Jake Tapper Tears Into CBS Owner For Bending 'The Knee' To Trump In The Most Cynical Way
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The CNN host weighed in on the departure of the top "60 Minutes" producer, who pointed to a lack of journalistic independence as reason for his exit.
CNN host Jake Tapper slammed the chair of Paramount Global ― which owns CBS’ parent company ― for likely bending “the knee” to President Donald Trump on Tuesday after the exit of “60 Minutes” executive producer Bill Owens.
Tapper laid out the circumstances around Owens’ departure as he noted that Paramount’s Shari Redstone “stands to make a fortune” as she looks to merge her company with Skydance Media, a multibillion-dollar deal that requires the approval of a Trump-favoring chair of the Federal Communications Commission.
He then predicted that Redstone would likely settle Trump’s “allegedly frivolous” $20 billion lawsuit with CBS over allegations that “60 Minutes” deceptively edited its interview with Kamala Harris last year.
“Hope the money’s worth it, Shari,” Tapper later declared.
Owens, in a memo to staff on Tuesday, pointed to a lack of journalistic independence as a reason for his exit.
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