Staffers at major TV news organizations fear ex-Trump White House officials will land paid on-air gigs

The Daily Beast

CNN was criticized in 2016 when it hired former Trump camp manager Corey Lewandowski as a political commentator. Now, staffers at major non-Fox News TV news organizations are worried there will be a flood of ex-Trump staffers finding new gigs on their networks. But according to The Daily Beast, that is unlikely to happen. "If soon-to-be former Trump White House officials were hoping to snag paid talking-head roles at the major television networks, they may be in for a rude awakening," says The Daily Beast. "It’s become a political ritual every four years: After each presidential election cycle, cable and broadcast news executives race to woo outgoing administration officials or top figures from the winning and losing campaigns for cushy roles as talking heads. Not this time. With Trump’s top aides and advisers all taking their sycophancy to perilous new heights, actively participating in the outgoing president’s efforts to undermine the integrity of the vote, their utility as political pundits may have expired."