CNN was on the receiving end of a fair share of mockery following an “exclusive” report in which documents were discovered showing that China downplayed their COVID-19 numbers and lied about the origins of the pandemic.
The ‘breakthrough’ reporting involved information President Trump has been explaining to the American people for ten months, yet was ridiculed for by the mainstream media.
Anchor Jake Tapper introduced the network’s report on Monday, involving a “trove” of leaked documents from inside China that showed the Communist nation had published “misleading” data on coronavirus cases and deaths in the province of Hubei.
Wuhan is located in Hubei.
“These documents, a rare, clear, and open window into what China knew all along, trying to appear in control while a local outbreak turned into a global pandemic,” CNN international security editor Nick Paton Walsh explained.
CNN exclusive: Vast trove of leaked documents shows China underreported Covid-19 numbers, took weeks to diagnose new cases and didn’t disclose a December flu spike in Hubei. https://t.co/mtXf3JM7NN pic.twitter.com/azzFFJ5yRO
— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) November 30, 2020
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CNN Mocked For ‘Exclusive News’
Viewers were quick to jump all over CNN for reporting what was already widely known by anybody with a working set of eyes and ears.
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“CNN Finally Realizes China Lied 10 Months Later,” the President’s son, Donald Trump Jr., tweeted.
CNN FINALLY REALIZES CHINA LIED 10 MONTHS LATER. https://t.co/oFRZnIkDwT
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) November 30, 2020
Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) chimed in by observing CNN chose to wait until after the election to present information that was widely already known by the President and his administration.
“The better question for [CNN] is why they waited until after the election for their public epiphany that China misled the world about Coronavirus,” Zeldin tweeted. “This isn’t news.”
Shocker… The better question for @CNN is why they waited until after the election for their public epiphany that China misled the world about Coronavirus. This isn’t news. Here’s my Tweet about it from February 8:https://t.co/KLKrnhgIXe https://t.co/kNEAbxW7gI
— Lee Zeldin (@RepLeeZeldin) November 30, 2020
Steve Krakauer, a one-time senior digital producer for CNN, hammered his former employer for not airing the “exclusive” information prior to the election as well.
“The kind of story that gets published on November 30, but not on October 30…” he chided.
The kind of story that gets published on November 30, but not on October 30… https://t.co/IXDEzjv7Qx
— Steve Krakauer (@SteveKrak) November 30, 2020
Another observer expressed sarcastic exasperation asking: “You mean the Communist Chinese Government lied? And the American “news” media all but covered it up to dunk on Trump?”
It would certainly appear that way.
Wait, you mean the Communist Chinese Government lied? And the American “news” media all but covered it up to dunk on Trump?https://t.co/L11Q4qhJvA pic.twitter.com/0JB0CDQYoz
— President-Elect Bonk (@BonkPolitics) November 30, 2020
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The CNN Cover-Up On Behalf Of China
It doesn’t take much to demonstrate that CNN in large part ran cover for the Chinese Communist Party throughout the pandemic.
Of course, they can now deliver an “exclusive” to the contrary now that they believe Joe Biden has won the election.
In March, CNN ran a report in which they knocked President Trump and Republican lawmakers for “an attempt to blame China for the pandemic itself, obfuscating any responsibility US and other officials have for their own handling of it.”
Commentary writer Drew Holden helpfully gathered up similar stories in which he accused CNN of “parroting CCP talking points on coronavirus.
Perhaps now is a good time for @CNN to stop parroting CCP talking points on coronavirus then?
Quick 🧵👇 https://t.co/sFUWXwuhmy pic.twitter.com/3UfBtV6s5f
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) November 30, 2020
And maybe it would be a good time to apologize to @realDonaldTrump and @VP for serving as a conduit to Biden blaming Trump for these deaths? Or saying that Pence had “sought to cast blame” rather than just tell the truth? pic.twitter.com/KcDPxvCsVR
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) November 30, 2020
Make no mistake about it – CNN’s current report is designed to run cover so that Biden, upon taking office and perhaps seeing the pandemic extend well into his initial days there, will have the excuse that was never granted to Trump.
CNN accused of ‘literally publishing Chinese propaganda’https://t.co/ehjZqHMDWo
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) April 15, 2020
This is yet another example of how CNN is no more accomplished in the field of journalism than a local middle school newspaper.
CNN was more than happy to report that the United States had surpassed every other nation on Earth in confirmed coronavirus cases.
Doing so meant they had to accept reports coming from China or even Iran. And they did.
Huh. So maybe you shouldn’t have reported on China’s fabricated numbers as fact all year? https://t.co/Gu8I78Cllk pic.twitter.com/hhGKvkdYTF
— Cabot Phillips (@cabot_phillips) November 30, 2020
They misled the American people all because they didn’t want to admit the President was right.
They did so in tandem with the Biden campaign.
Biden campaign advisor Ron Klain praised China’s government for its response to the virus on a CNN broadcast, heralding the fact that the Communist nation had “built hospitals in two or three days.”
Joe Biden’s campaign adviser Ron Klain praised China’s response to the coronavirus outbreak because they “built hospitals in two or three days.”
This is far from the first time that Biden and members of his campaign have praised China. pic.twitter.com/0QkKRqxjqP
— MRCTV (@mrctv) March 19, 2020
In fact, the network didn’t even want to hear what President Trump had to say – a counterpoint to the pro-China sentiments of the Biden campaign – period.
CNN anchor Don Lemon suggested all the way back in March that his network should no longer carry coronavirus press briefings by the President because he “keeps lying.”
“I have said I don’t think that you should really listen to what he says, you should listen to what the experts say,” Lemon told his colleague Chris Cuomo. “I’m not actually sure, if you want to be honest, that we should carry that live.”
Perhaps if they ran it live, their viewers wouldn’t have been as ill-informed as Lemon perpetually is.
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CNN is not a News Leader. They are opinion followers. CCP = Chinese Communist Propaganda
CNN: Breaking News! The sky is blue. You heard it here first.
CNN -China news network
Doggone it all, cnn and idiot are spelled the same way….and their ratings just made a gain…..Zuckers Suckers….
I used to get a lot of my news from CNN till I realized they were so corrupt. They are a Domestic enemy and traitor to the Constitution and Bill of Rights of the United States of America. CNN and any of its employees that knew of news that was pertinent to the safety and well being of our country and helping in the fraudulent election in the 2020 or any other election they assisted in sabotaged by failure of reporting facts instead of fiction or not reporting news worthy of publishing like Hunter Biden involvement in selling and getting monies from foreign countries like China, Russia, Ukraine, Romina and other foreign countries it could of made a difference in the election. An member of and CNN compliant in this should be charged with treason.
I hope Trump stays in for a 2nd term, and reminds CNN everyday how this story exposed them for the charlatans they are. They would sell their self-righteous souls for the influence and power they desire, but there wouldn't be any takers…
OK HITLER SUCK ASS
CAPS LOCK IS ON SO I CAN SEE THIS SHIT !!!
Yes people , NOW WE SHOULD THROW OUR TV.'S OUT IN FRONT OF CITY HALL'S ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WITH ANOTW TAPED ON THEM SAYING. F??K BIDEN AND MALARKEY MEDIA.
Cnn has had way to much practice at lying, not to recognize the Chinese were lying. I'm sure they knew exactly what they were spreading, but being the anti American, anti Trumpers and anti truth people they are, they just couldn't resist spreading lies to help their corrupt liberal friends.They really should have been taken off the air years ago. I'm surprised anyone still watches them. Maybe it's because they are happier not knowing the truth.
Why now? Why not let sleeping dogs lie? Is Biden threatening to blackmail China for some personal gain to trickle down to his propaganda machine? What do you think. That's what I think these people are capable of its not like the American people beyond their special interests matter to them.
The media robbed the people of the election and you still are giving the worst liar press. OF COURSE they just discovered China lied. There is no longer any reason to put the whole blame on Trump. HE is on his way out of office. STOP giving CNN, MSNBC, NYT, and WaPo ANY notice.
Oh, they knew before now!!! They just elected to "NOT TO KNOW"!!! There are just outright liars on CNN. Enough said. You get the message. WE ALL get the message!!! Liars, liars, liars, everyone!!! Why do they even have a network??? This network should be boycotted, avoided, etc. until they have to shut down because they have no business!!!
CNN needs to be sued for impersonating a "news" organization. They are nothing but a Chinese Communist practicing mouth piece for the democratic party. This "admission" proves they have to report all their air time bashing PRESIDEN TRUMP over his statements saying he was not accepting the blame for the Wuhan virus as contributions in kind to the DNC and pushing the election of the second most incompetent candidate for the Office of President. They have been and are a disgrace spreading anti American falsehoods all around the world. They do not deserve $1 of support from any American based business nor individual. Talk about air pollution—– CNN is at the tope of the list of polluters with their lies, misinformation and slander.!
Boy do they crave glory – what a bunch of hypocrites with no shame at all – whats even worse is these animals breed
Next CNN exclusive! "Water is wet!" LOL
Just one of the many lies cnn has been caught in, like any on the left a lie is of no consequence so just keep on spreading misinformation, no matter how obviously stupid you sound….
CNN had to have known the truth about China all along, but suppressed the truth to damage Trump as much as possible. To believe anything else is to be a fool.
The "Clinton News Network" has not been reliable for over 20 years.
CNN knew this all along. The difference is that now that the ‘conspiracy’ against Trump appears to be working, CNN and their allies no longer need to worry about public opinion. In fact, the media has rendered public opinion irrelevant because they have figured out that they can suppress it long enough to support “the" agenda. When that agenda is achieved, the truth will no longer be of value. As Clinton said, and CNN took as guiding advice, “At this point, that difference does it make?”.
Wow, CNN lost first spot on Most watched to Fox, quite a while ago. Now it looks like Fox will set a new record for lost viewers, must be CNN is deciding to tell the truth for a while, to combat Fox on the other end of the spectrum.
Yea but guess what—nothing will happen and no one will be fired. Durham has gone underground and Barr is no where to be seen. Well, after Biden is sworn in, stories will begin to surface regarding proof of voter fraud and then they will announce changes to the voting process to restore faith in the voting system but again no prosecutions or loss of jobs and things will go on. They tried every resource to oust Trump while in office and failed. This was their do or die effort and they finally appear to have succeeded.
America has been duped and it will only tale 12 to 18 months to figure it out when prices start to soar on everyone because of Green New Deal, and all the socialistic programs the Biden/Sanders Unity plan entails. Growth will slow as we go back to Obama era trade deals and manufacturers leave the country again as our military resources are reprioritized
and our guns are taken to protect the new socialistic government from open revolt. People will look back ad the pre Wuhan virus days under Trump and realize how stupid they were for not realizing that Trump is a patriot for the Republic and capitalism.
Oh yeah, two more tactics in their historical playbook…
And how to kill and coverup!
Well, you can bet the Democrats are not going to just "sit back" and let Trump expose them for what they are. They have powerful allies, and they KNOW how to cheat, lie, and deceive…
The hammer will come down shortly …
Trump is smarter than what he is given credit for …
GITMO is in play (can't say more) …
The "servers" have been obtained and people died in the process …
A major CIA player was wounded, was there, and is singing like a canary …
Sit back and watch the show …
Probably, Israel ,Britain or maybe France
I'm just wondering who he is going to pick a fight with. Not China. He loves them. He and Osama paid 3.5million to that Chinese lab for a for a virus that the communists had a good use for as well. When was the last time you heard from the freedom protesters in hongkong.
The pattern is becoming more clear. The CIA cooked up the virus, struck at China, got trillions for their corporate people, got Trump, and now the pivot of Defense to east Asia. Biden's war cabinet will be marching to war in March – that's our month for invasion: Da Nang in 65, Baghdad in 03. They like October, too – Kabul in 01, Obama sends another 30,000 in Oct. 2009.
to quote Gomer Pyle "Surprise Surprise Surprise" … NOT
CNN? You mean the liars of journalism. They back the buffoon Biden who couldn't keep one sentence together. A bunch of hacks who wouldn't know the truth if it slap them in their mouths. How about cancel culture cancel CNN.
Lemon – So who keeps lying? It's your Network! the China Not so Newsy Network. And now we know that even Fauci (the Hillary-loving-idiot) was one of the co-creators of the virus. How low can you socialist liberals go? You will gladly wipe out a 20% of your countrmen,, lie about it, set up a fraud election and then call America Free? You are worse than any Stalinist regime I have ever read about. If this makes you proud, you are very sick individuals.
Don't ever expect an apology from anyone at CNN…..
I am surprised Fox has reported news like it has for so long since they were bought by a liberal. They are turning it around now that it won't be any better than CNN < MSNBC or any other liberal media. They are all becoming Domestic enemy and traitors to the Constitution of our country and should be tried and punished as traitors to our country. OAN (One American News) and Newsmax are about all we have left worth watching
They're not a news station, they're a propaganda factory, much like MSNBC and sadly what FOX seems to be becoming.
So CNN blamed Trump for everything and now they find out he was right. What a joke. Many years ago CNN was a great news station. How far they have fallen.
Time for the FBI to start taking their job seriously, or they might find themselves complaisant in this total fraud..
We find out about this now that Biden is the supposed winner of the election. Trump was telling us this ten months ago and the MSM lied to us then. We now know beyond a shadow of a doubt that the MSM is a bunch of lying idiots. Try them all for subversion.
Are Traitors ! Need to be Shot !
Don’t they usually call what CNN has done by a distinct name? Oh yeah!
TREASON!!!!
CNN is not 'news'. CNN did this purposefully because they are the official Propaganda Ministry of the DNC.
yes it makes sense to praise some one who does you harm
Duh ! they knew all along , their mission to destroy Trump
Crappy News Network.
clearly the media is the enemy of the people, should be run out of town
Crow cages would be a nice touch but even crows have better taste than to eat anything from the Communist News Network
Only one problem with that… NONE of them are actually news reporters/investigators!!!
I think we need to put the top 5 levels of management in each of the mainstream media into crow cages and let the remaining staff know that if they don't start reporting unbiased news and investigate ALL of the government's actions including the leftist regime they will be entering the same fate as their management.
Don't worry give it a couple of months and CNN will be bankrupt unless bailed out by their friends in China
This is what happens when you deny reality. Eventually the facts cannot be denied and come around to bite you in the you-know-what. CNN – quit gaslighting us all to promote your political agenda and start reporting the legitimate news. Then you'll quit ending up with so much egg on your face.