Anderson Cooper and Charlamagne Tha God Clash on Air Over CNN’s Trump Coverage; Cooper Calls ‘Bulls—‘ Over Claim CNN Doesn’t Focus on Trump’s ‘Fascism’

variety.com:

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Anderson Cooper and Charlamagne Tha God got into a tussle on the former’s CNN show when Charlamagne called out news networks like CNN for focusing less on Donald Trump being a fascist and more on topics related to Kamala Harris such as whether or not she’s Black, a false claim Trump has touted at several points.

Cooper called “bullshit” on Charlamagne’s observation, leading to a back-and-forth between the host and his interview subject. “It’s crazy because you still don’t have news networks having that conversation, like when somebody says, when somebody questions Kamala Harris’s Blackness or is she a DEI hire, you all will have roundtable discussions about that, asking that question.

How come we’re not having a roundtable discussion asking is Donald Trump a fascist? Actually not even asking, he’s stating it,” Charlamagne asked the CNN host. “How come that is not the topic of discussion on networks like CNN every day?” Cooper answered by saying “I talk about this every night,” but Charlamagne wasn’t buying it and told the host: “I don’t think y’all have enough conversations about it.

I feel like I heard more on this network about is Kamala Harris Black than I do about Donald Trump being a fascist.” “Honestly, that’s bullshit,” Cooper replied. “I’m sorry.