From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
CNN president ‘shocked’ by Trump’s attacks on media
The president of CNN says it is “shocking” to watch the political establishment’s silence regarding US President Donald Trump’s attacks on the media, calling it an abdication of their responsibility.
Jeff Zucker, president of CNN Worldwide, tells the INTV media conference in Jerusalem that Trump’s labeling of the media as the enemy of the state was dangerous and that “words can have consequences.”
He also says he was stunned politicians did not speak out fiercely against the assault on the free press. He singled out Republican senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham as two of the only ones to have the courage to stand up for their convictions.
Since taking office, Trump has lashed out repeatedly at CNN as “fake news.” He’s upbraided its reporters publicly and attacked Zucker personally.
— AP
The Times of Israel Community.