CNN’s Chris Cillizza Ripped For Saying That Trump’s ‘Producing The Greatest Reality Show Ever’
On Tuesday night, CNN’s Chris Cillizza took some heat for hyping the reality show-like aspect of the Trump presidency.
In a very Cillizzian piece titled “Donald Trump is producing the greatest reality show ever,” Cillizza began by saying “You can leave reality TV. But reality TV never leaves you” and calling the breaking news of WH economic advisor Gary Cohn‘s resignation and porn star Stormy Daniel‘s lawsuit “one hell of an episode.”
Is there anything more reality TV than rapidly rising and then collapsing fortunes? The man or woman who you think is for sure going to win “Survivor” or get the final rose (do they still do that?) on “The Bachelor” suddenly falls into disfavor and is out before you blink.You never see it coming! The reversal of expectations suggests anyone is vulnerable. Anyone can go at any time. It makes the show — or, in this case, the White House — that much more difficult to tear yourself away from, since you really can’t predict what will happen next.
What is this vapid, Entertainment Tonight crap, @CNN? I’m asking. Seriously.
— Dennis Perkins (@DennisPerkins5) March 7, 2018
How much money do you make Chris
— Luke O’Neil (@lukeoneil47) March 7, 2018
outside of Trump and his dumb family there is no one dumber than @CillizzaCNN
— ＢｅｎＤａｖｉｄ Ｇｒａｂｉｎｓｋｉ (@bdgrabinski) March 7, 2018
Hi, trans lady here. I am not on a reality show. This is my life!
— Alexandra Whitney (@iskandrah) March 7, 2018
— Courtney Enlow (@courtenlow) March 7, 2018
Journalist and former CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien called it “terrible analysis,” which led to the following spat between Cillizza and herself.
This terrible analysis by @CillizzaCNN is in part why people hate the media. https://t.co/xxRcAspyC1
— Soledad O’Brien (@soledadobrien) March 7, 2018
Hey Soledad! Thanks as always for reading. https://t.co/XgvHJDgzPy
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) March 7, 2018
You’re welcome. You have a big platform, be thoughtful about the stories you tell and how you tell them.
— Soledad O’Brien (@soledadobrien) March 7, 2018
Did you actually read the piece? Or just make assumptions on the headline?
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) March 7, 2018
Read the whole thing.
— Soledad O’Brien (@soledadobrien) March 7, 2018
Then I really don’t get your criticism.
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) March 7, 2018
The only way my criticism would make sense is if I didn’t read your article? *sigh*.
— Soledad O’Brien (@soledadobrien) March 7, 2018
No. I simply have no idea what your criticism is.
That the piece is “terrible”? I suppose that’s subjective so, ok, I guess.
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) March 7, 2018
It’s not accurate. It’s not funny. It’s not clever. It’s not analysis. It’s facile. It shows an actual lack of understanding of reality tv (can’t believe I’m typing that). It’s mediocre. It’s a time when viewers need to understand what’s going on at the highest levels of govt.
— Soledad O’Brien (@soledadobrien) March 7, 2018
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