CNN Under Fire For ‘Promoting Smoking Weed’ During Last Night’s NYE Coverage

CNN’s New Year’s coverage was something else. Some chick shouted about boobs in front of Brooke Baldwin (it was epic), Baldwin said BALLS on live TV and CNN reporter Randi Kaye partied with a bunch of potheads.

Yep. That happened. She was at a Pot & Paint Party in Colorado (so it was legal), but still. It was surreal.

CNN is literally smoking weed on air and 2018 is already going to be amazing #CNNNYE pic.twitter.com/zImteIPrbO

— Ben McDonald (@Bmac0507) January 1, 2018

They're smoking weed on CNN. 2018 is about to be lit af pic.twitter.com/y45TQG8JMu

— GLUNT (@gluntofficial) January 1, 2018

Also, she was wearing weed earrings.

#CNN is doing #CNNFakeNews #cnnnewyears from the Pot & Painting Party. Their anchor is wearing marijuana leaf earrings. pic.twitter.com/rv6Qz2mWGI

— Lee Rogers (@SethWestmore) January 1, 2018

She seemed to be enjoying herself…

People were less than amused.

really @cnn , this is where your morals have landed in 2018?
Old ladies and gas mask bongs?
CNN loves pot.#FakeNewsCNN #CNN #NYE2017 pic.twitter.com/YK22gw7TGe

— Mindless Robots (@MindlessRobots) January 1, 2018

A @CNN reporter just lit some dude's bong live on #CNNNYE before talking about different types of weed and her party bus's lack of a stripper pole. I see 2018 journalism's off to a great start. 😒

— Brittany Hughes (@RealBrittHughes) January 1, 2018

@CNN good job showing an anchor and people smoking weed on national tv live. So glad my kids had to see that #CNNNYE

— Ray Leonard (@Spac3dout3) January 1, 2018

2017 ends with people smoking weed on @CNN WTF pic.twitter.com/yYBCjBbv7P

— Jay Westcott (@jwestcottphoto) January 1, 2018

They're smoking weed on #CNN. The end times are nigh! #NewYearsEve2017 pic.twitter.com/dgrmZbc7oz

— Drake Donovan (@DrakeDonovan) January 1, 2018

Ummmm why did I just watch a CNN host light a gas mask full of weed on a bus full of people smoking joints live on air while wearing pot earrings????

— MADAME (@TheRoyalPosts) January 1, 2018

@CNN WTF is with the weed crap? Some people have kids staying up and switching through channels. Not watching your dumb channel again

— (((Ori))) (@OriKeinan) January 1, 2018

Can someone explain why CNN is showing people smoking weed with a bong??!! My kids are watching this for the ball drop and I had to turn it all off! Obviously, they have no idea what to do with the show without Kathy Griffin.

— Virginia Meagher (@vameagher) January 1, 2018

HA– yeah sure. Kathy Griffin was the glue holding that operation together. Let’s go with that.

"Hey fellow kids! Smoking weed is cool!" -CNN pic.twitter.com/tG8lJgrHAP

— Lauren McNally (@Lauren__McNally) January 1, 2018

I never thought I would see it but a CNN reporter was holding a joint and another man smoking weed on live television..

— Brett Martin (@BrettMartinTV) January 1, 2018

Way to carry the suck right into 2018, CNN!