RCP: CNN Anchor: Trump Putting Journalists In Danger; "Declaration Of War On Media" Has "Emboldened" War Zones
CNN's Clarissa Ward, a foreign correspondent, served as guest co-host on Wednesday's broadcast of CNN's News Day. Ward fretted "people" in war zones have been "emboldened" by President Trump's "declaration of war on the media." Ward, expressing concern for members of the media in dangerous areas of the world, said to guest Chris Cillizza, 'I can only imagine what a person like you is dealing with. At what point does this become reckless or irresponsible?'
It should be noted Chris Cillizza is a Washington-based political correspondent and commentator.
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WNU Editor: The last thing that people in a war zone are thinking about is President Trump's dim view of the U.S. main stream media. This "conflict" between CNN and the White House is clearly getting personal .... CNN war with Trump gets personal (The Hill). And now .... we have another CNN political commentator in the hot seat because of his remarks .... O'Keefe video shows CNN's Van Jones calling Russia story a ‘nothingburger’ (The Hill). Am I surprised by Van Jones' remarks .... not really .... he has already remarked that there is no "Smoking Gun" in Russia-Gate.
Update: There is a lot of truth to what these journalists/commentators are saying ....
Bob Woodward Chides NYT, Mainstream Media: ‘Fair Mindedness is Essential’ (Daily Caller).
The media will do anything to bash Trump — and now they’re hurting (Michael Goodwin, New York Post).