CNN isn't horrible because it "platformed" Trump, CNN is horrible because it's an imperialist propaganda firm whose whole job is to deceive people into supporting the most depraved agendas of the world's most powerful people. Hosting that town hall was one of the least evil things CNN has done.

Liberals shouldn't be upset at CNN for betraying their trust by platforming Trump, they should be upset with themselves for trusting CNN. It's so, so much worse than they're giving it credit for.

If you find Elon Musk's hiring of a new Twitter CEO with a background in mainstream media and the World Economic Forum shocking and contradictory, it's probably an indication that your worldview isn't informed by an accurate perception of what's really happening. You probably haven't been thinking accurate thoughts about Musk, and you probably haven't been thinking accurate thoughts about the WEF. Nothing about this stands out as surprising for those who see both as figures of status quo global capitalism.