A CNN executive defended new political commentator Sean Duffy after several of the network’s anchors and commentators criticized Duffy's on-air remarks today as “anti-immigrant” and “appalling”
A CNN executive on Tuesday defended new political commentator Sean Duffy after several of the network’s anchors and commentators criticized the former Republican congressman’s on-air remarks earlier that day as “anti-immigrant” and “appalling.”
In an interview with POLITICO, CNN vice president Rebecca Kutler said the network “is out there reporting from all over the country and from all points of view” and that “having people who support the president’s policies is part of that.”Kutler said that Duffy, who started on the network on Oct. 20, was elected to Congress five times from Wisconsin and can help “share with our audience what’s important to the voters he’s represented and how that will impact the 2020 election.
Kutler noted the on-air pushback to Duffy and said that “anyone watching the segment was not confused what CNN’s reporting was.” The next day, Duffy suggested on CNN’s “New Day” that a missing DNC server is “at the heart of the Russia investigation.” Anchor Alysyn Camerota responded, “That’s a conspiracy theory,” a point Duffy appeared to concede.
CNN built a stable of pro-Trump pundits, like Jeffrey Lord, Kayleigh McEnany, and Corey Lewandowski, during the 2016 election as several of its conservative commentators, and other leading Republican voices, were critical of his candidacy. After they departed, CNN“It is hard to find people who will come on and support the president’s point of view,” CNN chief Jeff Zucker
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