While, the head of the company changed. The president of cnn now is jeff zucker. Hes responsible for the change. Heres how i once described to him on this program. From his shadowy layer hidden high above the newsroom, cnns secretive dwarf kings letter to the intercom and summoned his minions. From across the cable empire they gathered at his beckoning, each with talking points ready. Tucker and so if it sounds like something out of harry potter but thats because in some ways it is. You wont see gargoyles at cnn headquarters, but you can feel the political ambitions of the man who runs every detail of that place. Since zucker took over cnn almost seven years ago it often feels like every segment on that channel is choreographed for maximum political effect. If youve ever seen it, you know exactly what we are saying. It turns out theres a reason it feels that way. Earlier today, the Group Project veritas released a series of audio and video recordings it says were made by somebody withi
that nick knebel kid is in some trouble tonight unfortunately. author and columnist mark steyn joins us to assess all of this. what do you make of what was learned tonight, mark? it helps to confirm why cnn is in a state it s in. if you recall, i think this was the year before president trump came down that escalator. cnn went nuts over the malaysia airlines jet leading up to their fantastic theory that the jet had flown into a black hole, which you may recall the respected journalist carlos were advancing at one point. you can say what you like about that and that has a kind of objective surreal nuttiness, the tone. as it s in the tradition of a lot of tabloid doctoring and other things, but it s not just putting yourself at the service of one political party and doing the bidding ofol that party, ani