US EditionCNN Deletes Social Post After Downplaying NYC Bombing Charges
CNN removed a social media post and revised its story after criticism for minimizing an ISIS-inspired bombing attempt targeting anti-Muslim protesters, with two suspects charged federally.
- On Tuesday, CNN deleted a social post on X after saying it 'failed to reflect the gravity of the incident' and breached editorial standards.
- At a Saturday protest outside Gracie Mansion, Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, were arrested after allegedly throwing homemade bombs near Mayor Zohran Mamdani's residence.
- Social media users and commentators blasted the post as bizarre for omitting terror language, with Examiner columnist Tim Carney calling it 'This is the weirdest framing' and others mocking CNN’s vignette approach.
- Federal prosecutors charged suspects with material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and use of a weapon of mass destruction, claiming they aligned with ISIS.
- Political figures and Fox News commentators criticized CNN, with Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt claiming CNN 'got this headline wrong' and Bill Melugin calling media coverage 'wild.
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‘If you don’t live here, it’s quite frankly none of your business’
‘Don't let Gracie Mansion bomb scare obscure far-right’s danger’Sara Pequeño at USA TodayAfter a bomb scare at an “anti-Muslim protest outside the home of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani,” the media “focused on the potential harm these IEDs could have caused,” says Sara Pequeño. But the “presence of far-right, Islamophobic protesters in New York City is also deplorable, and failing to get the attention it deserves.” The protest organizer “liv…
‘Tone Deaf’ CNN Misrepresents ‘ISIS-Inspired’ Attempted Bombing of Protesters as Attack on NYC Mayor – The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
CNN anchor Abby Phillip falsely claimed that a terrorist attack on anti-Muslim protesters was aimed at New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a broadcast Tuesday night. Phillip later posted an apology on X, where she stated, “The bombs thrown in New York City … was [sic] thrown into a crowd of anti-Muslim protesters and not specifically targeted at Mayor Mamdani. That wording was inaccurate and I didn’t catch it ahead of time. I apologize for…
One of the Bucks teens charged in the alleged attack outside NYC Mayor Mamdani’s residence bought fuse from a fireworks shop days earlier
Emir Balat, 18, visited a Phantom Fireworks store in Penndel days before he allegedly lobbed homemade bombs toward protesters in New York City, a company official said.
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