Jake Tapper Trashes 'Anti-Semitic' CNN Headline

CNN anchor Jake Tapper ripped into the cable news network for displaying an "abhorrent" headline during his show that read: "Alt-right founder questions if Jews are people."

The headline — posted during a segment on "The Lead" about white nationalist groups supporting Donald Trump — was seen by many viewers as a normalization of the hate-speech rhetoric spouted by white nationalist groups.

Tapper, barraged with comments from angry viewers on Twitter, responded:

@JustSchmeltzer @jimsciutto @Deadspin I'm off today but that chyron is unacceptable and I immediately called my staff to convey that.

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 22, 2016

@SeanGibbons_ the chyron was abhorrent and I am trying to deal with it. Obviously I take responsibility but my being off is not irrelevant.

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 22, 2016

According to The Hollywood Reporter, CNN's headline appeared to be based on a remark by one alt-right leader, who reportedly said: "One wonders if these people are people at all, or instead soulless golem."

One Twitter user complained to CNN's media correspondent Brian Stelter:

Hey @brianstelter, can you help us understand how this came about? Because as a Jew, it feels like CNN is aiding/abetting a new Nazi party. https://t.co/RJc2DG8mmo

— Mike Futter (@Futterish) November 21, 2016

Others said:

lots of self-reflection after the election for cable news, i see pic.twitter.com/eonH8ypOmq

— alyssa bereznak (@alyssabereznak) November 21, 2016

Hey @CNN. 1. You gotta call alt-right what it is - white supremacist. 2. Just b/c some idiot says it doesn't mean you put it on the chyron. https://t.co/HyvPMmjnWe

— Kai Ryssdal (@kairyssdal) November 21, 2016

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