Posted on 11/28/2017 1:23:31 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
President Donald Trump has made CNN one of his favorite punching bags on Twitter, calling the network "fake news," "garbage journalism" and "the worst."
But Trump's most recent attack on CNN seems to have especially aggravated the network, prompting what appeared to be an organized response from some of its most prominent journalists, including Anderson Cooper, Wolf Blitzer, Christiane Amanpour and Brooke Baldwin.
And on Monday, the network dedicated significant airtime to rebuking Trump.
"We have thick skin here at CNN," host Anderson Cooper said Monday. "We can handle criticism but we'll damn sure call it out when it's a lie."
"His assault against a free press, a free press that stands up to him, will not stop us or any other legitimate news organization," Cooper said. "It won't stop my colleagues around the world who put their lives on the line to do their work, to report."
Wolf Blitzer introduced a nearly five-minute montage of clips showing CNN correspondents covering war and strife in places like Afghanistan, Syria, Niger, Libya and the Philippines.
"The relentless pursuit of the truth and the outright rejection of any attack against it is something we still hold sacred, always will," Blitzer said. "No matter how many insults or blatant assaults on the press and its freedom, this pursuit is something for which we will never bend nor break. Even the loudest critics can't silence the facts."
In another segment moderated by host Brooke Baldwin, Wedeman and fellow senior international correspondent Clarissa Ward spoke of the threats presented by Trump's tweet.
Beyond being "disheartening," Trump's assault "emboldens" people in foreign countries who may already show hostility toward western journalists, Ward said. What may come across as a joke in the U.S. could be life-threatening to reporters in the field, she said.
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CNN “stars”? Did I get that right? Hahahahaha!
Their anger and misery is a real pleasure to watch!
“Their wallets are frightened.”
They should be.
Winter for CNN, NFL, ESPN.
CNN? You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious.
Hahaha. I laugh at these liars as they keep lying in an attempt to cover for their previous lies. Hahahahaaaaa. Such entertainment...
An "assault" is a physical attack. Trump hasn't assaulted anybody. Another fake story from Fake News.
Any other President would be dead in the water going after a 24hr “news” network. Not this guy. Not today. Not tomorrow. Not ever.
Mommy! Mommy! Mithter Twump cawwed me a poopie head!!
Sheesh, imagine if these babies were THIN skinned, lol.
The bitches at CNN know that the hangman is waiting.
This made me smile. Winning.
“Oxymoron” is for “little people.”
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