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Now updated with truth-telling from @JohnJHarwood, which was followed moments later by his departure from CNN. pic.twitter.com/4F1XHisPS9
— Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org (@froomkin) September 2, 2022
He announced at noon that he was no longer with CNN. A source with knowledge about Harwood’s situation said that Harwood was informed last month that today would be his last day, even though he was on a long-term contract. “He used one of this last live-shots to send a message,” the source said.
“The core point he made in that political speech about a threat to democracy is true. Now, that’s something that’s not easy for us, as journalists, to say. We’re brought up to believe there’s two different political parties with different points of view and we don’t take sides in honest disagreements between them. But that’s not what we’re talking about. These are not honest disagreements. The Republican Party right now is led by a dishonest demagogue. Many, many Republicans are rallying behind his lies about the 2020 election and other things as well. And a significant portion — or a sufficient portion — of the constituency that they’re leading attacked the Capitol on January 6th. Violently. By offering pardons or suggesting pardons for those people who violently attacked the Capitol, which you’ve been pointing out numerous times this morning, Donald Trump made Joe Biden’s point for him.”
personal news:
today’s my last day at CNN
proud of the work
thanks to my colleagues
i’ve been lucky to serve the best in American media – St. Petersburg Times, WSJ, NYT, the NBC family, CNN
look forward to figuring out what’s next
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) September 2, 2022