According to reports, CNN's recent coverage of President Joe Biden and his administration has angered the White House.
The president lambasted "MAGA [Make America Great Again] Republicans" as a threat to American democracy during Biden's speech on September 1 in front of Independence Hall. The White House disapproved of Politico's account of the speech, according to Politico. According to Politico, which claims a source with knowledge of the matter, the administration was especially irate over the network's attention on the optics of the address, particularly the blood red background.
Brianna Keilar, a CNN presenter, criticized the presence of two Marines who watched Biden speak from a distance. She asserted that because the military is supposed to be nonpartisan, having them present during a political speech is "wrong." Andrew Bates, the deputy press secretary for the White House, responded to her statement by claiming the address was apolitical.
The president's plan to forgive student loans has drawn criticism from some of the network's commentators and contributors. Commentator Catherine Rampbell called the initiative "not the best use of taxpayer dollars."
In June, CNN anchor Don Lemon challenged White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the White House's accusation that Russian President Vladimir Putin is to blame for inflation. Lemon is well-known for his criticism of former President Donald Trump. He made it crystal clear that the administration was partially to blame for the increase in pricing. In August, he also got into a fight with the press secretary over what the White House knew before the raid on Mar-a-Lago.
Chris Licht, the president of CNN, has worked to improve the network's coverage of both parties. Both White House correspondent John Harwood and anchor Brian Stelter recently left the network as a result of his efforts to reform it. Many criticized Licht for letting Harwood leave before his contract was up.
As previously reported by Politico, Licht previously met with White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain in May to increase his outreach to Washington's political elite. In reaction to CNN reporter Poppy Harlow asking Jean-Pierre on whether Biden will retract his "semi-fascism" remark, Klain retweeted Lincoln Project co-founder Rick Wilson's statement that the "diet Fox [News] era begins."
David Axelrod, a top Obama adviser, has criticized the administration on CNN, which has angered the White House. On the network and in op-ed pieces, Axelrod has questioned the president's news conference performance as well as several of his policies.
According to the source, the Republican National Committee shared a clip with John Avlon criticizing how the Democrats have handled urban violence.
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