US EditionCNN Deletes Social Post After Downplaying NYC Bombing Charges
CNN deleted a post that downplayed an attempted ISIS-inspired bombing outside NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's home, after the suspects faced terrorism charges, federal prosecutors said.
- 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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The NYC bombing attempt is EXACTLY what Glenn Beck warned about 15 years ago
Fifteen years ago, when Glenn Beck was still working at Fox News, he issued a dire warning: “Radicals, Islamists, communists, and socialists will work together against Israel, against capitalism ... to overturn stability.”Are we seeing that prophecy come to fruition today?On this episode of “The Glenn Beck Program,” Glenn addresses the recent New York City bombing attempt and connects it to his former prediction. Last weekend, two men with possi…
What to Know About Alleged ISIS-Inspired Bombing Attempt at NYC Protests
Two allegedly ISIS-vowed young men from Pennsylvania are in custody, both facing five federal charges in New York after allegedly throwing two ignited improvised explosive devices (IEDs) into clashing crowds outside the city mayor’s residence. Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, were arrested on March 7, near Gracie Mansion in Manhattan, New York, where a protest called “Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City, Stop New York City Public M…
CNN retracts terrible post about alleged terrorists at New York City mayor's mansion
CNN was forced to retract an X post on Tuesday after publishing a tone-deaf and inadvertently hilarious statement—one in the same vein as The Washington Post's infamous "austere religious scholar" headline about the death of Islamic State group terrorist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. CNN's X post also concerned the Islamic State group. Over the weekend, two men hurled homemade explosive devices at anti-Islam protesters outside Gracie Mansion in N…
CNN deletes ‘tone deaf’ post about accused ISIS-inspired attackers in NYC
CNN has deleted a social media post that it says “failed to reflect the gravity” of an allegedly ISIS-inspired attack in New York City. The alleged bombing attempt took place Saturday at a protest staged in front of Gracie Mansion, the official residence of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Two men, Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, could be seen in videos dropping what was later described as an improvised explosive device at the feet of…
CNN Edits Shameful Post Framing Suspected ISIS Inspired Terrorists as 'Pennsylvania Teenagers Enjoying a Day in NYC' After Backlash
CNN edited a shameful social media post that framed two suspected ISIS-inspired terrorists as throwing a homemade bomb in an attempt to kill protesters at an anti-Islam rally, as a couple of Pennsylvania teenagers who were out to enjoy an unseasonably warm day.
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