The chairman of CNN says he is not troubled by Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE’s attacks on his news network.

“It doesn’t bother me at all,” Jeff Zucker said in an interview with Vanity Fair published Tuesday. "If everybody is a little upset at the end of the day, we’re probably doing our job."

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Zucker said Trump’s political success stems in part from his past as a reality television star.

“He was in a field of 17 people, and as a result, his celebrity gave him greater recognition,” Zucker said of the Republican presidential nominee and former star of "The Apprentice."

Zucker added that CNN hired Corey Lewandowski, Trump’s former campaign manager, so the network covers the billionaire more fairly.

“The reason we hired Corey is that now that we are in the general election, I think it’s really important to have voices on CNN who are supportive of the Republican nominee,” he said. "It’s hard to find a lot of those.

“Our competitors tried to hire him, too,” Zucker added. "I actually think he’s done a really nice job."

Trump on Monday accused CNN of serving as a “press shop” for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Democratic super PAC to hit Trump in battleground states over coronavirus deaths Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE.

Trump’s criticism came one day after CNN journalist Fareed Zakaria said he is a “bulls--- artist” over claims about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

CNN hired Lewandowski in June, after the former top aide’s firing the same month.