Anderson Cooper Addresses Backlash to Trump’s Town Hall: ‘You Have Every Right’ to Never Watch CNN Again
CNN’s Anderson Cooper is responding to outrage over the network’s decision to hold a town hall event with former President Donald Trump . On Thursday evening, Cooper noted, “Many of you have expressed deep anger and…
CNN’s Anderson Cooper is responding to outrage over the network’s decision to hold a town hall event with former President Donald Trump.
On Thursday evening, Cooper noted, “Many of you have expressed deep anger and disappointment. Many of you are upset that someone who attempted to destroy our democracy was invited to sit on a stage in front of a crowd of Republican voters to answer questions, and predictably continued to spew lie after lie after lie.”
“And I get it. It was disturbing,” he said.
He went on:
“It was disturbing to see and hear that person refer to a Black law enforcement officer as a thug… And call Kaitlan Collins, the moderator, nasty, which is what he calls any woman who stands up to him. It was disturbing to hear him speak so highly of QAnon conspirators and insurrectionists who assaulted police officers and our democracy on Jan. 6. And it was awful to hear him spread ridiculous lies about the election.
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Cooper added, “And it was certainly disturbing to hear that audience, young and old, our fellow citizens, people who love their kids, who go to church, laugh and applaud his lies.”
The host noted the criticism the network should not have even given Trump a platform to begin with.
However, he said, “The man you were so disturbed to see and hear from last night: that man is the front-runner for the Republican nomination for president. And according to polling, no other Republican is close. That man you were so upset to hear from last night, he may be President of the United States in less than two years.”