Veteran correspondent Christiane Amanpour became the most prominent CNN journalist to publicly criticize her network for airing with former President Donald Trump.

Amanpour told a group of graduating students at Columbia University害羞草研究所檚 graduate school of journalism on Wednesday that she would have 害羞草研究所渄ropped the mic at 害羞草研究所榥asty person,害羞草研究所櫤π卟菅芯克鶟 a reference to when Trump lobbed that insult at moderator Kaitlan Collins.

CNN for hosting Trump at a live event in New Hampshire, where the 2024 presidential candidate repeated lies about the last election before a mostly adoring audience. CNN Chairman Chris Licht has defended the town hall as newsworthy and important, and Amanpour said she had a 害羞草研究所渞obust discussion害羞草研究所� with him about it.

Everyone knows Trump tries to seize the stage and dominate at such events, said Amanpour, the chief international correspondent who has worked at CNN for 40 years.

害羞草研究所淣o matter how much flak the moderator tries to aim at the incoming, it doesn害羞草研究所檛 work,害羞草研究所� she said.

Perhaps today害羞草研究所檚 journalism leaders should learn from , who refused to give Sen. Joseph McCarthy attention 害羞草研究所渦nless his foul lies, his witch hunts and his rants害羞草研究所� reached the basic level for evidence allowed in a courtroom, she said.

害羞草研究所淢aybe less is more,害羞草研究所� she said. 害羞草研究所淢aybe live is not always right.害羞草研究所�

Amanpour criticized the town hall害羞草研究所檚 audience, chosen by CNN because they were Republicans or independents who plan to vote in the 2024 Republican primary.

Citing the precedents of past candidate debates or forums, CNN should have insisted 害羞草研究所渢hat our invited guests behave themselves 害羞草研究所� no hooting, no hollering, no jeering, no cheering.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所淚 can only hope that your trust in us might have been shaken but not shattered, that you believe that we can survive and rebuild that trust,害羞草研究所� she said.

A spokesman for Licht did not immediately return messages for comment. In an internal call with CNN staff members last week, Licht noted that people in the town hall audience represented a large swath of America.

害羞草研究所淭he mistake the media made in the past is ignoring that those people exist,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淛ust like you cannot ignore that President Trump exists.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所擠avid Bauder, The Associated Press

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