CNN’s Anderson Cooper rips Donald Trump Jr. for ‘tweeting lies’ with old hurricane photo
"I debated whether I should even respond tonight to the president's son," Cooper said on AC360 in a 9-minute segment to close out his broadcast. "I know he considers himself an outdoorsman and pays a lot of money to be led to wildlife in
On Sunday,
"And they wonder why people don't trust the media,"
There's just one problem: the photo is from 2008, and shows Cooper in
"I've been covering hurricanes for about 14 years, and it really does make me sad that anyone would believe that I would try to fake something or overly dramatize a disaster," Cooper said, before showing 10-year-old clips revealing him reporting that the flood waters were actually receding and pointing out that while there was a lower level of water on the roadway, the water was much deeper just feet from the shoulder.
Cooper also pointed out that the crew member pictured in the photo,
"Look, I don't expect the president's son to ever admit he was wrong, or one of the president's former advisers or frankly anyone else who's retweeted these pictures," Cooper said. "But I at least thought that they and you should know the truth."
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