{"id":573883,"date":"2023-05-10T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/trump-returns-to-cnn-five-things-to-watch\/"},"modified":"2023-05-10T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T10:00:00","slug":"trump-returns-to-cnn-five-things-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-returns-to-cnn-five-things-to-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"#Trump returns to CNN: Five things to watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2988e4bdb4c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2988e4bdb4c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-returns-to-cnn-five-things-to-watch\/#What_will_Trump_say_about_the_E_Jean_Carroll_verdict\" >What will Trump say about the E. Jean Carroll verdict?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-returns-to-cnn-five-things-to-watch\/#Will_Trump_play_nice_with_CNN_or_lambaste_them\" >Will Trump play nice with CNN or lambaste them?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-returns-to-cnn-five-things-to-watch\/#What_if_he_repeats_election_lies\" >What if he repeats election lies?\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-returns-to-cnn-five-things-to-watch\/#Will_his_main_target_be_President_Biden_or_Florida_Gov_Ron_DeSantis\" >Will his main target be President Biden or Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-returns-to-cnn-five-things-to-watch\/#How_does_Kaitlan_Collins_do\" >How does Kaitlan Collins do?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/644d6589657e09.04817339.jpeg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>An explosive piece of political theater is set for Wednesday evening when former President Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears at a town hall event televised by CNN \u2014 a day after he was found liable in a civil trial of sexual abuse.<\/p>\n<p>Trump and the network have been fierce foes in recent years.\u00a0Trump even went so far, while president, to send a tweet featuring a modified image of him body-slamming a person with the CNN logo superimposed on their head. Separately, he retweeted a cartoon of a train hitting a CNN reporter.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The network, for its part, was seen by some as having damaged its brand with gratuitously petty attacks on Trump or vainglorious performances from some of its reporters and pundits.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday evening\u2019s broadcast is virtually guaranteed to draw a large audience, especially with the attention on Tuesday\u2019s verdict. Beyond that, what are the big things to watch?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_will_Trump_say_about_the_E_Jean_Carroll_verdict\"><\/span><strong>What will Trump say about the E. Jean Carroll verdict?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As if the town hall was not set to be dramatic enough, it now comes on the heels of a new bombshell: the decision by a New York jury to hold Trump liable for the sexual abuse of columnist E. Jean Carroll in the mid-1990s \u2014 and for defaming her by accusing her of lying about those events.<\/p>\n<p>The jury awarded $5 million in damages against Trump, even as it did not find him liable for the most serious charge \u2014 that he raped Carroll.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from Trump\u2019s campaign reacted by blaming \u201ca never-ending witch-hunt\u201d and a \u201cbogus case\u2026targeting President Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump himself took to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> to complain about a verdict he deemed a \u201cdisgrace.\u201d He also contended that the nine-person jury, sitting in the city where he was born and has spent most of his life, was \u201cfrom an anti-Trump area which is probably the worst place in the U.S. for me to get a fair \u2018trial.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Trump might have plenty more to say about the matter before he appears at the town hall, but a repeat of his previous attacks on Carroll\u2019s character seems at least plausible \u2014 as well as politically risky, given how the whole matter could repel female voters, in particular.<\/p>\n<p>CNN would also have to push back immediately on some such allegations from the former president, otherwise it could be seen as acquiescing in defamation.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Will_Trump_play_nice_with_CNN_or_lambaste_them\"><\/span><strong>Will Trump play nice with CNN or lambaste them?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Trump has always gained some political advantage with conservative voters by the sheer ferocity of his attacks upon the media.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Now the question is whether he will use Wednesday night\u2019s appearance in order to continue that approach with CNN, or whether he will adopt a more orthodox demeanor.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps predictably, most signs favor the former.<\/p>\n<p>In a TruthSocial post Tuesday, Trump promoted his appearance by saying that CNN was \u201crightfully desperate to get those fantastic (TRUMP!) ratings once again.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The former president did include a flimsy olive branch, suggesting that the event could \u201cbe the beginning of a New &amp; Vibrant CNN, with no more Fake <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But then, he added, \u201cor it could turn into a disaster for all, including me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beyond Trump\u2019s hype, there are serious issues at play.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>There is a widespread belief in the media industry\u00a0that CNN is seeking to reposition itself closer to the center under its current CEO and chairman Chris Licht, who took those positions last year.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, too, has some incentive to reach beyond his base rather than just play the greatest, media-bashing hits.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_if_he_repeats_election_lies\"><\/span><strong>What if he repeats election lies?\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Trump has never backed away from his fictions about the 2020 election being stolen from him. Indeed, he often repeats such allegations, both online and in his campaign appearances.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>CNN\u00a0is under a journalistic obligation to point out that Trump\u2019s allegations are untrue. The network would obviously want to put a particularly wide berth between itself and the kind of wild allegations against Dominion Voting Systems that recently caused Fox News to agree to pay out almost $800 million in settlement of a defamation case.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But dealing with these issues is trickier than it sounds.<\/p>\n<p>CNN\u2019s moderator, Kaitlan Collins, has to face down Trump\u2019s untruths without getting into a prolonged verbal tussle that might derail the whole event.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>From Trump\u2019s perspective, there are some in his circle who would rather see him move away from the 2020 false allegations, which draw in no new supporters and open him up to the charge that he is looking to the past rather than the future \u2014 even as a declared 2024 candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Trump himself, however, has remained impervious to that argument.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Will_his_main_target_be_President_Biden_or_Florida_Gov_Ron_DeSantis\"><\/span><strong>Will his main target be President Biden or Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Trump has been increasingly vociferous in attacking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Having apparently settled on \u201cDeSanctimonious\u201d as his nickname of choice, a recent social media post from Trump declared the Florida governor \u201ca total flameout\u201d who is \u201cdropping like a rock in the Polls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As is often the case with Trump, there is an element of truth in the hyperbole. DeSantis is lagging Trump badly in recent polls.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis has not officially entered the race yet, so he is expected to do so within the next month or so. Trump will want to keep the heat on him, hoping to snuff out his rival\u2019s candidacy early.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The question is whether he prioritizes that line of attack over targeting President Biden himself.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trump has had some good news recently against Biden \u2014 most notably, a Washington Post-ABC News poll released Sunday that showed him defeating his successor by 7 points in a head-to-head match-up.<\/p>\n<p>Attacks on Biden are, in a sense, a simpler proposition for Trump. They unite the GOP base in a way that attacks upon DeSantis do not.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_does_Kaitlan_Collins_do\"><\/span><strong>How does Kaitlan Collins do?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The town hall event is a big opportunity for Collins, a rising star with the network. But it comes with plenty of risks, too.<\/p>\n<p>Collins made her name as a White House Correspondent for CNN during Trump\u2019s tenure. She was widely praised during that time for the quality and tenacity of her reporting. She also largely avoided some of the more theatrical attacks on the president that others in the press corps favored.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Prior to her time at CNN, Collins had covered the White House for The Daily Caller, the conservative website co-founded by Tucker Carlson.<\/p>\n<p>Still, she was hardly in the Trump team\u2019s good graces. At one White House press briefing soon after Trump had lost the election, his Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany branded her an \u201cactivist\u201d \u2014 a charge Collins immediately denied.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Collins is clearly in the ascendant at CNN, where she co-anchors the network\u2019s relatively new morning show, \u201cCNN This Morning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The show has gone through its share of dramas, culminating in the firing of co-host Don Lemon. But Collins herself has not been diminished by any of that.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If she does well on Wednesday, it will show she can handle the biggest occasions for the network.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But moderating a live event with a figure so unpredictable as Trump is always going to be turbulent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If the stakes are high politically for Trump, they are just as high professionally for Collins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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