

Yesterday, CNN announced a new morning show would hit the network at an unannounced date. She became co-host of The View in August. In 2020 Griffin served as White House Communications Director after working as then-Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary. “But I didn’t even know who they were,” said Griffin while Hostin was talking.

Hostin interrupted Griffin and said, “That’s so odd to me because I think if you hear someone telling a white supremacist group that is known for violence stand by…” “It wasn’t honestly until it came together and the Proud Boys started organizing and came out and violently protested…” “Honestly, I’ve talked about this before, I didn’t know what it meant,” said Griffin. “Did you not see that then? I think I remember reading when you were his press secretary, you didn’t think that he needed a clarification,” said Hostin. It led to a tense exchange between the two. I remember watching that ‘Proud Boys stand back and stand by,’ and honestly I had never even heard of the Proud Boys.” “But I was like ‘there was something weird about it’ and it was very clearly in retrospect after January 6th was meant to tell them, you know, ‘you are my guys.

“And he uses language intentionally to reach certain audiences. “The lesson I learned with Trump is you have to take him seriously and literally with what he says,” the former White House staffer-turned- View co-host said. Alyssa Farah Griffin revelation Friday on The Viewsparked a confrontation with co-host Sunny Hostin. The Beyond Black History Month podcast launched in February.Ī former Trump Administration official says she was never briefed about a far-right group. A much better strategy, looking back, would have been focus on your goals and go execute them and screw that guy.” Maybe he’s a racist jerk, maybe he was a misogynist and a racist jerk. What a freaking waste of my time to literally sit here and try to strategize about some guy who’s just a jerk. “Call it micro aggressions call it out and out harassment, call it whatever you want.

The former CNN host decided to change her approach. I’ve been in TV news how for 35 years and I’ve never seen him again.” What’s the big deal?’ And then I’d try to make jokes about it and nothing seemed to work. “And I tried to complain to some people and they’re like, ‘oh my God, lighten up. O’Brien, who hosts a syndicated show produced by Hearst Television, said she used to mull how to respond. And every day this guy, John, would make this comment that I was working on ‘colored people time.’ I would finish that show and I’d run to the morning meeting at 7 a.m., but I was always late of course because it started at 7. I was a producer of the TV show that was on before The Today Show. She told host Femi Redwood about a story from early in her television career at WBZ-TV in Boston. The veteran journalist appeared Thursday on Audacy’s Beyond Black History Month. Your California Privacy Rights - /en/current-privacy-policy/your-california-privacy-rights/ĭo Not Sell My Information - /en/dnsmiīefore you download this app, please consider that it includes advertising, some of which may be targeted to your interests.Soledad O’Brien says journalists should be held accountable. Stay updated on the latest coverage through live video, real-time updates and easy app navigation. “My News” builds a unique feed just for you based on interests and locations you choose. Stay informed on stories you love by choosing customized issues. Personalize alerts for sections you care about – entertainment, sports, consumer, technology, politics, food and travel, national, weather, traffic.Įasily select locations in “Settings” – from different areas of Chicago: downtown, South Side, Southwest Side, West Side, Northwest Side, and North Side to the north, south, and west suburbs, and northwest Indiana. Get weather and traffic alerts for severe storms and snow so you’re always current before you travel Get real-time Doppler radar maps along with detailed weather information from Accuweather. Watch live video while you read stories and explore the appĮasily choose your locations to get hourly conditions and 7-day forecasts. Switching between live streams is as easy as flipping between TV channels. The ABC7 app provides the latest alerts for local and national top stories and breaking news customized for you! Get more live and on-demand video than ever before, including live newscasts, and choose customized notifications based on your interests.įind exclusive video clips and streams at the top of the app, including live news broadcasts.
