CNN’s Anderson Cooper fired back at radio host Charlamagne Tha God on Thursday, claiming the network didn’t criticize former President Donald Trump’s “rhetoric” enough.
Corporate Media and the Democratic Party in 2019 and Beyond Member of Parliament They branded Trump a Nazi and Hitler and called for him to be locked up. On “Anderson Cooper 360,” Charlamagne told Cooper that the networks aren’t hearing enough of Trump being called a “fascist” and are instead focusing on what Vice President Kamala Harris has said. Ta.
“I don’t think you guys talk about it enough. I feel like we’ve heard a lot on this network of, ‘Is Kamala Harris black?’ More than I think about Donald Trump being a fascist. Is Angela wrong? asked Charlamagne.
“Honestly, that’s bullshit. I’m sorry. It’s like, ‘Look, I’m a big fan of yours, but I can’t sit down and have a discussion about, ‘Is Kamala Harris black?'” Radio. Cooper said before the host interrupted.
Mr. Charlamagne hit back at Mr. Cooper, accusing him of “bullshit” and saying he had seen such conversations take place at the roundtable. But Cooper continued to defend his network, saying his main problem is with surrogate mothers who “just come out and vent.” (Related: ‘Shut up’: Charlamagne melts over caller who says Trump is not a ‘Nazi’)
“I don’t think any anchor on this network ever said, ‘Is she black?'” Anderson said. “Look, I’m sure there were some crazy people and people with strong beliefs who might not agree with me. Somebody on some panel might have said something, but I’m sure I didn’t say anything about myself on the show. I just talk about what I do. I believe that as much as people want to have a legitimate conversation, it’s important to have different perspectives come out. They are just agents spewing out points that I don’t believe in, and they are the people I have tried to eliminate in the past. [been] I’ll be on air again. ”
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Charlamagne responded, “I don’t think there’s any network out there that’s going to have an honest conversation about Donald Trump.” “No one has honestly talked about Donald Trump since 2016. I watched last night and they were talking about the double standards that exist between Donald Trump and the vice president, but with Hillary… There’s always a double standard with Trump, you know, with Biden. Now, you’re talking about Kamala and him being a threat to democracy. We don’t treat him like that.”
Cooper stammered and appeared shocked, expressing disbelief that Trump supporters were watching CNN to “justify” their opinions about the former president.
Earlier this week, President Joe Biden called for President Trump to be locked up during an event at the New Hampshire Democratic National Committee (DNC) office, quickly clarifying that he meant “politically locked up.” did. Harris also labeled the former president a fascist during a CNN town hall event with Cooper on Wednesday, saying she believes “the people who know him best should be trusted on this matter.” insisted.
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