CNN Offering an Assist to Tom Steyer? ‘Hedge Fund Manager’ Changed to ‘Businessman’

Scott Whitlock | October 15, 2019
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[See NewsBusters for more.] Did CNN offer an assist to far-left Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer on Tuesday? At of the start of the presidential debate, a CNN graphic described Steyer with the somewhat toxic label of “former hedge fund manager.” It’s not a popular term. For example, the website Efinancialcareers recently declared, “Why only the worst people tend to work for new hedge funds.” So, it’s interesting that for the rest of the debate the graphic for Steyer was changed to “businessman.” Here’s the before and after graphics: 

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