Morning Jolt: Trump and CNN Put Their Mutual Contempt on Hold

On the menu today: Tonight, one of the first dramatic moments of the 2024 presidential campaign arrives, when Donald Trump appears on a network he's long castigated, CNN, for a live town-hall event. The pressure is on moderator Kaitlan Collins to hit the former president with tough questions — while quite a few liberals argue that CNN shouldn't be doing a town-hall event with Trump at all.

CNN vs. Trump, Tonight

Tonight, CNN will host a town hall with former president Donald Trump, the day after a Manhattan jury found him liable for battery and defamation of E. Jean Carroll. The jury found that Trump most likely sexually assaulted Carroll, but rejected the allegation that he raped her, and ordered him to pay her $5 million in combined damages.

The verdict ratchets up the pressure on CNN and moderator Kaitlan Collins to come out with hard questions for Trump and challenging follow-ups. The rest of the media was already grumbling that after several years of CNN contributors and ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY May 10 2023 WITH JIM GERAGHTY May 10 2023 Trump and CNN Put Their Mutual Contempt on Hold On the menu today: Tonight, one of the first dramatic moments of the 2024 presidential campaign arrives, when Donald Trump appears on a network he's long castigated, CNN, for a live town-hall event. The pressure is on moderator Kaitlan Collins to hit the former president with tough questions — while quite a few liberals argue that CNN shouldn't be doing a town-hall event with Trump at all. CNN vs. Trump, Tonight Tonight, CNN will host a town hall with former president Donald Trump, the day after a Manhattan jury found him liable for battery and defamation of E. Jean Carroll. The jury found that Trump most likely sexually assaulted Carroll, but rejected the allegation that he raped her, and ordered him to pay her $5 million in combined damages. The verdict ratchets up the pressure on CNN and moderator Kaitlan Collins to come out with hard questions for Trump and challenging follow-ups. The rest of the media was already grumbling that after several years of CNN contributors and ...   READ MORE

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