CNN's Jeff Zucker: Trump Making American Journalism Great Again

CNN President Jeff Zucker said President Donald Trump is responsible for American journalism excelling again, The Hill reported.

Zucker's comments came during Business Insider's Ignition conference. He specifically singled out the quality of journalism at news outlets like CNN, The New York Times and The Washington Post.

"The one thing I know for sure is that Donald Trump has made American journalism great again," he said.

"CNN's been around for 37 years, this is the most-watched year in the history of CNN on television," he said. "We'd be at the top if there were global rankings."

"We could never have anticipated the audience level that we're seeing now and the interest in both our television and digital properties."

Trump, who has often targeted CNN for criticism, recently attacked the news network again in a tweet.

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