CNN President Jeff Zucker Says He Will Step Down Next Year

President of CNN Worldwide, Jeff Zucker, in New York on June 13, 2019. Mike Coppola/Getty Images

CNN President Jeff Zucker, who led the network in its coverage of former President Donald Trump’s administration, announced that he'll step down from his position at the end of the year.

Zucker told employees on Feb. 4 that he will remain the company’s president for the rest of the year. There had been unconfirmed reports that he would step down.