CNN supervising producer John Bonifield was just caught on hidden camera allegedly admitting what critics have said for years — CNN is focused solely on ratings and profits, not the truth.
This is also the first time that a top executive inside the cable network, a senior producer that helps head up CNN’s medical coverage, was caught on tape admitting that they’re on a “witch hunt” against President Donald Trump.
It’s almost too shocking to believe — but it’s very real, and we have the footage the mainstream media doesn’t want getting out.
The video was published early Tuesday by conservative undercover journalist James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas. The footage shows Bonifield and an unidentified man discussing CNN’s coverage of Trump.
“I just feel like they really don’t have [proof of the Trump-Russia collusion] but they want to keep digging,” Bonifield admits, and continues, “So, I think the president is probably right to say, ‘Look, you’re witch hunting me.'”
Bonifield also admits that CNN’s coverage into Trump’s 2016 campaign connections with Russian medling is “bulls*it.”
The investigation is “mostly bullshit right now”and Bonifield later elaborates why CNN bothers to cover it. He admits there’s direct pressure from the CEO to get ratings — not the truth.
It’s a business! People are like ‘The media has like an ethical…‘ psshh! All those nice cutesy little ethics that used to get talked about in journalism school… you’re just like, that’s adorable. That’s adorable. But this is a business.
The undercover video seems to have been taken from a hidden camera, and there’s no indication Bonifield knows he’s being recorded.
In the past, O’Keefe’s Project Veritas has been criticized for such investigative journalist techniques, which often target Democrats and liberal activists.
Take a look at the video below and decide for yourself. (Warning: Vulgar language is used) —
Trump himself responded to the video early Tuesday, predicting big management changes at CNN.. and more bombshell exposures on other “fake news” outlets —
Fake News CNN is looking at big management changes now that they got caught falsely pushing their phony Russian stories. Ratings way down!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 27, 2017
So they caught Fake News CNN cold, but what about NBC, CBS & ABC? What about the failing @nytimes & @washingtonpost? They are all Fake News!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 27, 2017
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