New CNN boss Chris Licht’s latest crackdown at network BANS staff from calling Trump’s election fraud claims ‘the big lie’ because it is a Democratic party catchphrase

Daily Mail UK

By STEPHEN M. LEPORE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 22:58 EDT, 15 June 2022 | UPDATED: 00:33 EDT, 16 June 2022

CNN’s new boss Chris Licht has ordered staff to stop using the phrase ‘the big lie’ to describe Donald Trump’s 2020 election fraud claims, as it’s a Democrat slogan. 

The wording is a popular one for the network. According to Mediaite, the phrase has been said 168 times in the first half of June alone. 

Hosts like Reliable Sources’ Brian Stelter are often fond of the phrase to the point where they use it prominently in graphic packages and chyrons. 

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