on wednesday, CNN Twice impeached, once indicted, invited the disgraced ex-president who promoted the coup to City Hall. The event was a devastating disaster for the cause of journalistic integrity.

At CNN’s Town Hall donald trump I swore Forgive the rebels of January 6th, he laughingly explained the sexual assault, enjoyed the cheers of the audience For lying about the 2020 election, insulted the moderator, Kaitlan Collins. This event is nothing less than an infomercial for the Trump campaign. An almost constant barrage of unchecked misinformation and conspiracy theories and ridicule his sexual abuse victim.

The event was perfectly coordinated to benefit Trump. As News Director at Media Matters John Whitehouse Said“The dynamic was unlike that of a professional wrestling audience, ready to cautiously root for the Conqueror’s hero who makes the life of a reckless villain a living hell.” It is especially effective when seen fighting in enemy territory. One of CNN’s biggest mistakes was never having to do this event live. Mr Collins tried to do fact-checking to refute Trump’s lies, but nothing was enough.

But from a business perspective, the event epitomized CNN’s model.rear Corporate spin-offs and mergers In 2021 and 2022, CNN will become part of Warner Bros. Discovery. largest shareholder of Discovery, John MaloneRight-wing billionaire Listed in 2021 He said he would have liked to see CNN become more like Fox News. Collaboration with CNN CEO Chris Licht At this week’s town hall, he described a “strategic shift” to make the network “more ideologically neutral” (as opposed to the supposed left-wing bias under the Trump administration). have a background As a Senior Fellow of Media Matters Matt Gertz The company’s goal is to “treat President Trump like any other candidate, telling viewers his point regardless of how often he lies, garnering the attention that could generate viewership, “To create a more compliant network,” he said. Although CNN’s evaluation is high, tanked Under Licht, he achieves Malone’s ideological goals.

Conservative media correctly interpreted it as Trump’s victory at City Hall. fox news In the aftermath of City Hall, primetime Chiron was gloating as he proclaimed that “Trump is reviving CNN.”Newsmax’s Greg Kelly Said, “donald trump Completely murdered at CNN City Hall. He ate their breakfast, lunch and dinner. of Newsmax Sean Kleisman Collins even admitted to being “bulled” by Trump.and Steve Bannon He said it was a “humiliation of the mainstream media”.

City Hall has been proven to have been built according to CNN’s design. Praise of Licht After broadcasting. Expect more things like this as CNN’s Foxification of him progresses.