Category: Politics

CNN’s senior media reporter Oliver Darcy blasted his own network for “legitimizing” Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and his “dangerous lies” by giving him a platform in a town hall on Wednesday. In his ‘Reliable Sources’ newsletter, Darcy argued that despite CNN’s assurances that Ramaswamy would not be able to “spread his lies unchecked” given Abby Phillip’s moderation, the network was still affording him unwarranted attention. Darcy contrasted this to the treatment of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is polling higher than Ramaswamy and has not been offered a similar opportunity by the network.

Ramaswamy used his platform to debunk a number of globalist hoaxes against the political right, including Jan 6 and the Whitmer kidnapping plot.

Darcy said the interview could have been pre-recorded, questioning why a major news network would “help to validate such a preposterous figure” and allow him to further his own agenda. This criticism follows Darcy’s whining about CNN partnering with certain organizations, and his censure of their controversial town hall with former President Donald Trump.

A spokesperson for CNN defended the network’s decision, maintaining that Ramaswamy is a significant contender for the GOP nomination and that voters still have questions for him before the Republican primary. The spokesperson added that the network’s role was to hold every candidate accountable and furnish voters with the necessary information for informed decisions. Reference was also made to Darcy’s disputes with then-CNN boss Chris Licht, who was subsequently dismissed the month after Darcy criticized him in the Reliable Sources newsletter.