It is obvious the plan was to tank Don. Moving him from hosting his own show at night to cohosting with two other people in the morning was Not a good idea.
Don was moved to daytime to get his nighttime fans use to not seeing him, but he was still with the company. They knew he would not do well in this slot and they set him up for failure to let him go.
The firing of black anchors tells me all I need to know about CNN. The fact that you fire serious journalists and replace them with Charles Barkley tells me what you think of the competency of black viewers . I use to watch at least 4 to 6 hours of programming a day. NEVER AGAIN!