“This Doesn’t Have to Be Fatal”: Can Chris Licht and David Leavy Repair CNN?

Nikki Haley’s No-Brainer • RFK Jr. Makes Friends • Will 2024 Be 2016? [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( “This Doesn’t Have to Be Fatal”: Can Chris Licht and David Leavy Repair CNN? Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Will the GOP’s 2024 presidential primary be a rerun of 2016? Eric Lutz raises the question as more candidates, like Mike Pence and Chris Christie, prepare to enter the race. Unless GOP voters “can unify around a single, viable alternative relatively quickly,” Lutz [writes](, “they could find themselves in the same place they were seven years ago—with a crowded scrum of aspirants fighting amongst themselves, while Trump marches to the nomination.” Elsewhere, in the aftermath of The Atlantic’s brutal profile of CNN chief Chris Licht, Joe Pompeo [hears chatter]( that David Leavy was made COO to be a stabilizing force against Licht’s tumultuous tenure. Plus, Bess Levin [scorches]( presidential candidate Nikki Haley for oh-so-generously vowing to ensure that women who receive abortions are not put to death. Thanks for reading. [“This Doesn’t Have to Be Fatal”: Can Chris Licht and David Leavy Repair CNN?]( By [Joe Pompeo]( [David Zaslav’s trusted lieutenant is coming aboard to help stabilize the network as its embattled CEO tries to contain the damage from a devastating Atlantic profile. “This experience has been tremendously humbling,” Licht told staff.]( [Read more button](   [The Republican Presidential Field Keeps Getting Better for Donald Trump]( By [Eric Lutz]( [Three more Republicans—Mike Pence, Chris Christie, and North Dakota governor Doug Burgum—are expected to announce they’re running for president this week.]( [Read more button](   [CNN’s Christ Licht Apologizes for Being the Center of Attention. He May Have Bigger Problems]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [The CNN chief tried to quell staffers after The Atlantic’s brutal profile of him saturated the news cycle. Can Licht hang on?]( [Read more button](   [Nikki Haley Generously Declares She Wouldn’t Have Women Executed for Getting an Abortion]( By [Bess Levin]( [You’re welcome.]( [Read more button](   [Have Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and His Anti-vax Conspiracies Found a Home?]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [The Democratic challenger, who is scheduled for a Twitter talk Monday, is apparently making a good impression on Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey, and the crypto crowd at large.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe](newsletter=vf) Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2023 Condé Nast