CNN’s most-watched programs have now gone two days without mentioning the escalating conflict between world-regions and the terrorist group Hamas as hundreds of rockets have been shot across the Israel-Gaza border over the past several days.
Tensions between Israel and Palestinians have boiled over into violence with Hamas launching rockets over the skies of major cities like Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, which were largely blocked by the Iron Dome defensive system, but the death toll continues to rise on both sides of the border.
However, the biggest international news story was not urgent enough to receive any mention on “Anderson Cooper 360,” “Cuomo Prime Time” or the top hour of “CNN Tonight,” according to Grabien transcripts. Host Don Lemon brought on Fareed Zakaria to discuss the violence in his second hour.
Instead, all three anchors spent at least half of their hour-long programs showering the “profile in courage” that is Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., who made a speech on the House floor on the eve of her expected removal from GOP leadership.
Collectively, they spent over 90 minutes Tuesday night on the Cheney obsession, with zero minutes on Israel in the 8, 9 and 10 p.m. ET hours.
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The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday that the New York Attorney General’s investigation has expanded to include allegations that the Cuomo administration was threatening to withhold the coronavirus infectious-disease from various counties if the governor didn’t receive their support amid calls for his resignation.
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Over the past several weeks, CNN’s primetime anchors struggle to reach over 1 million viewers as Anderson Cooper and Don Lemon often fall short and Chris Cuomo barely surpasses a seven-digit audience.
