Timcast IRL · May 12, 2023 · 2h 0m
Timcast IRL #777 CNN Cut Trump Townhall By 20 Minutes IN PANIC, TRUMP IS BACK w/Auron MacIntyre
Episode Recap
Timcast IRL episode 777 featured Tim Pool and co-hosts discussing several major news stories from May 2023. The episode opened with Tim and guest Auron MacIntyre from The Blaze discussing CNN's decision to cut Donald Trump's town hall broadcast short by approximately 20 minutes, despite the event drawing 3.3 million viewers. Tim expressed surprise at CNN's move, noting the network had previously focused heavily on Trump coverage despite claiming to oppose him. The panel discussed how CNN had shifted to primarily catering to anti-Trump viewers, and the town hall's audience response—laughing and enjoying Trump's performance—was reportedly what alarmed network executives enough to end the broadcast early. The conversation then shifted to the Daniel Penny case in New York, where a man defending subway passengers from a violent attacker now faces manslaughter charges. Tim criticized progressive voices like AOC for advocating for charges. Additional topics included Elon Musk announcing a new Twitter CEO and a story about a gay conservative professor being placed on leave for having chocolate available. The episode featured contributions from Phil Labonte of All That Remains and Seamus Coughlin of Freedom Tunes, with a sponsorship read for Cast Brew Coffee.
TL;DR
- →CNN cut Donald Trump's town hall 20 minutes short despite drawing 3.3 million viewers, reportedly due to the positive audience response to Trump
- →Daniel Penny, who defended subway passengers from a violent attacker in NYC, will face manslaughter charges after pressure from progressive voices
- →Elon Musk announced a new CEO for Twitter with the Wall Street Journal reporting on the appointment
- →A gay conservative professor was placed on administrative leave for simply having chocolate available to others
- →Tim and Auron MacIntyre discussed CNN's transformation from generic news network to anti-Trump focused programming
- →The panel analyzed how CNN's shift to anti-Trump content drove away moderate viewers, leaving only partisan audiences
Key Moments
- 0:00Opening and SponsorsTim opens the show, discusses Cast Brew Coffee Club launch, and introduces the panel including Auron MacIntyre, Seamus Coughlin, and Phil Labonte
- 4:32CNN Town Hall StoryMain discussion begins about CNN cutting Trump's town hall short, analyzing network motives and audience response
- 30:00Daniel Penny CasePanel discusses the criminal charges against Daniel Penny for defending subway passengers from a violent attacker
- 60:00Guest PerspectivesAuron MacIntyre and other guests provide analysis on media bias and the political implications of the news stories
- 120:00Closing and MembershipFinal thoughts and call to action for TimCast membership and Discord participation
Notable Quotes
“CNN would have the self-awareness to stop focusing on Trump when they were getting good ratings from it because the entire story of 2016 was them focusing on him nonstop and boosting his public platform all the while claiming to hate him because they knew it would pull in more money for them.”
— Tim Pool · analyzing CNN's town hall decision
“When I turned it off and a bunch of other moderates and independents and people like me turned it off, the only people left standing watching that were anti-Trump psychopaths, which CNN was courting.”
— Tim Pool · explaining CNN's audience transformation
“They're getting what they want. And this man who was trying to save others and the violent perpetrator himself. Yeah, he's going to get locked up.”
— Auron MacIntyre · discussing Daniel Penny charges
“I am the lead singer of All That Remains, I am an anti-communist and a counter-revolutionary dude.”
— Phil Labonte · introduction
“It pulled in 3.3 million viewers which is massive for CNN yet for some reason... they could have gone longer if they wanted, which is usually what executives do with big ratings draws.”
— Tim Pool · noting the unusual CNN decision