CNN chose facts over another appearance by Kellyanne Conway
- CNN’s communications team shut down Kellyanne Conway, calling out the “alternative facts” specialist for using alternative facts of her own.
- It began Saturday, when Huff Post reported that CNN actively chose not to put Conway on air on their flagship Sunday show, State of the Union.
- The New York Times later quoted CNN’s explanation that turning Conway down was because of “serious questions about her credibility.”
- Conway denied that report, saying she “could not do live Sunday shows this week [because] of family.”
- CNN fired back a half-hour later, saying the White House offered to make Conway available for the show, but they “passed” on her appearance. Read more
Update: CNN flips the script and accuses press secretary Sean Spicer of spreading fake news
- On Tuesday, Sean Spicer defended Conway and claimed that CNN retracted their statement questioning her credibility.
- CNN did not retract.
- CNN’s communications department fired off a Twitter rebuttal post-haste, saying the network had been “clear, on the record, about our concerns about Kellyanne Conway’s credibility.”
- Team Trump has had an icy relationship with CNN for some time. Read more
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Posted on August 4, 2017 with 34,410 notes
Source: mic.com
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