On Thursday, CNN immediately went to a commercial break after anchor Wolf Blitzer nearly threw up during an interview with House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin.
As Raskin (D-Md.) talked about the controversy in Colorado over putting Donald Trump on the ballot, Blitzer appeared to be trying not to feel sick. , repeated the expression of pain.
After nearly a minute of seemingly silent vomiting, CNN cut Blitzer’s feed, leaving Raskin full screen to finish speaking, at which point sounds that sounded like vomiting could be heard.
CNN then suddenly ran a commercial and cut off Raskin’s remarks, an uproar earlier reported by Mediaite.
When the segment resumed after a short break, CNN’s chief legal correspondent Paula Reed replaced Blitzer in front of a backdrop of “The Situation Room.”
“Wolf had to leave, but he’ll be back,” Reed said before continuing the show.
CNN Said Washington Post media reporter Will Sommer said, “Wolf, who was anchoring Thursday night, wasn’t feeling 100 percent.”
Blitzer did not return before the show ended at 6 p.m. on weekdays, prompting a flurry of concerned fans on social media asking if he was OK.
others made a joke “Ruskin’s lies are enough to make anyone vomit.”
After the show, Blitzer brought up X to assure viewers: Thank you for your good wishes. See you in the situation room soon. ”
Meanwhile, CNN’s morning show was turned upside down earlier this week when the network, which has troubled ratings, announced it was canceling “CNN This Morning.”
The scandal-ridden morning news show launched in November 2022 with former CEO Chris Richt and a trio of hosts Poppy Harlow, Caitlan Collins and the since-fired Don Lemon.
The show’s current co-anchors, Harlow and Phil Mattingly, will be reassigned as the segment will no longer air from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., CNN chief Mark Thompson said Monday. said in a memo to staff.
The network abandoned its morning show in New York City and asked the 50 staffers who worked on “CNN This Morning” at its gleaming Hudson Yards studios to reapply.
According to CNN, the “CNN This Morning” brand will continue in a new format, with former MSNBC reporter Casey Hunt anchoring the show from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. from Washington, D.C.
A person close to the situation told the Post on Monday that the move is part of CNN’s larger effort to “focus on all things politics.”
