CNN ousted CEO Chris Licht this week after a series of disastrous decisions that culminated in last month's town hall with Donald Trump and the PR debacle that was Tim Alberta's bombshell profile of Licht published last week in The Atlantic. Licht was handpicked last year by Warners Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav as the leader who would transform CNN into a friendlier home for Republican candidates and viewers. But now, as CNN enters the 2024 election cycle, the network will be forced to further chart its course. Will they choose to platform GOP candidates? And if so, how are they going to navigate a ceaseless maelstrom of lies?

According to press critic Jay Rosen, one of the most revealing parts of Alberta’s explosive profile was Licht's explanation of how the network would cover Trump in the upcoming election: business as usual. The ex-CEO said, “It’s very simple… You cover him like any other candidate.” This week, Rosen speaks with Brooke about CNN's impossible mission to platform Republicans and pursue the truth, and how we can even begin to try and cover Trump as the election cycle creeps up, all while incorporating lessons learned since 2016.