In that instance, moderator Kaitlan Collins faced both derision and praise for her attempts to keep Mr Trump tethered to the truth. Already under suspicion of being on a rightward slide under the new leadership of Chris Licht, the network was roundly criticised by liberals and even other journalists after a town hall event with the former president weeks ago.
Thursday night’s appearance by Mr Trump swerved into the danger zone momentarily as the former president repeated conspiracies about his election defeat - which he of course claimed was actually a victory - but thankfully for the network’s bosses stayed clear of any direct mentions of the Dominion machine conspiracies, a possibility that would have left Hannity with the awkward choice of correcting his guest or risking a second bruising by Dominion’s lawyers.Īnd at CNN, the cost comes in terms of reputation. At Fox, that cost was literal, in the hundreds of millions, thanks to a settlement with Dominion Voting Systems over claims espoused by the network’s hosts about its machines after the 2020 election. And the Fox broadcast is likely to do the same, if not better, given the network’s right-leaning audience.īut those ratings come at a cost. But the CNN special netted more than three million viewers for the hour, a win for the flagging network that just saw the unceremonious ouster of a number of high-profile faces under cloud of scandal, including Don Lemon, Chris Cuomo, and Jeffrey Toobin. Not as much as he was in 2016, when networks would sit their cameras on an empty podium in eager anticipation of his arrival. To be sure, the former president is still a ratings bonanza for cable networks. The roughly hour-long performance was notable only for its rigid adherence to form: the ex-president spat out mistruths and conspiracies faster than any journalist could respond, not that Fox’s Sean Hannity ever meaningfully pushed back at all.īut the similarities between Mr Trump’s appearances on Fox News and its second-place rival, CNN, a few weeks earlier beg the question: why does cable news keep doing this? "I hope they will at least be mixed.Donald Trump finished his town hall on Fox News on Thursday evening after making another whirlwind of false claims about a wide range of topics - the 2020 election, his trade policy, and his efforts to remain in the presidency to name a few. I know social media, what the reactions are likely to be," he said. In the end, Toobin said he hoped viewers would welcome him back to the CNN with open arms, but acknowledged that some people would object to his reinstatement as a senior legal analyst. Toobin's own sordid sexual history resurfaced following the Zoom incident, bringing back to light a 2009 affair in which he was outed for cheating on his wife with - and ultimately impregnating - Casey Greenfield, the daughter of his then-CNN colleague, Jeff Greenfield. Notably, Toobin also made the claim that an internal investigation at The New Yorker did not find any other misconduct over the course of his time there, and said his firing felt like "excessive punishment" - though "that's why they don't ask the criminal to be the judge in his own case," he added. "I am trying to become the kind of person that people can trust again," he said, outlining the myriad ways he's used the eight-month hiatus to become "a better person," including working at a food bank, going to therapy and writing a book about the Oklahoma City bombing. Toobin went on to call the behavior "deeply moronic and indefensible," before saying he didn't know others could see him at the time. "OK, let's start there," Camerota said. "To quote Jay Leno, 'What the hell were you thinking?'" "You got it all right, sad to say," Toobin replied. You were subsequently fired from that job after 27 years of working there, and you since then have been on leave from CNN. "In October, you were on a Zoom call with your colleagues from the New Yorker magazine," Camerota said. "Everyone took a break for several minutes, during which time you were caught masturbating on camera. She began the conversation with a brief description of the incident, which got him fired from The New Yorker after 27 years at the prestigious magazine. Jeffrey Toobin is back at CNN following a lengthy exile, forced by a viral incident in which the longtime New Yorker writer - he claims inadvertently - exposed himself during a staff video call at the magazine last year.Ī spokesperson for CNN confirmed the news immediately following an awkward interview on the network with anchor Alisyn Camerota, his first public comments since an initial apology during the brouhaha last October, which was first reported by VICE News.
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