Up until now, CNN chief Jeff Zucker has ducked into dark SUVs rather than give answers as to why his network is collapsing all around him. Security has tightened at the home office and many employees are staying tight-lipped to the various scandals. But The New York Times has published the little that Zucker has said and his words won’t be surprising given today’s social justice climate:

“My job is to remind everyone that they need to stay focused doing their job,” Mr. Zucker said on Wednesday, brushing off any suggestion that he was rattled. He added: “He’s trying to bully us, and we’re not going to let him intimidate us. You can’t lose your confidence and let that change the way you conduct yourselves.”

Zucker also told the NYT that the fallout over Trump’s war with CNN “has caused us to have to take steps that you wouldn’t think would be necessary because of the actions of the president of the United States.” 

Zucker went on to say that Trump has picked CNN because “he knows our viewers can be swayed because they’re not watching Fox or MSNBC.”

Or, they can smell a rat. It’s not that hard, really.

It’s been nice knowing ya, CNN.