Christ Licht has just been fired as chairman and CEO of CNN. CNN ratings were already in the toilet when he arrived. The only thing he accomplished was moving the toilet to a lower floor. He did manage to get rid of people like Bryan Stelter and Don Lemon. But he never managed to even come close to making CNN “the most trusted name in news.” Those days are probably gone forever.

The Trump townhall backfired big time. The reason is that a lot of people at CNN consider Trump to be the spawn of Satan and they would never consider treating him fairly. They hate Trump and this hatred clearly seeps out through their pores. A lot of the CNN personalities who had major roles in making CNN unwatchable, rebelled against Licht for trying to change anything. They succeeded, for now, as he is gone, and they are still there.

If you want to see the real source of the problems at CNN, read this comment by David Zaslav, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO:

https://www.foxnews.com/media/ceo-chris-licht-out-at-cnn

“While we know we have work to do as we look to identify a new leader, we have absolute confidence in the team we have in place and will continue to fight for CNN and its world class journalism.”

Those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it. Those who cannot understand that the team in place at CNN is exactly the problem, can’t possibly fix the problem. Right now, I would rate the odds that CNN will survive slightly lower than for Bud Light and Target.

The fall of CNN is just typical of what is happening everywhere. There is a simple rule here that is ignored to one’s peril. If you are a major company and people stop buying your product, you are a former major company. It is important to distinguish between people who are working for a living and who buy your product and those who would prefer just stealing it. Most Americans are too busy working to spend time shrieking and hollering at the top of their lungs demanding everyone else listen. The “silent majority” has just learned something big. If they stop buying what you’re trying to sell, you are in big trouble. Just ask the executives at Bud Light and Target how this works.

It will be very interesting to see who is the new CEO of CNN. If it is more of the same, don’t be surprised to see remarkably similar results. Just at a time when people are searching for someone to trust, CNN has put itself at the top of the list of those we know cannot be trusted.

One final thought. Imagine yourself a PGA tour professional. You were one of the guys who slammed the unethical idiots who signed with LIV golf for millions of dollars. Now those guys are smiling at you and saying: “who’s the dummy now?”

TDM