Jake Tapper provided some context to CNN‘s reporting on a boastful statement put out by Iran’s Supreme National Security Council in the aftermath of a ceasefire deal with the United States, pushing back on Donald Trump‘s claim that the network was pushing out something fraudulent.
On Tuesday, Trump blasted the network on Truth Social, falsely claiming that the statement was a “fraud.” His FCC chairman, Brendan Carr, then followed up with his own post, falsely claiming that the network was “pushing out a hoax headline in such a sensitive national security moment.”
The online story at issue was a report on the National Security Council statement, with the headline, “Iran claims victory, says it forced US to accept 10-point plan.”
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In the story, CNN reported that the Iranian Security Council statement read, “The enemy, in its unfair, unlawful, and criminal
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