CNN’s Blitzer fights back against Trump’s attack
NEW YORK — CNN fought back against President Donald Trump on Monday with a lengthy video showing its reporters in dangerous situations and Wolf Blitzer saying that despite the insults, “even the loudest critics can’t silence the facts.”
Trump has criticized CNN for “fake news” for the entirety of his presidency. Over the Thanksgiving weekend, he took particular aim at the CNN International by saying on Twitter that the network lies and represents the U.S. poorly to the world. CNN was a target again on Monday.
Blitzer, on CNN Monday afternoon, said the network’s reporters risk their lives in the world’s most dangerous places every day. He showed a four-minute clip reel of CNN reports from Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Puerto Rico, North Korea and Bangladesh, with a soundtrack of bullets and bombs.
“CNN and CNN International are not sponsored by any state or autocrat or any political organization,” Blitzer said. “Despite the constant criticism of the president, we are unwavering in our mission — free and independent, as the press should be.”