CNN, Tapper sorry for banner that said ‘if Jews are People’
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CNN news anchor Jake Tapper attends the Turner Network 2016 Upfronts in New York. Tapper and CNN have both apologized for an on-screen banner Tapper said was “unacceptable” and “horrified” him when it appeared during his show on Monday, Nov. 21. The offending phrase appeared during a discussion between Jim Sciutto, subbing for Tapper on “The Lead,” and two journalists about President-elect Donald Trump’s support from the alt-right.
NEW YORK >> CNN and host Jake Tapper have apologized for an on-screen banner Tapper says “horrified” him when it appeared during his show.
The vacationing Tapper responded to outraged viewers with Twitter posts explaining he’s “furious.”
The offending phrase appeared Monday during a discussion among substitute host of “The Lead” Jim Sciutto and two journalists about Republican President-elect Donald Trump’s support from the alt-right.
The segment focused on a white nationalist leader whose anti-Semitic declarations Sciutto called “hate-filled garbage.” An on-screen caption stated, “Alt-Right Founder Questions if Jews are People.”
CNN has issued a statement calling the caption “poor judgment” and saying it very much regrets it and apologizes.
One of the journalists on the show was The Boston Globe’s Matt Viser , who said Tuesday he was bombarded with messages calling him a “closet Nazi” because the caption appeared below his image and led people to believe he’s the white nationalist leader.
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6 responses to “CNN, Tapper sorry for banner that said ‘if Jews are People’”
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cnn and Tapper are so far to the left, they wouldn’t know the truth if it landed in their lap.
Guy’s a jerk.
Surprised they didn’t somehow twist themselves into a pretzel trying to tie Trump to their own personal bigotry. Good for them. Somehow, it’s always different when the source is the Liberal media itself, eh, CNN?
Actually Jews are very gifted . Their brains have evolved to overcome difficult circumstances and discrimination during the last 2000 years. I think the word antisemitism is wrong, throwing all Semites in one category while in there are different boodlines with different characteristics.
What, no liberal outrage? Shocking.
No liberal outrage because Jews, and Christians are fair game for any and all opprobrium, but just criticize Islam and O’bammy, and you’re a racist.