But he was reportedly given no choice by WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar, who characterized the change as his decision at an emotional meeting with CNN Washington staff members Wednesday night.
Kilar was peppered with questions by CNN’s Washington staff.
TV host Jake Tapper said that there is a perception that Chris Cuomo — fired in December as a CNN host because he’d been privately advising his brother, former New York Gov.
“You may not agree with every decision,” King said at the meeting.
But it means CNN is suddenly without its point person as it prepares to launch the CNN+ streaming service this spring.
Kilar, in the Washington meeting, described the launch of CNN+ as every bit as important as the beginning of CNN itself.
The television network’s viewership has dropped dramatically in the past year.