Rep. Ilhan Omar’s claim about 9/11 being the day “some people did something” and other remarks sparked an avalanche of criticism, with President Trump responding by tweeting a video that angered the Left who were defending Omar. Brian Stelter did some CNN-style journalisming and discovered why the Minnesota congresswoman has been in the headlines for so long:

"Controversies" don't just happen — they are created. Here's how the right-wing rage machine generated a week's worth of headlines about @IlhanMN pic.twitter.com/Ba6Oli3Fqo — Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) April 14, 2019

Alternate Stelter tweet:

Here's how the left-wing media machine turned a congresswoman saying something awful about September 11 into her being a victim https://t.co/4xc1D84ysS — Anthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) April 15, 2019

Bingo.

It might just have something to do with what she said. Does she bear any responsibility, or is it just the “right wing rage machine?” https://t.co/BUMk9KVwmP — Ron Nehring (@RonNehring) April 14, 2019

This might be the most ironic tweet on this history of this website. It’s so funny watching them squirm after doing this for years. https://t.co/aiS00LkICe — Codename Dutchess (@Jimmy_Stick) April 14, 2019

And did Stelter forget where he works?

CNN spent two weeks falsely smearing a bunch of HS kids based on an edited video clip that was promoted in left-wing circles. Did Stelter frame that as a fake outrage stirred up by the left wing rage machine? No, this is how he excused that coverage: https://t.co/Uh1AyRE7fB https://t.co/mN9UIZYmQJ — (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) April 14, 2019

Hilarious. @CNN holds court on rage machines and creating controversies. https://t.co/bHqITvAqMK — Anish Koka (@anish_koka) April 14, 2019

Self-awareness takes another holiday, but we’re used to that.

Conservatives didn’t make Omar disrespect 9/11. She did that all on her own. https://t.co/NhE68PanvS — Dan Gainor (@dangainor) April 15, 2019

There have been no controversy had she not opened her mouth and said what she said. She’s not the victim. https://t.co/KJezvWLEfN — Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) April 15, 2019

Don’t tell that to Brian!

The problem is the idiotic original statement. Don’t make the idiotic original statement – and @realDonaldTrump and no one else will have anything to which to respond. Man, the Congressional Hamas Caucus is a blast. https://t.co/g6Agnf2wmE — Seton Motley (@SetonMotley) April 15, 2019

THIS. Is CNN.

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