CNN was widely mocked late Wednesday after an on-air graphic that was broadcasted a day earlier went viral. Jimenez was standing in front of a raging fire and the chyron at the bottom of the screen read, "FIERY BUT MOSTLY PEACEFUL PROTESTS AFTER POLICE SHOOTING." CNN REMOVES THE TERM 'VIOLENT' FROM ON-AIR GRAPHIC DESCRIBING PROTESTS IN WISCONSIN"Clowns. MSNBC'S ALI VELSHI SAYS SITUATION NOT 'GENERALLY SPEAKING UNRULY' WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE BURNING BUILDING"'Fiery but mostly peaceful protest' is so absurd that if it were satire you’d think it was lazy and unimaginative," National Republican Senatorial Committee senior adviser Matt Whitlock wrote. It is not, generally speaking, unruly but fires have been started and this crowd is relishing that," Velshi described the unrest.
Source: Fox News August 27, 2020 05:03 UTC