To mark the one year anniversary of when CNN stopped believing in his non-fiction series “Believer,” Iranian-American author Reza Aslan took to Twitter to rip network boss Jeff Zucker a new one.
But, the interesting part of Aslan’s attack is he claims Zucker is only “pretending” to oppose President Donald Trump.
His show was canceled not long after Aslan called Trump “a piece of sh*t” on Twitter, which was a response to the president’s reaction to terrorist attacks on London as he looked to impose a “travel ban” from certain Middle East countries.
“1 year ago today Jeff Zucker @CNN canceled my show Believer during its second season-refusing to pay me or my staff their due wages-because I tweeted that Trump was a piece of shit for using London terror attack to push his Muslim ban. I haven’t changed my opinion of either man,” Aslan tweeted.
1 year ago today Jeff Zucker @CNN canceled my show Believer during its second season-refusing to pay me or my staff their due wages-because I tweeted that Trump was a piece of shit for using London terror attack to push his Muslim ban. I haven’t changed my opinion of either man.
— Reza Aslan (@rezaaslan) June 16, 2018
In addition to commenting on Zucker “refusing to pay me or my staff,” Aslan claimed in a response to a social media user Zucker “made a fortune” off Trump while at NBC and “he’s now making a fortune pretending to oppose Trump.”
As head of NBC Entertainment, Zucker gave Trump his start in reality TV with “The Apprentice.”
“Let’s be clear about this: Jeff Zucker made a fortune creating Donald Trump at NBC; he made a fortune getting Trump elected with a billion dollars in free airtime; and he’s now making a fortune pretending to oppose Trump at CNN,” Aslan tweeted.
Let’s be clear about this: Jeff Zucker made a fortune creating Donald Trump at NBC; he made a fortune getting Trump elected with a billion dollars in free airtime; and he’s now making a fortune pretending to oppose Trump at CNN. https://t.co/YOIbhYgNkb
— Reza Aslan (@rezaaslan) June 16, 2018
All of which would suggest that Zucker may be more responsible for Trump being in the White House than anyone.
https://twitter.com/LionelSuarez197/status/1008186417552478210
Here’s a sampling of other reactions from Twitter:
https://twitter.com/Ike_Saul/status/1008089957246828544
https://twitter.com/geborgenheit4/status/1008257240539648001
Zucker pretending to oppose Trump is probably true. I don't recall any CNN employee protesting his firing or defending Reza.https://t.co/WNXJ4PzMuA
— Usaid (M) Siddiqui (@UsaidM16) June 17, 2018
And to think that Zucker could have made the same deal for Bernie, but didn't. Time to question Zucker's business practices????? He propped up the wrong candidate. This sure sounds familiar. 🤔 https://t.co/0SX7V42ErC
— Sparky (@Wra12Cjwr1) June 17, 2018
An important Tweet https://t.co/eUaQ7Fyml9
— M Tuman 🧢 (@mctuman) June 16, 2018
I completely agree. Zucker was Trump’s friend. Supposedly, that’s the reason why Trump hates CNN. Yet, the animosity benefits them both!
— Noah J Turtle ? (@Noahjwhite) June 16, 2018
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