[NY Post] A CNN correspondent at the center of a nefarious report that cost the network at least $5 million for defaming a US Navy veteran is leaving the struggling network.Chief national security correspondent Alex Marquardt landed in hot water earlier this year after a Florida jury ruled that he defamed Zachary Young in 2021 by claiming the former soldier illegally exploited Afghans during the Biden administration’s disastrous withdrawal from the country.
Sources told former CNN media correspondent Oliver Darcy that Marquardt was fired — citing "editorial differences" with his higher-ups at the network.
| “You’re too expensive for the ad income you generate. Get outa here — we don’t want you anymore!” |
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