During a Wednesday “Reality Check” segment for CNN’s New Day, senior political analyst John Avlon attempted to draw parallels between President Donald Trump’s criticism of dishonest journalism and mass murder committed by Soviet dictators Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJwGNR5HJE8&t=106m50s

Avlon began the segment by criticizing President Trump for pushing back against media reports falsely blaming him for the deadly Pittsburgh synagogue shooting on Saturday: