Over the Thanksgiving weekend, he took particular aim at the CNN International by saying on Twitter that the network lies and represents the U.S. poorly to the world. Blitzer, on CNN Monday afternoon, said the network's reporters risk their lives in the world's most dangerous places every day. "CNN and CNN International are not sponsored by any state or autocrat or any political organization," Blitzer said. Blitzer said the pursuit of truth and rejection of attacks is something CNN holds sacred. After Trump's Saturday tweet about CNN International, CNN tweeted back that "it's not CNN's job to represent the U.S. to the world.

Source: ABC News November 27, 2017 22:17 UTC