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Lemon, Acosta say CNN's Trump appeasement led to its own White House ban

Former CNN hosts blame the network's shift rightward and hiring of Trump allies for triggering the president's media blacklist.

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What to know

  • Former CNN hosts Lemon and Acosta say the network's rightward shift and hiring of Trump allies directly caused its White House ban.
  • Lemon claims he warned CNN management against platforming election deniers and MAGA figures, but was ignored before his 2023 firing.
  • Acosta argues appeasement strategies don't work against Trump and calls for industry solidarity among banned outlets.

“I'm glad that they're filing these lawsuits. I'm glad that they're pulling the TV pool. I'm a little mystified as to why other news organizations are still sending in their teams and crews over to the White House.”

Jim Acosta, Former CNN anchor · The Don Lemon Show podcast ↗

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Lemon, Acosta say CNN's Trump appeasement led to its own White House ban
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Sep 22Sep 23yesterdaynow · 1:26 PM ET
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    Lemon tells The HillCNN's ban is 'their own fault'

    Lemon reiterated his criticism in comments to The Hill, saying CNN brought the ban on itself by 'bending the knee and putting on MAGA folks.'

    “It's their own fault. They sort of ushered this in by bending the knee and putting on MAGA folks.”
    — Don Lemon

    1. 1 outlet first by The Hill, 1d ago · read ↗

    • If not for their deliberate and self interested actions starting in 2016 Trump would not be president and unable to ban them. Is he breaking the law? According to a judge yes, according to the people working the door at the White House, no.

      alaphamaler/politics1d agoview on r/politics ↗
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    AcostaAppeasement does not work against Trump

    Jim Acosta said that hiring Scott Jennings as a 'paid Trump spokesman' did not prevent the ban and that CNN's appeasement strategy was fundamentally flawed. He called for other news organizations to boycott the White House in solidarity with the banned outlets.

    “You hire Scott Jennings, you put him on the payroll, you make him basically a paid Trump spokesman, and you still get banned…appeasement does not work.”
    — Jim Acosta
    1. 1 outlet ‘We Told You So!’ Ex-CNN Hosts Don Lemon, Jim Acosta Dunk on Network Over Trump's Ban

      first by Mediaite, 4d ago

  4. background

    Lemon declares 'we told you so' over CNN's Trump ban — Former CNN anchor Don Lemon said on his podcast that CNN's attempts to appease Trump by moving right and hiring paid Trump spokespeople backfired. He claimed he had warned CNN management about platforming election deniers and that the network was trying to become 'more like Fox.'