The CEO of CNN’s parent company defended the cable network’s town hall event next week with Donald Trump on CNBC: “The U.S. has a divided government. We need to hear both voices.”
Said David Zaslav: “All voices should be heard on CNN.”
He added: “He’s the frontrunner, he has to be on our network. We’re happy he’s coming on there.”
On the latest episode of Trial Balloon: Trump’s CNN Comeback
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Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.
Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.
Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.
Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.