CNN Hires Ex-Trump Adviser Miller

Jason Miller is CNN’s newest commentator, thought to be a nod to appease President Trump, who has attacked the network relentlessly.

In a January 11 press conference, President Trump famously yelled at CNN reporter Jim Acosta, called CNN a “terrible” news outlet and continued, “I’m not going to give you a question.  You are fake news!”

Jason Miller

Miller was tapped to be the White House communications director in late December last year, but he resigned only days after getting the position.

A.J. Delgado, a Trump adviser and member of the transition team, accused Miller of having an affair, tweeting on Dec. 22, “Congratulations to the baby-daddy being named WH Comms Director!”

Additional tweets by Delgado called for Miller to resign.

Miller issued a statement saying he couldn’t take the post because of a second daughter on the way in January, paving the way for current press secretary Sean Spicer.

This is the second ex-Trump aide to come over to CNN.  Former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski was hired by CNN president Jeff Zucker last fall, but the deal went bad quickly because of Lewandowski’s non-disclosure agreement with Trump that limited his ability to criticize the presidential candidate.

Lewandowski quit after the election.

In a speech at the Committee to Protect Journalists banquet Nov. 22 in New York City, Zucker’s demand for fair treatment by Trump was met with laughter by those at the $1,000-a-plate affair.