Presidential son-in-law and advisor Jared Kushner met with a Time Warner official recently to express the Donald Trump Administration's "deep displeasure" with CNN's coverage. That is according to the Wall Street Journal, which attributed it to a White House official and others.
That displeasure was hardly a secret. The President has called CNN fake news and just Thursday called it unwatchable and "very fake news." He also criticized the Journalat his press conference Thursday for a story he did not like, saying it was "almost as disgraceful as the failing New York Times."
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Jeff Bewkes, CEO of CNN parent Time Warner, has said threats will not influence CNN's coverage, including the President's threats to block their proposed merger with AT&T.
A CNN spokesperson was not available at presstime to comment on the report, but CNN CEO Jeff Zucker said Thursday that the "fake news" charge has not affected the network.
