CNN layoffs continue with Chris Cillizza among prominent staffers let go

CNN’s on-going effort to cut costs resulted in widespread layoffs on Thursday with everyone from high-profile talent to rank-and-file staffers losing their jobs. 

The often-viral Chris Cillizza is perhaps the most high-profile of the latest round of CNN staffers to be let go. Cillizza, a politics reporter and editor-at-large, had a knack for raising eyebrows with his political hot takes that often sparked visceral reactions from both the left and the right.

"My time at CNN was an absolute blast. I got to work with smart and dedicated journalists every day. I'm sad it's at an end but also excited about what the future holds for me," Cillizza tweeted.