Why did CNN do it?
It gave the biggest demagogue of our era an hour of prime time, in front of a fawning audience of admirers. Here’s why.
Why in hell did CNN give Donald Trump a full hour of prime-time television before an audience of ardent supporters who applauded every lie and laughed at every sexist insult?
The germ of an answer could be found last August, when Chris Licht, CNN’s new chairman and CEO, canceled Brian Stelter’s Sunday show, “Reliable Sources,” which had been a reliable s…
