CNN criticized for threatening to dox Reddit user behind Trump’s wrestling video
After tracking down the Reddit user who made a GIF of President Donald Trump bodyslamming CNN, the news outlet said that it would not be revealing the poster’s name — on some conditions.
On Sunday, Trump tweeted a GIF of himself bodyslamming and punching a man with CNN’s logo for a head to the floor with the hashtag #FraudNewsCNN.
CNN investigated and found who originally posted the CNN logo meme. Here is CNN’s statement:
Exclusive: CNN tracked down the Reddit user behind the Trump wrestling GIF. Now he's apologizing. https://t.co/HMEKfD1De3
— CNN (@CNN) July 5, 2017
Read CNN’s threatening statement:
SERIOUSLY, CNN? This is straight up threatening to publicly out a private citizen if the reddit user ‘repeats this ugly behavior on social media again’. Unbelievable! CNN has a stockpile of people to get through if they are going to be threatening public citizens that make fun of them –
Here’s a (very small) glimpse of the stockpile of people CNN will need to get through:
#CNNBlackmail@CNN gets slapped again! pic.twitter.com/RZ5J5mojIE
— AgentMom (@agentm0m) July 5, 2017
We shall meme them on Reddit, we shall meme them on 4chan, we shall meme them on twitter, we will never surrender! #CNNBlackmail pic.twitter.com/3LVVYJX89H
— The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸 (@ColumbiaBugle) July 5, 2017
When you spend the whole past week complaining about harassment and then attack someone who can't fight back over free speech #CNNBlackmail pic.twitter.com/zl7aGKng5n
— William Craddick (@williamcraddick) July 5, 2017
#CNNBlackMail@CNN blackmails a person for making a video like this 🤔🤔
CNN DESERVES TO GO DOWN‼️https://t.co/4RB65yy2MC
— Villi Wilson❌ (@Conservative_VW) July 6, 2017
Don't make fun of CNN or they'll go Liam Neeson on you. #CNNBlackmail pic.twitter.com/n9hNL4OHTJ
— Jack Rigney (@jc3rigney) July 5, 2017
‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ Star Patricia Heaton weighs in:
Ignoring news while on vacay, but @KFILE / @CNN threatening to destroy 15-yr-old over gif?! Any shred of cred u may have had is gone 4ever. https://t.co/iQifrjN6w7
— Patricia Heaton (@PatriciaHeaton) July 5, 2017
And Donald Trump Jr responds:
If only @CNN spent as much time tracking down info on IRS targeting, Fast & Furious, Iran deal etc as they did a meme writer! #CNNBlackmail
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) July 5, 2017
Ted Cruz has some input as well:
(1/3) Another relevant crim law: NY § 135.60: "A person is guilty of coercion in the second degree when he…induces a person…" https://t.co/ChxqocuDgc
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) July 5, 2017
(2/3) "to abstain from engaging in conduct in which he…has a legal right to engage…by means of instilling…a fear…the actor will…" https://t.co/ChxqocuDgc
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) July 5, 2017
(3/3)"Expose a secret or publicize an asserted fact, whether true or false, tending to subject some person to hatred, contempt or ridicule." https://t.co/ChxqocuDgc
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) July 5, 2017
Ted Cruz: CNN may have just committed a CRIME https://t.co/3DiNxs03lb
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) July 5, 2017
THIS is why the American people hate the media. CNN has totally lost all credibility they are officially the laughing stock of cable news.