We all watched in disbelief as the CNN moderators failed to fact check Donald Trump during the June presidential debate as he unleashed a firehose of lies. Beyond that we’ve seen other CNN anchors remain silent when MAGA representatives are on air peddling misinformation. Why? Well as former long time CNN anchor Don Lemon candidly told me, those anchors fear being fired because the policy to allow Trump and MAGA supporters spew lies on air comes from the top.
Lemon explained in our interview on Friday that the demise of corporate media can be linked to corporate media outlets –not just CNN of course—repeatedly “both siding” issues regarding Trump and the unique threat he poses.
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