
CNN Anchor Hits Back at Trump After Late-Night Meltdown
April 9, 2026
The Daily Beast
Li Yuanqing/Xinhua via Getty ImagesCNN anchor Jake Tapper fired back at President Donald Trump after the president accused CNN of knowingly propagating fake news.The network featured around-the-clock coverage on Tuesday of Trump’s backdown on his threat to obliterate Iran, including sharing a statement from Iran’s Supreme National Security Council on the two-week ceasefire.During the Tuesday edition of OutFront, CNN’s Erin Burnett read part of its statement on-air.

“The enemy, in its unfair, unlawful, and criminal war against the Iranian nation, has suffered an undeniable, historic, and crushing defeat,” it read.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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