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☆ Trump offers dizzying new justifications for classified documents as former Cabinet secretaries sound the alarm
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Trump’s defense secretary who preceded Esper, James Mattis, had already turned full throttle against Trump before the 2020 election. He opposes Trump’s prosecution in New York by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, for alleged participation in a hush money scheme before the 2016 election. He also questions whether Trump should be prosecuted in connection with January 6, 2021, or his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Any ultimate prosecution with regard to the 2020 election could be a mistake, Barr said, arguing a candidate should have First Amendment rights. There’s an even larger questionRepublicans can defend Trump against prosecution all they want, but for Barr, that’s not the point.

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Washington CNN —Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie said Sunday it was a “useless idea” to force 2024 GOP contenders to sign a pledge to back the party’s ultimate nominee in order to participate in primary debates. “It’s only in the era of Donald Trump that you need somebody to sign something on a pledge. Trump, as a candidate in 2015, did not rule out an independent run for president at a debate in Cleveland. He ultimately signed a pledge to support the party’s eventual nominee and to not run as a third-party candidate if he did not win the GOP nomination. The RNC announced earlier this month that the first presidential primary debate will take place on August 23 in Milwaukee.

Persons: Chris Christie, “, Donald Trump, CNN’s Jake Tapper, Christie, he’s, Ronna McDaniel, ” Christie, Trump, McDaniel, ”, you’ve, Joe Biden, ” McDaniel, I’m, ’, Asa Hutchinson, you’re, ” Hutchinson, Ron DeSantis, Hutchinson, Mike Pence, Nikki Haley, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott Organizations: Washington CNN, Republican, New, Republican National Committee, GOP, CNN, Arkansas Gov, ABC News, RNC, CNN Poll, Florida Gov, United Nations, South Locations: New Jersey, “ State, Cleveland, Arkansas, Milwaukee, South Carolina

☆ Fox News said its chyron calling Biden a 'wannabe dictator' was immediately taken down and 'addressed'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A Fox News chyron called Biden a "wannabe dictator" who had his "political rival" Donald Trump arrested. Fox said in a statement Wednesday that "the chyron was taken down immediately and was addressed." Fox did not explain how the message made it onto the screen and how the matter was addressed. While Fox News aired Trump's speech live, MSNBC did not. MSNBC's Rachel Maddow made a similar pronouncement before that network chose not to air Trump's speech live.

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CNN —Miami GOP Mayor Francis Suarez has filed paperwork to run for president, according to new FEC filings, marking the long-shot candidate’s formal entry to the race. “Conservative mayor Francis Suarez chose a better path for Miami,” the video’s narrator says, highlighting his approach to crime and support for law enforcement. High-profile mayorPrior to his first election as mayor in 2017, Suarez served a Miami city commissioner for eight years. As mayor, Suarez has sought to bring a new era of technology, innovation and entrepreneurship to his city, including promoting industries such as cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence. In 2020, Trump lost Hispanic-majority Miami-Dade County – the state’s most populous county, which includes the city of Miami – by 7 points.

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☆ 42% of CEOs say AI could destroy humanity in five to ten years
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN Business —Many top business leaders are seriously worried that artificial intelligence could pose an existential threat to humanity in the not-too-distant future. Forty-two percent of CEOs surveyed at the Yale CEO Summit this week say AI has the potential to destroy humanity five to ten years from now, according to survey results shared exclusively with CNN. The business leaders displayed a sharp divide over just how dangerous AI is to civilization. While 34% of CEOs said AI could potentially destroy humanity in ten years and 8% said that could happen in five years, 58% said that could never happen and they are “not worried.”In a separate question, Yale found that 42% of the CEOs surveyed say the potential catastrophe of AI is overstated, while 58% say it is not overstated. The CEOs indicated AI will have the most transformative impact in three key industries: healthcare (48%), professional services/IT (35%) and media/digital (11%).

Persons: “, ”, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Sonnenfeld, Doug McMillion, James Quincy, Yale, Sam Altman, Geoffrey Hinton, Hinton, “ I’m, ” Hinton, Jake Tapper, Robert Oppenheimer, ” Sonnenfeld Organizations: New York CNN Business, Yale, Summit, CNN, Sonnenfeld’s, Leadership Institute, Walmart, Xerox, Google, Microsoft

☆ How CNN broke the news from Trump's arraignment despite a courtroom ban on electronics
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Noah Gray, CNN’s senior coordinating producer for special events, had grown up in the Miami area and attended Palmetto Senior High School. The remarkable effort to report on the court proceeding was only necessary because of the archaic system in which U.S. federal courts operate. The public continues to have remarkably little access to proceedings in federal courts — no matter how consequential or extraordinary the case may be. Generally speaking, federal courts refuse to budge. “I think the benefits for public access cut for both Trump and the prosecution,” Katyal told Nicolle Wallace.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Noah Gray, CNN’s, Tierney Sneed, Hannah Rabinowitz, Sneed, Rabinowitz jotted, Brad Parks, ” Gray, ” Elie Honig, Jake Tapper, ” Honig, “, Neal Katyal, Katyal, ” Katyal, Nicolle Wallace, newsrooms Organizations: CNN, Palmetto Senior High School, MSNBC, Trump Locations: Miami, Washington, D.C

☆ President Trump's arraignment on federal charges is a grave moment for the nation
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

For the first time in history, the nation is seeking to put on criminal trial a person who was elected to lead it as president. His indictment, brimming with details on Trump’s disastrously lax handling of classified materials, shocked many government veterans. (The DOJ has closed its investigation into Pence, while the special counsel probe of Biden’s handling of classified documents is ongoing.) “If this indictment is true, if what it says is actually the case, President Trump was incredibly reckless with our national security,” Haley said on Fox News. Typically, federal ranking officials are highly protective of classified material, knowing that even a lapse in the handling of one document could get them in trouble with the law, or land them in jail.

Persons: CNN —, Donald J, Trump, Utah Sen, Mitt Romney, “ I’m, ” Romney, it’s, He’s, Joe Biden’s, Jack Smith, ”, John Bolton, “, …, Donald Trump’s, ” Trump, Waltine, –, Smith, General Merrick Garland, Kevin McCarthy, Biden, Mike Pence, Pence, Nikki Haley, ” Haley, he’s, “ Donald Trump, Carolina Sen, Lindsey Graham, Florida Sen, Marco Rubio, Garland, ” Rubio, It’s, Donald Trump, Valerie Plame, Bush, Joseph Wilson, Plame, Jake Tapper Organizations: CNN, Trump, Republican, Trump didn’t, “ CNN, Justice Department, Biden, Republicans, GOP, DOJ, South Carolina Gov, Fox News, United Nations, ABC, Senate Intelligence, CBS, CIA Locations: United States, America, Miami, Utah, Manhattan, Georgia, Carolina, Florida, Lago, Bedminster, Iraq

☆ Analysis: Trump documents case is a test for the justice system he wants to dismantle
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

At the North Carolina State GOP Convention on Saturday, on his first campaign swing since news of the federal indictment, Trump escalated his assault on America’s system of justice. They’re trying to win the classified documents case in a court of public opinion – in a way that may influence a future jury – long before the ex-president faces a trial. Not to mention, the law does not require documents to be classified for a crime to have been committed. And many Democrats blamed ex-FBI Chief James Comey’s public statements in the case days before the 2016 election for helping to elect Trump. “(What) the Democrats are doing to Trump, it’s just too – it has nothing to do with running the country,” she said.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, ”, Richard Ben, Jake Tapper ”, William Barr, “, ” Barr, Jack Smith, he’s, Alvin Bragg’s, Joe Biden’s, Fani Willis, Ron DeSantis, Christopher Wray –, Republican –, Justice Department Trump, who’s, –, Jim Jordan, ” Jordan, Dana Bash, Kevin McCarthy, Biden, Barr –, Mueller, Russia –, I’ve, Pence, Clinton, Mike Pence, Hillary Clinton, James Comey’s, Bush, Alberto Gonzales, ” Gonzales, Tapper, Smith, it’s, Kim Bielenberg, CNN’s Kit Maher Organizations: CNN, White, “ Fox, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Justice Department, DOJ, America ”, Republican Party, FBI, Florida Gov, Republican, North Carolina, Convention, GOP, Trump, Department of Justice, ABC, CBS Locations: Miami, Mar, America, Manhattan, Georgia, Fulton County, New Jersey, “ State, Trump’s, Florida, Russia, “, Tulsa , Oklahoma

☆ Trump hits campaign trail as indictment roils 2024 race
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump is set to return to the campaign trail Saturday, traveling to Georgia and North Carolina for speeches at a pair of state Republican conventions as news of his federal indictment roils the party’s 2024 presidential race. The pre-planned stops come the day after the Justice Department unsealed its indictment laying out the government’s case that Trump and aide Walt Nauta mishandled classified national security documents. The visits will give Trump a chance to respond to the charges in a campaign-style as he mounts battles on both the political and legal fronts. So far, Trump has cast his prosecution as a politically motivated effort to stop his bid for the presidency. In March, the Manhattan district attorney in New York indicted Trump on charges related to hush-money payments to a former adult star.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Walt Nauta, Jack Smith, ”, Joe Biden, “, ” Trump, Carlos Gimenez, Fani Willis, Justice Department –, Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence, Nikki Haley, Chris Christie, CNN’s Jake Tapper, ” Christie, Asa Hutchinson, ” Hutchinson, Tapper Organizations: CNN, Justice Department, Bedminster, Florida Rep, Trump, Trump Organization, Democratic, Senate, Trump’s, New York, Rivals, Republican, Florida Gov, DOJ, South, Trump’s United Nations, Former New Jersey Gov, Arkansas Gov, “ Locations: Georgia, North Carolina, Washington, Miami, Bedminster, New Jersey, Lago, Manhattan, New, Fulton County, New Hampshire, South Carolina, United States, Arkansas

☆ Chris Christie — a onetime Trump ally turned foe — calls the case laid out in the indictment 'devastating'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Sarah Gray | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Chris Christie, once a Donald Trump ally, called the facts of the federal indictment "devastating." Christie is one of two 2024 GOP rivals not to defend Trump following these new allegations. On Friday evening, Christie was one of two rivals not to defend Trump over the 37-count indictment against the former president. During the 2016 primaries, Christie dropped out and roughly two weeks later endorsed then-candidate Trump — the first GOP governor to do so — ahead of Super Tuesday. Christie is now running against Trump in the 2024 GOP primary.

Persons: Chris Christie, Donald Trump, Jake Tapper, Christie, —, CNN's Jake Tapper, they're, Trump, Jack Smith Organizations: New, GOP, Trump, Service Locations: New Jersey, United States

☆ CNN needs more than a new CEO. It needs a business strategy
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Chris Licht, Chairman and CEO, CNN Worldwide, speaks onstage during the Warner Bros. Warner Bros. But Licht's entire tenure at CNN could have turned out differently had he persuaded Zaslav to keep CNN+. Perrette told the CNN+ leadership to pause all marketing spending and not to launch on Roku. A Warner Bros.

Persons: Chris Licht, David Zaslav, Licht, Donald Trump, Zaslav, David Leavy, Jake Tapper's, Anderson Cooper, Andrew Morse, Alex MacCallum, Robyn Peterson, Neal Chugani, Perrette, financials Organizations: CNN Worldwide, Warner Bros, Madison, Garden, Discovery, CNN, Warner Bros . Discovery Locations: New York City

☆ CNN management focused on 'listening' and 'getting back to work' as the network moves on from Chris Licht
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Trisha Gopal | Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

A trio of longtime executives have taken charge at CNN following the exit of Chris Licht. There's a moment in Tim Alberta's brutal profile of CNN's now-former CEO Chris Licht where Licht awkwardly takes a jab at his predecessor Jeff Zucker. The following Monday, as Licht attempted to quell growing calls for his ouster, Licht told CNN staff: "As I read that article, I found myself thinking, CNN is not about me. Jeff Zucker and Chris Licht at an event in 2019, back when Zucker still ran CNN and Licht was the showrunner on The Late Show on CBS. If Licht was seen as mismanaging CNN's top talent, Entelis, in particular, is known to be the queen of talent.

Persons: Chris Licht, David Leavy, Amy Entelis, Tim Alberta's, CNN's, Licht, Jeff Zucker, Zucker, Donald Trump, Christiane Amanpour . Licht, Anderson Cooper, Jake Tapper, Kara Swisher, Mike Coppola, — Licht, Virginia Moseley, Eric Sherling, Wolf, David Zaslav, Zaslav, WBD, Leavy, We're, — Leavy, I'm, Kaitlan Collins, Don Lemon's, Poppy Harlow, Licht's, PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA, Jonathan Miller, Entelis, Peter Jennings, Ted Koppel, Anthony Bourdain, Eric Ripert, Masa Takayama, Turner, Lisa Ling's, Bell, Tapper —, CNN —, She's, — Organizations: CNN, Morning, Vox Media, CBS, ABC, Warner Bros, Warner Bros Discovery, HBO, Getty, BBC News Board, Integrated Media, CNN Worldwide, Masa Locations: Trump, Japan, America

☆ Embattled CNN CEO Chris Licht is reportedly stepping down
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Nathan Mcalone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

CNN CEO Chris Licht will step down, Puck reported Wednesday. He was the subject of a disastrous Atlantic profile published Friday. Embattled CNN CEO Chris Licht will be shown the door, according to reporting Wednesday from Puck's Dylan Byers, as well as CNN itself and The New York Times. COO David Leavy, who Zaslav installed last week to run the business side of CNN, will continue to do so, Byers reported. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that top CNN talent including Anderson Cooper, Jake Tapper, and Erin Burnett had criticized Licht to Leavy.

Persons: Chris Licht, Puck, Licht, Puck's Dylan Byers, I'm, Byers, Amy Entelis, Jeff Zucker, Entelis, David Zaslav, David Leavy, Zaslav, Oliver Darcy, Anderson Cooper, Jake Tapper, Erin Burnett Organizations: CNN, New York Times, Warner Bros, Discovery, CNN Films, Street

☆ Chris Licht's tumultuous 13-month run as CEO of CNN: Layoffs, anchor drama, and that really bad Atlantic profile
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Discovery CEO David Zaslav emailed staff, letting them know Licht was stepping down. On the programming side, Licht launched "CNN This Morning," with anchors Don Lemon, Poppy Harlow, and Kaitlan Collins. "It's another shit show" on top of Licht's multiplying challenges at CNN, one former employee told Insider at the time. "Having people applaud those sexual abuse comments definitely made me question my allegiance to this network," one network executive told Insider. CNN's own media reporter Oliver Darcy said Licht had "lost the room," adding that dozens of CNN staffers no longer had confidence in their leader.

Persons: Chris Licht, David Zaslav, Licht, Zaslav, He'd, Jeff Zucker, Stephen Colbert's, Joe, Licht's, WBD, —, Brian Stelter, John Harwood, Don Lemon, Poppy Harlow, Kaitlan Collins, Chris Cuomo, Nikki Haley, isn't, Lemon, Gayle King, Charles Barkley, Dana Bash —, Donald Trump, Trump, CNN's Collins, Zucker, Insider's Nich Carlson, Zaslav's, Puck's Dylan Byers, he'd, CNN's, Oliver Darcy, Anderson Cooper, Jake Tapper, Max Tani Organizations: CNN, Warner Bros, Discovery, Licht, CBS, Trump, House, Republican Party, — CNN, AP, Variety, cnn Locations: Trump

☆ High-profile CNN anchors Anderson Cooper, Jake Tapper, and Erin Burnett voiced their concerns about CNN boss Chris Licht: Wall Street Journal
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Sarah Gray | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Major CNN talent voiced concerns about CEO Chris Licht, The Wall Street Journal reports. The report follows a disastrous profile of Licht in The Atlantic by Tim Alberta. As if things weren't rocky enough for CNN Worldwide CEO Chris Licht, a new report from The Wall Street Journal revealed top on-air talent voiced concerns about the CEO to incoming COO David Leavy. The Journal, citing anonymous sources close to the matter, reported that Anderson Cooper, Jake Tapper, and Erin Burnett have all criticized Licht. The Journal reported that Licht is seen as more aloof and walled off from the newsroom, which contrasts with the style of his predecessor Jeff Zucker, who was often in the scrum.

Persons: Chris Licht, David Leavy, Tim Alberta, Anderson Cooper, Jake Tapper, Erin Burnett, Licht, Donald Trump, Leavy, Tim Alberta's, he's, Jeff Zucker, Poppy Harlow, Kaitlan Collins, Don Lemon, Lemon, Nikki Haley, isn't, —, Cooper, Tapper, Insider's, Nich Carlson Organizations: CNN, Street, Morning, CNN Worldwide, Wall, Republican, GOP, Hall, Trump Locations: South Carolina

☆ 'That's on me': Warner Bros Discovery CEO sends email to CNN employees taking responsibility for Chris Licht disaster
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Aaron Mcdade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Chris Licht is leaving his position as CEO of CNN after a tumultuous year in charge. CNN's parent company, Warner Bros. Warner CEO David Zaslav told employees in an email and a morning newsroom call he was taking responsibility for Licht's mistakes. CNN is once again searching for a new top executive just over a year after departing CEO Chris Licht took the job — and David Zaslav, CEO of CNN's parent company Warner Bros. Read the full memo Zaslav sent to CNN staff that was reported by Tani here:Spokespeople for CNN and Warner Bros.

Persons: Chris Licht, David Zaslav, Licht's, Puck's Dylan Byers, Zaslav, Semafor's Max Tani, Don Lemon, Brian Stelter, Donald Trump, Licht, Jeff Zucker, Oliver Darcy, Jake Tapper, Anderson Cooper, Tani Organizations: CNN, Warner Bros, Discovery, Warner, Wall Street Journal Locations: Trump

CNN —Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Wednesday he was “wrong” about former President Donald Trump, whom he twice supported and advised ahead of the 2020 election. Christie told Tapper that 2024 is a different atmosphere from 2016, when Christie first ran against Trump and Trump cruised to the nomination by splitting a crowded field. This time, Christie argued, Trump has a political record to run against. Reacting to a Trump video mocking his weight, Christie said, “It just renewed in my own mind what a child he is.

Persons: Chris Christie, Donald Trump, “, ” Christie, CNN’s Jake Tapper, –, Christie, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Asa Hutchinson, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Mike Pence, Doug Burgum, Tapper, Trump, ”, we’ve, George Washington, CNN’s Anderson Cooper Organizations: CNN, Former New Jersey Gov, GOP, White, Florida Gov, South Carolina Gov, Arkansas Gov, North Dakota Gov, Trump, Ukraine, Democratic, New, Republican Locations: Trump, Florida, Arkansas, South Carolina, China, Russia, New Jersey, New York

☆ Mark Milley: Exclusive: Top US general says Ukraine is 'well prepared' for counteroffensive in war that has 'greater meaning' for the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Haley Britzky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Watch CNN’s full interview with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley on “The Lead with Jake Tapper” today at 4 p.m. Milley, who is retiring this year, is in Normandy to commemorate the 79th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day invasion — a massive World War II operation that he called the “greatest amphibious invasion in human history” — as the war continues to rage in Ukraine. For months now, the US and its allies have been helping arm Ukraine for the counteroffensive, which was expected to start in the spring. Most recently, the US said it would support a joint effort by other nations to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets. The war has also begun creeping into Russia, as suspected Ukrainian drone strikes hit inside Moscow and a shelling attack was carried out in Belgorod.

Persons: Staff Mark Milley, Jake Tapper ”, Oren Liebermann, Milley Organizations: Joint Chiefs, Staff, CNN Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Europe, United States, Normandy, France, Donetsk, Ukrainian, Moscow, Belgorod

☆ CNN CEO Chris Licht apologizes to staff over disastrous Atlantic magazine profile: 'I should not be in the news unless it's taking arrows for you'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Taylor Berman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

CNN CEO Chris Licht has apologized to his staff over a disastrous profile published by The Atlantic on Friday. Three days after The Atlantic published a bombshell profile about him, CNN CEO Chris Licht has apologized to his staff in an editorial call. The Atlantic profile, written by Tim Alberta, described Licht as aloof from staff, in contrast to his well-liked predecessor Jeff Zucker. Puck's Dylan Byers reports Licht told staffers on the call that he will move his office back to the newsroom. Insiders at CNN have also shared their theories on how the article became such an spectacular and ill-timed mess for Licht and CNN.

Persons: Chris Licht, Licht, Brian Stelter, Jake Tapper, Nikki Haley, I've, Tim Alberta, Jeff Zucker, Trump ., Puck's Dylan Byers Organizations: CNN, The Atlantic, Morning, GOP, Trump, CNN's New Locations: Alberta, CNN's, CNN's New York City

☆ Takeaways From Nikki Haley’s Mild CNN Town Hall
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Trip Gabriel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Compared with CNN’s explosive, much-criticized town-hall-style event with Mr. Trump last month, this one was a throwback to earlier, less combative times. Jake Tapper, the anchor who moderated, never found the need to correct Ms. Haley. The two big red elephants in the room, Mr. Trump and Gov. Both Mr. Trump and Mr. DeSantis, who once supported similar changes, now say they won’t touch the programs. But she displayed less of the punitive rhetoric on the issues that Mr. Trump and Mr. DeSantis have made crucial to their messages.

Persons: Trump, Jake Tapper, Haley, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Ms, “ Pick, ”, “, ” Haley, Biden Organizations: Gov, Republican, Social Security, Medicare, Disney, United Nations Locations: Trump, Florida, Paris

☆ How to watch CNN’s town hall with Nikki Haley
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Cnn Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley will participate in a CNN town hall on Sunday as the field of hopefuls vying for the party’s 2024 nomination continues to grow. Here’s how to watch the town hall with Haley:What time is the town hall? The town hall is set to begin at 8 p.m. The town hall will also be available on demand to pay TV subscribers via CNN.com, CNN apps and cable operator platforms. The town hall is taking place at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Haley, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Trump, CNN OTT, Jake Tapper, Tapper Organizations: CNN, Republican, United Nations, GOP, Trump, Florida Gov, CNN.com, Grand View University, Iowa Republicans, Iowa GOP Locations: South Carolina, Washington, Des Moines , Iowa

☆ Could Jeff Zucker Fix CNN? He Seems to Think So.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Benjamin Mullin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The complaint wasn’t unusual for Mr. Zucker, 58. He often compares notes on the media business with former colleagues and industry acquaintances, many of whom call him to grouse about the current state of CNN. Mr. Zucker’s criticism may be painful for executives running CNN to hear second- and thirdhand. Last month, CNN hosted a town hall with Mr. Trump in New Hampshire that was criticized for airing false information. Many anchors Mr. Zucker hired or promoted, including Jake Tapper, and Kaitlan Collins, who moderated the town hall, are still in prominent spots in CNN’s lineup.

Persons: Zucker, Chris Licht, Donald J, Trump, Jake Tapper, Kaitlan Collins Organizations: CNN, Nielsen Locations: New Hampshire

☆ Trump on tape: Here’s what it means and what’s next
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Most people recall the “Access Hollywood” tape of Trump using vulgar language to argue that “stars” can grab women. It also adds his Bedminster club to the potential locations where Trump had classified documents after leaving office. In response to the report, a Trump campaign spokesman said “leaks” are meant to “inflame tensions” around Trump. (The document Trump references was not produced by Milley, CNN was told.) Besides the ongoing investigations into the aftermath of the 2020 election, here’s what else is looming over Trump.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, Joe Biden’s, Jack Smith, who’s, ”, Elie Honig, Jake Tapper, ” Trump, undercuts, Smith, CNN’s Katelyn Polantz, Paula Reid, Kaitlan Collins, Mark Milley, Susan Glasser, Milley, CNN’s Haley Britzky, ” Beth Sanner, “, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Organizations: CNN, GOP, Trump, Department of Justice, ” CNN, Joint Chiefs, Staff, Milley, Chiefs, National Intelligence Locations: New York, Georgia, Peach State, Bedminster, Trump, Iran, Milley, New Hampshire

☆ Donald Trump Jr. tweeted an AI-generated video of Ron DeSantis as Michael Scott from 'The Office,' in a clip where the character is wearing a woman's suit
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Don Trump Jr. re-tweeted a AI-generated clip of Ron DeSantis appearing as Michael Scott in "The Office." In the clip, the character is ridiculed by his coworkers for wearing a woman's suit. In a bizarre attempt to insult his father's 2024 presidential competitor, Trump Jr. re-posted the video with the caption, "DeSantis does seem to spend a lot of time in high heels." In the clip, Ron DeSantis's face and voice are superimposed over Michael Scott's — the character played by Steve Carell — in a scene where Scott is being ridiculed at the office for wearing a woman's suit. At the end of the scene, the AI-generated Ron DeSantis as Michael Scott looks to the camera and says, "Negotations are all about controlling things, about being in the driver's seat.

☆ US economy on the brink as time runs low to avert debt default
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

After a weekend of acrimony between negotiators for House Republicans and the White House, Biden will meet House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Monday for critical talks on pulling the economy back from the precipice. Biden and McCarthy to meet MondayThe rhetoric eased a little, however, after Biden and McCarthy spoke as the president flew home on Air Force One. McCarthy already passed a bill raising the debt ceiling in exchange for a wish list of Republican demands. This is a balance of power that ought to drive both sides towards a compromise, but extremist elements in the House GOP could make that impossible. Like McCarthy, Biden also faces political pressure within his own party after some progressive Democrats expressed fears he would offer the speaker too much in any deal.

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