Donald Trump wants more airtime on CNN and is proposing the news network a second town hall. The former president of the United States brought in the numbers for CNN earlier this month during a town hall moderated by Kaitlan Collins.
According to Nielsen ratings, Trump brought in a total of 3.3 million viewers, outpacing its cable rivals Fox News and MSNBC during the same time slot.
In a post on Truth Social on May 20, Trump called the town hall “absolutely lovely” and said it was one of CNN’s “biggest ratings nights in years.” “CNN, let’s do another one?” he proposed.
Trump’s proposal came as the Republican went on a tirade against The View co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin, who also contributes to CNN and also formerly served in the Trump Administration. “Word is that they are revolting at the View and CNN, and want Farrah [sic] OUT!” Trump posted. “She tried to delete out her words but we got them ALL.
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