Long-time CNN staff are said to be 'embarrassed' to work for the company amid their post-election direction, which sources say 'panders to the White House' under boss Mark Thompson

CNN staff ‘embarrassed’ with new CEO's acquiescence to Trump, sources say. The insiders fumed over CNN executives paying employees to “kiss Trump's a**.” After longtime Tr

CNN is not a happy place in the first weeks of the new administration, we hear. Insiders fume that execs are paying people to “kiss Trump’s ass” and fear the network — which lauds itself as “the most trusted name in news” — is veering right to bring in viewers.

Acosta is the first big name to exit CNN in the changes being implemented by CEO Mark Thompson. Thompson last week also told staff that the company intends to lay off a couple hundred employees in a pivot to digital, with a new streaming service in the works.

CNN anchor Jim Acosta, who rose to acclaim as a hard-charging reporter who frequently clashed with members of the first Trump administration, said Tuesday that he will be leaving the network he has worked at since 2007.