social media cachet (though, CNN may not love that last one), audio recordings obtained by the New York Post paint a picture of a news network in utter disarray.

“You do not have to like the former president’s answers, but you can’t say that we didn’t get them,” CNN CEO Chris Licht told agitated employees, according to audio acquired by the Post.

Licht added that CNN “[m]ade a lot of news” and stressed “that is our job.”

The CNN head honcho also apparently defended Kaitlan Collins, the CNN reporter and host who moderated the town hall, after all a wide range of complaints about her interactions with Trump. (If you’re a conservative, Collins was an abrasive, interrupting presence. If you’re a leftist, Collins was the one being abused.)

“Kaitlan is in a no-win situation,” an unnamed CNN staffer told The Washington Post. “I can’t believe anyone thought this was a good idea.”

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