In statements made this past Wednesday on a segment of “The Five”, Fox News host Greg Gutfeld claimed that had a quite simple solution to the recent leadership problem within CNN. He stated that the network should just hire podcaster Joe Rogan as a “takeover artist.”
Congressman Harold Ford Jr. (D-TN) kicked off the talks by reporting in about the surprise resignation of Jeff Sucker, the former CNN chief, earlier that same day. This past Wednesday, the long seated head of CNN stated that he was planning to resign and leave the network after not taking steps to disclose a relationship he had with a colleague.
“New reports say Chris Cuomo may have forced his old boss out of CNN by exposing a consensual relationship Jeff Zucker had with a colleague,” stated Ford. “The chief announcing his resignation today, after admitting he failed to disclose the situation. Uncovered as part of the investigation into Chris Cuomo’s tenure at the network. Greg, you have strong thoughts about this network and about some of the things. How do you feel about this day at the network and for Jeff Zucker?”
“I personally want to thank Jeff Zucker for supplying this show and my show with so much amazing content,” answered Gutfeld, causing a wave of laughter from his co-hosts as he went on. “Sure, he could have gotten rid of Chris Cuomo a couple of years ago, got rid of the cricket muncher or Don Lemon. But he stood by these incompetents and filled me with so much quality television, I can’t begin to thank him.”
“This obviously is about Chris Cuomo exacting revenge,” stated Gutfeld as a matter of fact. “This is like a relationship version of mutually assured destruction. When powerful people know things about other powerful people, and you come after me, well, you’d just better be careful because I know what’s in your backyard. That is what happened. This was a sure takedown from Chris Cuomo, which makes it sad for me to enjoy it because I wanted him to be fired for the crappy product that he creates, because it’s a terrible, awful product that’s hurt so many people … I hope CNN starts from scratch. You keep painting of turd, it still smells really bad. It’s a conduit for conflict clickbait. That’s what it is now.”
Seemingly in agreement, Dana Perino agreed that Chris Cuomo, a former host for CNN, most likely had a hand in forcing Zucker to resign, but she thought that there just had to be more to the story than a simple consensual relationship between grown adults. “It’s not like the president and the intern.”
“I want people to meet and fall in love wherever they meet, and you often meet people at work … It seems to me a little bit — the human resources on this front is a little overwrought,” claimed Perino.
It was also noted by Judge Jeanine Pirro that while it was an open secret of a sort, the starting point of their relationship was still the big question due to one or both of them possibly being married at the time.
“If I’m Jeffrey Toobin, I’m thinking, ‘Wow, did I dodge a bullet here,’” stated Jesse Watters while laughing. “I mean, I got off easy.”
“He did get off easy,” Gutfeld shot back.
“I heard Chris [Cuomo] might have some recordings,” chimed in Watters. “And if Zucker had just fired him and let him keep the rest of his contract, I think maybe he wouldn’t have dropped this dirt.”
“It’s open season on CNN,” stated Watters in continuation, seeming to suggest that the network could fix its issues by utilizing a “takeover artist” to get the network back in line. “All of their talent’s looking around like, ‘Oh my God, I don’t have Zucker here. He’s not going to have my back.’ They might even have to change the whole business model of CNN. Just go, breaking news, documentaries, and just cut the crap with all the opinion, fake news conspiracy garbage because that, as a business model, doesn’t work.”
“Joe Rogan,” Gutfeld exclaimed as he cut in.
“Rogan!” agreed Watters.
“Rogan should run CNN,” continued Gutfeld. “That is — God would decide that.”
“Spotify could buy CNN,” pondered Perino.
“And then let Joe take it over,” concluded Gutfeld.