The Daily Beast reports:
President Donald Trump called for the MSNBC cable news network to be shuttered in an evening rant on Truth Social.
Reacting to reports that CNN is planning to lay off hundreds of employees amidst a ratings crisis, Trump wrote on his social media platform: “MSDNC is even worse than CNN. They shouldn’t have a right to broadcast — Only in America!”
Trump’s missive comes just three months after he said CBS should lose its broadcast license over its 60 Minutes interview with his election opponent, former Vice President Kamala Harris. He’s currently trying to sue that network into oblivion.
Read the full article. As CNBC reports, CNN is indeed laying off around 200 employees but is also spending $70 million to ramp up hiring for its global and digital operations. The network’s “overall headcount” is expected to remain flat.