Hyperactive American News Anchors Are Freaking Brits Out

CNN's breathless coverage is stress-inducing for many.
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The UK has plenty of domestic options when it comes to its US election coverage.

But as the first counts in the stand-off between Donald Trump and Joe Biden started to emerge, there appeared to be a favoured option among British political junkies.

CNN, the US broadcaster seen as being at the liberal end of America’s politics, has been drilling into the early returns from the first few states where poll closed.

the micro analysis of 350 votes in Indiana is already unbearable

— emily bell (@emilybell) November 3, 2020

There was something of a double act going on between anchor Wolf Blitzer and John King, the channel’s resident number cruncher.

John King is an absolute wizard on the magic wall. He’s swiping, he’s tapping, he’s pinching. A surgical performance thus far

— John (@dudaronomy) November 4, 2020

John King and his Magic Wall about to take over. pic.twitter.com/MtgWPOv8NS

— Siddique Farooqi (@SidFar_) November 3, 2020

But King’s manipulation of the “magic wall”, coupled to his fast talking, was too much for some.

Particularly when Trump and Biden’s lead in the key swing state of Florida was changing by the second.

How can watching CNN be this stressful, this early. Slow down fella

— Jack Blanchard (@Jack_Blanchard_) November 4, 2020

Switched from BBC to CNN, which is like accidentally stumbling from the ambient tent into the gabber techno room

— Will Davies (@davies_will) November 4, 2020

Go to Naples John go to Palm Beach John go to Lexington John seriously Wolf just calm the fuck down

— Tom Peck (@tompeck) November 4, 2020

And there was a recurring theme relating to horse racing commentary and hard drugs.

CNN is election crack cocaine.

— Matt Haig (@matthaig1) November 4, 2020

No person on this earth speaks faster than a CNN presenter on election night. Horse racing commentators could learn a few things

— Janine Gibson (@janinegibson) November 3, 2020

CNN relentless with the stats readouts. It’s like John McCririck on crystal meth.

— John Brewin (@JohnBrewin_) November 4, 2020

And the irony of the channel’s sponsor was not lost on many.

This is the most hilarious sponsorship I’ve ever seen, everyone at @calm deserves a raise pic.twitter.com/ZOUT70Td5W

— David Pierce (@pierce) November 4, 2020

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