CNN chief says Trump’s attacks are boosting morale
Jeff Zucker’s comments suggest White House media war may be benefiting both sides.
By Alex Weprin
02/16/17 05:57 PM EST
CNN President Jeff Zucker declared on Thursday that President Donald Trump’s comments about the channel being fake news are a “badge of honor” and that aggressive coverage of the new administration has boosted employee morale.
As Zucker was talking over a lunch with reporters at Porter House in the Time Warner Center in New York, Trump was hosting a fiery press conference featuring a memorable back-and-forth with CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta, who tried to ask a question about the president’s attacks on CNN.
“I'm changing it from ‘fake news,’ to ‘very fake news,’” Trump quipped in response.
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