CNN Profiles - Erin Burnett - Anchor

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Erin Burnett is anchor of Erin Burnett OutFront, a dynamic nightly news program that provides in-depth analysis and compelling newsmaker interviews. Erin Burnett OutFront airs weeknights at 7pm ET on CNN and is simulcast on CNN International. Burnett also serves as CNN Chief Business and Economics Correspondent.

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• Video 2:22 CNN House Speaker Johnson defends Israel when Erin Burnett asks about children dying ‘at Israel’s hands’ 2:22 Apr 25, 2024 House SpeakerMike Johnson joinsCNN’sErin Burnett at Columbia University to discuss the war in Gaza and the recent protests across US college campuses.

• Video 2:09 CNN/Getty Images Ex-Russian official issues warning about Putin 2:09 Apr 6, 2024 Vladimir Milov, Russia’s former deputy minister of energy, tells CNN’s Erin Burnett how he thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin could impact the US presidential election and “complicate” President Biden’s reelection campaign. Ex-CIA chief of Russia operations Steve Hall reacts.

• Video 2:08 Trump posts Fox News clip to his social media. Expert thinks it violates gag order 2:08 Apr 3, 2024 Former special counsel at the Department of Defense Ryan Goodman explains why he thinks a post made by former President Donald Trump to his social media may have violated a gag order instituted against him in the hush money case.

• Video 5:58 CNN New report links secret Russian intel unit to ‘Havana Syndrome’ cases 5:58 Apr 2, 2024 A new “60 Minutes” investigative report alleges a connection between “Havana Syndrome” and Russian intelligence. The US government has assessed it is unlikely a foreign adversary is responsible, according to US intelligence officials familiar with the assessment. The reporter who led the investigation, Christo Grozev, speaks to CNN’s Erin Burnett.

• Video 1:03 CNN RFK Jr.’s sister says a vote for him is ‘dangerous.’ Here’s why 1:03 Mar 26, 2024 Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign challenging President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination is too much for a family that defined the modern Democratic Party. CNN’s Erin Burnett speaks with Rory Kennedy about the potential impact and implications of his presidential run.

• Video 1:10 Win McNamee/Getty Images North America/Getty Images Real estate CEO says Trump could sell Mar-a-Lago ‘quickly’ to secure $464 million bond 1:10 Mar 20, 2024 Former President Donald Trump doesn’t have the cash he needs to stop the state of New York from potentially seizing some of his assets. CNN’s Erin Burnett speaks with Brown Harris Stevens CEO Bess Freedman on which properties Trump could sell to secure the $464 million bond.

Richard Drew/AP Tony Robbins made clearnow was not the time for him to run for office afterRFK Jr.VP outreach Mar 19, 2024 Best-selling author and life coach Tony Robbins was among the first people Robert F. Kennedy Jr. approached in late 2023 about being the independent presidential candidate’s running mate, according to a source familiar with the conversations. The source said Kennedy approached Robbins at least twice.

• Video 1:15 SERGEY GUNEYEV/AFP/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Putin warns of ‘destruction of civilization’. Hear retired general’s response 1:15 Mar 2, 2024 US Army Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges (Ret.) reacts to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s warning to the West about the risk of nuclear war if they send their own troops to fight for Ukraine, saying Moscow has the weapons to strike Western targets.

• Video 2:28 CNN Journalist who helped expose the plot to kill Navalny has theory on how he died 2:28 Feb 17, 2024 Christo Grozev, a Bulgarian journalist who exposed the operatives behind Alexei Navalny’s poisoning in 2020 and is included in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “most-wanted” list, discusses his theories on what lead to the sudden death of the Russian opposition activist.

• Video 1:33 CNN Erin Burnett on Fani Willis testimony: She tore into Trump’s team 1:33 Feb 16, 2024 CNN anchor Erin Burnett reacts to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ testimonyregarding attempts to disqualify her from the 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump.

• Video 2:24 CNN/Scott Eisen/Getty Images Why ex-Trump White House lawyer describes Trump ruling as ‘epic’ 2:24 Feb 7, 2024 Ex-Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb reacts to a federal appeals court decision that Donald Trump isnot immune from prosecution for alleged crimes he committed during his presidency.

• Video 2:30 Giorgio Viera/AFP/Getty Images These are Tucker Carlson’s everyday habits that Russian media highlighted during his visit 2:30 Feb 6, 2024 CNN’s Erin Burnett describes the coverage of far-right journalist Tucker Carlson’s visit to Russia.

• Video 2:33 Obtained by CNN Erin Burnett presses ex-Israeli PM on Israeli tactics of infiltrating Palestinian hospital in disguise 2:33 Feb 2, 2024 CNN’s Erin Burnett speaks exclusively with former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett about the surveillance camera showing Israeli forces disguised as medical staff and civilians to infiltrate the West Bank’s Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin with assault weapons.

• Video 1:04 CNN ‘She’s a loser’: Ex-Trump White House lawyer on Trump’s attorney Alina Habba 1:04 Feb 1, 2024 Former Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb explains to CNN’s Erin Burnett why he thinks Donald Trump’s attorney Alina Habba handled defamation trial in a “mafia” manner.

• Video 1:24 Getty Images/File Some GOP senators ‘seething’ at House Republicans opposing border deal 1:24 Feb 1, 2024 Some prominent Republican senators are firing back at House Republicans who say they will oppose a bipartisan border bill even though the final bill has not been released yet.

• Video 0:30 21 separate mechanized brigade New video shows Russian tank obliterated in strike 0:30 Jan 23, 2024 Ukraine carried out a drone attack on a Russian oil terminal west of St. Petersburg, a Ukrainian defense source tells CNN – in the latest example of Ukraine’s extended reach into Russia. Separately, another video shows a Russian tank erupting into a fireball after what appears to be a Ukrainian strike.

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Erin Burnett has covered the war in Ukraine extensively, and was on location covering the Russian invasion. Burnett was also at the forefront of reporting on the coronavirus pandemic. While she’s used her trademark analysis to constantly fact-check and hold the Trump and Biden administrations accountable, she’s also focused on the stories of people who sacrificed and suffered.

As part of CNN’s political coverage, Burnett moderated the 2020 CNN/New York Times Democratic presidential primary debate in Westerville, Ohio and hosted CNN town halls with presidential candidates, including now President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

During her tenure at CNN, Burnett has covered countless breaking stories on location - from the Paris and Brussels terror attacks to the Las Vegas and Orlando mass shootings and Hurricane Sandy. She’s reported from around the world, including Iran, Afghanistan, Cuba and across Africa and Asia. Her investigative report on terror funding identified a Qatari financier whom the U.S. Treasury Department subsequently designated a global terrorist. Part of Burnett’s national security coverage includes a documentary “The Truth About Benghazi.”

Burnett’s documentary work also includes an investigation into then President Trump’s business activities “The Trump Family Business” and a deep dive into women in America on the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage.

Burnett joined CNN from CNBC where she anchored two flagship programs and contributed to Meet the Press. During her tenure at CNBC/NBC News, Burnett broadcast from Cairo during the Egyptian revolution and from Nigeria after the attempted terror bombing of a Detroit-bound jet. Burnett also produced and anchored documentaries on India, Russia, Iraq, Dubai and Africa.

Burnett lives in New York City with her husband and three young children.

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