Jack, sign the petition to CNN: No more Trump town halls.

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On May 10th, CNN handed Donald Trump a free hour of live TV. Trump used the time to spread conspiracy theories, celebrate political violence, and continue to lie about the 2020 election. It was all in front a rapturous pro-Trump studio audience that ate up every word, even laughing and cheering as Trump mocked and defamed the woman who just won a jury trial against him for sexual assault.

Still, despite facing widespread criticism, CNN’s top executives, Chris Licht and David Zaslav, defended the town hall as having been “important,” “necessary,” and “absolutely, unequivocally” having benefited America. Licht called the moderator “a world-class journalist.” Trump called her a “nasty person.” The audience loved it.

It was the height of irresponsibility and the only way CNN could make the decision worse would be to do it again.

Sign the petition to CNN: No more Trump town halls.

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The town hall wasn’t journalism, it was a campaign rally. It is clear that CNN cares more about ratings than democracy, truth, or, frankly, basic journalistic standards.

CNN gave Trump everything he wanted. Free rein to the man who stoked the January 6 insurrection, has been indicted on 34 felony counts, and is currently under investigation for everything from obstruction of justice and election tampering to organizing an attempted coup.

We must demand that CNN put a stop to this. We need the news media to stand up for journalistic integrity and present the news with a critical eye to politicians’ false claims.

CNN must responsibly cover Trump. That means, reporting the news, not airing a campaign rally weakly disguised as news. Sign the petition now!

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Thanks for all you do,
Erin Tulley, Daily Kos