Sunny Hostin: My Former Colleagues at CNN Are Afraid to Go to Work Because of Trump

HOSTIN Jim Acosta is ░░░░░░░░ friend of mine so ░░░░░░░░ me say this that ░░░░░░░░ out of character for ░░░░░░░░ he has apologized for ░░░░░░░░ but let s remember ░░░░░░░░ Acosta is the same ░░░░░░░░ that s been covering ░░░░░░░░ in the campaign and ░░░░░░░░ death threats directed at ░░░░░░░░ He s also had ░░░░░░░░ chanting in his face ░░░░░░░░ sucks My good friend ░░░░░░░░ Lemon has had death ░░░░░░░░ blamed a lot at ░░░░░░░░ Trump rallies and sort ░░░░░░░░ that death threats against ░░░░░░░░ lot of CNN reporters ░░░░░░░░ Atlanta My former colleagues ░░░░░░░░ afraid to go to ░░░░░░░░ So I think the ░░░░░░░░ comes from the top ░░░░░░░░ don t recall a ░░░░░░░░ when we heard this ░░░░░░░░ of attack on freedom ░░░░░░░░ the press on our ░░░░░░░░ Amendment and I think ░░░░░░░░ started with this president ░░░░░░░░ Nixon was good at ░░░░░░░░ too MCCAIN Sunny I ░░░░░░░░ you HOSTIN Yeah MCCAIN ░░░░░░░░ know you You re ░░░░░░░░ a journalist You wouldn ░░░░░░░░ do that HOSTIN No ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t MCCAIN You ░░░░░░░░ not So there are ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk BEHAR You know ░░░░░░░░ you push somebody to ░░░░░░░░ wall they re going ░░░░░░░░ react MCCAIN I just ░░░░░░░░ that I m trying ░░░░░░░░ m really trying right ░░░░░░░░ to hold myself to ░░░░░░░░ same standards that I ░░░░░░░░ hope would be in ░░░░░░░░ spirit of where I ░░░░░░░░ from and the family ░░░░░░░░ come from and I ░░░░░░░░ across the board the ░░░░░░░░ could maybe just take ░░░░░░░░ beat when one of ░░░░░░░░ journalists has been slaughtered ░░░░░░░░ the Middle East BEHAR ░░░░░░░░ can t because it ░░░░░░░░ for their base It ░░░░░░░░ for them That s ░░░░░░░░ he won t take ░░░░░░░░ beat crosstalk HUNTSMAN I ░░░░░░░░ think today more journalists ░░░░░░░░ making the stories about ░░░░░░░░ and they re saying ░░░░░░░░ and they get away ░░░░░░░░ things that to Meghan ░░░░░░░░ point they never would ░░░░░░░░ years ago And so ░░░░░░░░ starts from the top ░░░░░░░░ the fish stinks from ░░░░░░░░ head down HOSTIN Yeah ░░░░░░░░ And so the leadership ░░░░░░░░ but at the same ░░░░░░░░ I think the media ░░░░░░░░ play a role today ░░░░░░░░ doesn t make things ░░░░░░░░ They make it about ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk BEHAR He keeps ░░░░░░░░ that the press is ░░░░░░░░ that the press is ░░░░░░░░ enemy of the people ░░░░░░░░ do you expect the ░░░░░░░░ to do These are ░░░░░░░░ saints they re just ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk MCCAIN We re ░░░░░░░░ two years into this ░░░░░░░░ We hold ourselves accountable ░░░░░░░░ re television commentators journalists ░░░░░░░░ well I just think ░░░░░░░░ he can t do ░░░░░░░░ and he can t ░░░░░░░░ the example we have ░░░░░░░░ be the example that ░░░░░░░░ don t have BEHAR ░░░░░░░░ Well when we come ░░░░░░░░ maybe we ll talk ░░░░░░░░ the fact that one ░░░░░░░░ the people running for ░░░░░░░░ Senate tried it and ░░░░░░░░ didn t work you ░░░░░░░░ right We ll be ░░░░░░░░ with more ‘Hot Topics.’”