CNN Anchor's Book Describes Trump as 'Madman'

A book written by CNN anchor Jim Sciutto being released later this year refers to President Donald Trump as a "madman."

Amazon pitches Sciutto's book as "the definitive take on Trump's calamitous legacy around the globe, showing how his proclivity for chaos is creating a world which is more unstable, violent, and impoverished than it was before."

Sciutto, a co-anchor of "CNN Newsroom" and chief national correspondent for the news outlet, is catching flak for writing the book while remaining in his role with the network.

A "major reason that media credibility has declined over the last decade is that news consumers are uncomfortable with the blending of news with commentary" that is prevalent at CNN, DePauw University professor and media critic Jeffrey McCall told Fox News.

"CNN is apparently comfortable with that approach, and Sciutto is not the only example."

The book says Sciutto "shows how Trump's supporters assume he has a strategy for long-term success – that he is somehow playing three-dimensional chess. Now that we are four years into his presidency, we can see his unpredictable focus on short-term headlines has in fact lead to predictably mediocre results in the short and long run.

"Trump's foreign policy has undermined American values and national security interests, while hurting allies who have been on our side for decades, leaving them isolated and vulnerable without American support," the description continues. "Meanwhile, he comforts and emboldens our enemies."

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