CNN is a clusterfuck

[boston bean]

Don’t bother watching the dumpster fire.

This is a fucking joke.

CNN owes the nation an apology.

And stop calling him Mr President.

[Just_Vote_Dem]

1. Right-she's supposed to say "Mr. Trump"

President is only for Joe.

[True Dough]

16. No

she's supposed to say "serial groper."

[Just_Vote_Dem]

17. Even better n/t

[speak easy]

27. "individual 1"

[Joinfortmill]

32. Exactly

[Cha]

29. Gawd.. Could CNN Grovel anymore!

"Mr President".. does that mean she's an Election Denier?

[former9thward]

33. You can call him what you want.

But elected officials retain their title after they leave office. The media generally follows that standard.

[Farmer-Rick]

36. No, Mr President is reserved for the current president

It is never used to address a former president.

This is what Emily Post has to say about that title:

"When addressing a former President of the United States in a formal setting, the correct form is “Mr. LastName.” (“President LastName” or “Mr. President” are terms reserved for the current head of state.) This is true for other ex-officials, as well."

But CNN knows that. They want Trump back in office so the filthy rich can get another tax giveaway. By calling him Mr. President they buy into the big lie. That he magically mysteriously won the last election.

But what the filthy rich Samuel DiPiazza and David Zaslav (Chairman, president and CEO of Warner Bros Discovery inc. who own CNN) really want is to call him Lord Trump.

[former9thward]

39. I guess you have never seen a news show.

On news shows they have former Senators, Cabinet officials, Governors and they address them by their former title. But don't take my word for it:

How to Address a Former President
—-Envelope or a letter’s address block:
—-—-The Honorable—-#3
—-—-(Full Name)
—-—-(Address)

—-—-—-Or a bit less formally:
—-—-—-—-The Honorable (Full Name)—-#3
—-—-—-—-(Address)

—-Salutation:
—-—-Dear Mr./Ms./Dr./etc. (Surname)—-#1
—-—-Dear President (Surname)—–#2

—-Conversation:
—-—-Mr./Ms./Dr./etc. (Surname)——–#1
—-—-President (Surname)——-–#2

—-#1) Traditionally former presidents go back to the form of address to which they were entitled prior to taking office. The logic was that it was a one-person-at-a-time office so only the current office holder would get the forms of address. For example, in retirement Dwight Eisenhower was correctly addressed as General (Full name) on the envelope and as Dear General (Surname) in the salutation. After Harry Truman left the presidency he directed others to address him as Mr. Truman.
—-#2) The contemporary practice is to orally address and refer to former presidents as President (Surname) in conversation or in a salutation. NOTE: The current president is the only one to be identified as The President or addressed as Mr. President.

https://www.formsofaddress.info/president-usa-former/

I did not watch the townhall and if they said "Mr. President" instead of "President Trump" then that was wrong. But you and the other posters are wrong when you say they should say "Mr. Trump."

[Farmer-Rick]

41. So, you agree Mr.President is reserved for the current president

All those "journalist" who fail to follow the rules need to take it up with Emily Post.

Yes, according to the OP, they called Trump Mr. President. It's a way of emphasizing the big lie.

[former9thward]

43. So, you agree saying "Mr. Trump" is wrong based on current guidance which I linked.

Emily Post is using out of date guidance decades old. The media has moved on. Maybe other people should also.

[JohnSJ]

2. Not even tempted to watch

[senseandsensibility]

5. I changed the channel as soon as this crap

started. It sounds like it's going just about as expected.

[DENVERPOPS]

22. Exactly

CNN will intently be watching their viewership numbers to see how their "New" direction is being accepted by the MAGATs.

I certainly wouldn't be watching in order for them to add my viewership.

Not to worry, you will see sound bites and video clips for weeks or more by the entire 85+% Republican owned/operated Media.

This whole clown show is way beyond repulsive...............

The Republicans are still going all out in order to win the 2024 elections. Once they have that, they will operate as any Tyranny does.
For a preview, just view: Russia, China, North Korea, etc etc etc...........

[spanone]

3. So this bullshit will go on for 90 minutes?

[senseandsensibility]

7. 90 Minutes?

OMG!

[spanone]

11. that's what my xfinity guide says.....

[senseandsensibility]

13. Maybe that includes the after show?

With the panel? I'm not watching either.

[spanone]

14. they show the aftershow after the 90 mins.

Gawd, I hope i'm wrong

[edisdead]

4. I think they are supposed to say it at least once

I think they are supposed to say it at least once on first address and then can switch to Mr. Trump. Or fuckface works too.

[lame54]

6. That's what the C stands for

[Permanut]

34. Little known info about the network..

[dem4decades]

8. I'd rather watch Jeopardy Masters, the Red Sox or the Mets. CNN

Not on the list.

[Shellback Squid]

9. Collins is totally in control of

her bladder, trump, not so much

[Marcus IM]

10. Caitlin Collins is a failure. Totally incompetent. Not 1 confrontation with his stream of BS

He just talks over her questions without regard for what they are.

She just moves along to the next.

She is a disgrace.

[Cha]

30. That's What he Did to Biden in the debate..

Biden told him to Shut UP.

[Drum]

12. WTF is this program, this is insane

[C_U_L8R]

15. Chicken Noodle Network

Seems to have gone full chickenshit.

[Rebl2]

18. Isn't the

person that is head of cnn a former employee in tfg administration?

[dalton99a]

19. It is disgusting what CNN is doing _AGAIN_ to this country.

[boston bean]

20. I am so pissed off I can barely see straight.

[AmBlue]

28. If I think about it too much

I'll have an aneurysm!!

[Marius25]

21. Why is anyone watching this?

The more people that watch to see how bad it is, the more ratings CNN gets, which is why they're doing this.

If they get abysmal ratings, maybe they'll stop doing this crap.

[IronLionZion]

23. Don't give any views, clicks, or attention to it

[Patton French]

24. I bothered

And I agree. Media propping him up like joe s. did in 2016.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

25. Trump looked bad and lied nonstop.

Kaitlan Collins did a very good job correcting Trump's lies in real-time.

This is good for the Democratic Party.

[aeromanKC]

26. CNN did NOT get my ratings point.

Though to be fair, they rarely do.

[JuJuChen]

35. I didn't nor will I watch it, why did you?

[NewHendoLib]

37. as Zappa said, "they're only in it for the money"

[Hassler]

38. Collins is a Carlson protege. Olbermann dissects CNN on his podcast

[moondust]

40. Celebration of unbridled fraud.

[Chakaconcarne]

42. DU isn't helping this situation at all.....

Dozens of threads yesterday and today.. only amplifying this event and giving the attention this person wants.