REALLY? CNN host asks brother of detained US citizen to explain his... social media post calling CNN 'fake news'

Doug P. | 1:14 PM on January 02, 2019

Yep, it’s going to be another banner year for CNN!

Forty-eight-year-old Michigan businessman and ex-Marine, Paul Whelan, was detained in Russia this week on charges of espionage. CNN’s Alisyn Camerota interviewed David Whelan, who is the brother of Paul. Camerota used the opportunity to grill Whelan about his brother’s anti-CNN social media posts.

CNN hosts sure do have their priorities!

How petty & small can you get?

CNN combed a detained American and Ex-Marine's social media and found a post calling CNN "fake news."

Then the CNN anchor grills brother of the detained American ON AIR about the anti-CNN post.

These people have problemshttps://t.co/WwKMdiKkIJ pic.twitter.com/W2urE1sluJ

— Benny (@bennyjohnson) January 2, 2019

Honest question:

How could this completely harmless social media post about CNN have ANY bearing whatsoever on an American and ex-Marine being detained by a hostile foreign power?

How is it remotely appropriate for CNN to ask his worried brother about it on air?

CNN is bad.

— Benny (@bennyjohnson) January 2, 2019

THIS. Is CNN.

CNN Questions Brother of Detained American Why He Made Fun of CNN One Time https://t.co/CyIo5gHPjr via @YouTube

— ?? (@AuthenticityNeo) January 2, 2019

I say again, CNN is petty all day, every day. It's what they do.

— Agatha Gregson (@gregson_agatha) January 2, 2019

Uh oh, CNN's feelings are hurt. https://t.co/P4briFTXnn

— Cameron Cruz (@ccruz280) January 2, 2019

Imagine your brother has been detained by a potentially hostile foreign enemy

You go on CNN for an interview

And the anchor interrogates you about an old Facebook post from your brother calling CNN fake news https://t.co/BG8kgSkyO7

— Brandon ? (@brandonraustin) January 2, 2019

“I’m not taking this personally” she says as she grills the brother of an American DETAINED FOR ESPIONAGE about whether he thinks her employer is fake news.

This is nonsense. Journalism has a habit of aggrandizing wildly unserious people, and the industry needs to get better. https://t.co/9oWbysDbF1

— Ryan (@RyanOTooleKC) January 2, 2019