The Democratic National Committee extracted a promise from CNN that Sarah Isgur, the network’s new hire who previously worked as Jeff Sessions’ primary spokeswoman, would not work on Democratic primary debates in any way, The Daily Beast reported.
DNC officials were perplexed by the hire, given Isgur’s alleged involvement in a right wing conspiracy theory about the murder of former DNC staffer Seth Rich.
CNN hired Isgur, who has no journalism background, as a political editor who will coordinate coverage of the 2020 campaigns. Journalists both inside and outside CNN were appalled by the hire, citing her lack of experience and political ties.
DNC officials were equally confused by CNN’s decision. One source on the inside said officials were in “disbelief.” A senior aide told The Daily Beast that the talks between CNN and the DNC about how the hire “impacts 2020” coverage are ongoing.
DNC should just blackball CNN until she is gone. What next, they going to hire Sarah Sanders to run their fact checking team?
I’d like to be appalled, but since when has CNN avoided hiring hacks? Smells like a corporate dog chasing money.
Really? Anyone with two brain cells can figure out what this is about. And then we wonder why we lose…
Her real mandate is probably “how we can push for Trump’s reelection without alienating viewers”. Cha-ching!
She shouldn’t be participating in any editorial decisions on the 2020 election at all. The fox is in the henhouse.