Two media critics are calling on CNN to fire ‘media reporter’ Brian Stelter over a reckless tweet in which he clearly tried to politicize the recent shooting of two Democrats in Minnesota by an appointee of Governor Tim Walz.
Before all of the facts were even known about the shooting, CNN correspondent Edward-Isaac Dovere tweeted:
“In the last week, Marines were deployed in an American city,the president has called for a gov to be arrested &the speaker of the House has called for that gov to be tarred & feathered, a senator has been pinned & handcuffed, and 2 state legislators have been shot in their homes.”
Brian Stelter then quote tweeted that message, saying:
“And it all points in the same direction:”
And it all points in the same direction: https://t.co/6crG4y5PFO
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 14, 2025
Stephen L. Miller, who hosts a media criticism podcast on Substack named ‘Versus Media’ called for Stelter’s firing over this:
Brian Stelter should be fired. pic.twitter.com/L93tUEU7Ls
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) June 14, 2025
Miller made the point that this was actually worse than a reckless tweet that just got reporter Terry Moran fired from ABC News.
What Brian Stelter did is worse than what Terry Moran did.
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) June 14, 2025
Media critic Joe Concha, a FOX News contributor, also called for Stelter’s firing.
Brian should be put on the air and forced to apologize before handing in his resignation. Seriously. https://t.co/H9Yb95YPjd pic.twitter.com/K6X5dBXcFM
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) June 14, 2025
It’s as if Brian is begging CNN to join Acosta, Lemon and Moran by being fired again. How is this acceptable? https://t.co/H9Yb95YPjd
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) June 14, 2025
Nicholas Fondacaro of the media watchdog group ‘NewsBusters’ also chimed in.
The Terry-Moran Standard should be applied to Brian. https://t.co/SrxCrVvkr5 pic.twitter.com/daMd73jFIk
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) June 14, 2025
Like many other liberal media news outlets, CNN has been struggling in the ratings since the 2024 election. The reckless partisanship and misinformation spread by people like Brian Stelter is not helping them.
