[More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.]
CNN's New Day on 4 May 2016 touted Donald Trump becoming the apparent Republican presidential nominee, but quickly spotlighted many of the most controversial components of his campaign. The Daily Beast's Jackie Kucinich asserted, "I don't think Donald Trump ditches the ridiculous. I don't think it's in him to cast aside conspiracy theories, because that is — it plays well to the people that like him."