{"id":382390,"date":"2018-10-25T21:12:57","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T20:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/former-9-11-nypd-boss-walks-off-cnn-panel-says-network-politicizing-pipe-bomb-story-rt-us-news\/"},"modified":"2018-10-25T21:12:57","modified_gmt":"2018-10-25T20:12:57","slug":"former-9-11-nypd-boss-walks-off-cnn-panel-says-network-politicizing-pipe-bomb-story-rt-us-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/former-9-11-nypd-boss-walks-off-cnn-panel-says-network-politicizing-pipe-bomb-story-rt-us-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Former 9\/11 NYPD boss walks off CNN panel, says network \u2018politicizing\u2019 pipe bomb story \u2014 RT US News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        Bernard Kerik, who led the New York Police Department during the 9\/11 attacks, walked off a CNN set and accused the network of using a series of attempted pipe bomb attacks to push its own anti-Trump agenda.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Kerik had been scheduled to appear as part of a panel on CNN, to discuss the series of suspected pipe bombs mailed to top Democratic officials and to CNN\u2019s New York studio, he told right-wing news site <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/radio\/2018\/10\/24\/bernard-kerik-exclusive-nyc-9-11-top-cop-i-walked-off-cnn-set-when-they-politicized-mail-bombs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Breitbart<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>However, as Kerik prepared to speak, CNN higher-ups abruptly put his slot on hold, and switched to covering former CIA Director John Brennan, who launched into a diatribe about how President Donald Trump was to blame for the attacks, and how his anti-media rhetoric <em>\u201cemboldened individuals to take matters into their own hands\u201d<\/em> and leads to <em>\u201cacts of violence.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"media__youtube-frame\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300px\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vaLcUxWuzAc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The suspicious package sent to CNN\u2019s studio was addressed to Brennan himself, who since leaving the CIA now appears regularly on CNN and MSNBC to discuss national security and bash the president.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAs somebody that led through the worst terror attack in our country\u2019s history, and knows how important unity is\u2026 I just found it appalling that CNN would use this time to let this guy go on this political rant about the president, and I walked off,\u201d<\/em> Kerik told Breitbart. <em>\u201cI took off the earpiece and the mic and I left. I can\u2019t stand it. It just turns my stomach what these people are doing, and it\u2019s wrong.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NOTE TO. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CNN<\/a>&#8230; 6 explosive devices were seized over the last two days destined to kill Americans, and all you guys are concerned with is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnBrennan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JohnBrennan<\/a>\u2019s bashing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a>. Today is the day we should have unity not divisiveness. I want no part of it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bernard B. Kerik (@BernardKerik) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BernardKerik\/status\/1055238393054027776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 24, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>New York Mayor Bill De Blasio condemned the suspect or suspects\u2019 targeting of CNN as an attempt <em>\u201cto undermine our free press and leaders of our country through acts of violence.\u201d<\/em> CNN president Jeff Zucker also used the opportunity to hammer Trump, saying <em>\u201cthere is a total and complete lack of understanding at the White House about the seriousness of their continued attacks on the media.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Both Trump and CNN have continued to feud in the wake of the incident. In a Thursday morning tweet, Trump wrote that <em>\u201cpurposely false and inaccurate reporting\u201d<\/em> by the mainstream media was a <em>\u201cvery big part\u201d<\/em> of the anger some Americans were feeling about politics. CNN\u2019s Jerry Diamond hit back at Trump for <em>\u201ccontinuing to smear &amp; malign the news media a day after a pipe bomb was delivered to CNN,\u201d<\/em> and defended his network\u2019s reporting standards.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The President is continuing to smear &amp; malign the news media a day after a pipe bomb was delivered to CNN. Mainstream news organizations do not publish \u201cpurposefully false and inaccurate reporting.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Du3sxGsUaT\">https:\/\/t.co\/Du3sxGsUaT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDiamond1\/status\/1055427698691133441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The device mailed to CNN was accompanied by a small amount of white powder, also believed to be explosive, but later ruled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apnews.com\/5c93ac06309c4ce88e8cd5023f89feca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">harmless<\/a>, according to the Associated Press. Law enforcement agencies initially treated the device as live, but subsequent reporting indicates that it may be non-functional.<\/p>\n<p>Kerik also blasted CNN for failing to properly condemn Democratic officials\u2019 calls for confrontation with Trump administration officials, including California Rep. Maxine Waters\u2019 exhortation to <em>\u201cpush back\u201d<\/em> and <em>\u201ctell them they\u2019re not welcome anymore, anywhere,\u201d<\/em> and former Attorney General Eric Holder\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/440934-holder-kick-democrats-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">declaration<\/a> that <em>\u201cwhen they go low, we kick them.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"arcticle__read-more read-more\">\n<p>Read more<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"read-more__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/442254-meme-not-bomb-isis-cnn\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"read-more__cover\" src=\"https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2018.10\/thumbnail\/5bd1c4eefc7e930e7d8b4613.png\" alt=\"The meme originated in right-wing groups online and was based off the catchphrase of Larry The Cable Guy.\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>\u201cThey [CNN] make themselves out to be this group or this organization that\u2019s trying to help when they are more divisive than anything else I\u2019ve heard. It\u2019s just wrong,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the political implications, Kerik did say that he reckons authorities will likely apprehend the suspect within a few days. The retired cop told Breitbart that modern technology, including forensic evidence from the packages themselves and cell phone data from each of the postal locations, will <em>\u201cput the hand of the bad guy right in their hand.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI would predict, based on what I\u2019ve seen, that the investigators will have a target in sight within two or three days,\u201d<\/em> he speculated, adding: <em>\u201cThey know what they\u2019re doing, what they\u2019re looking for, and how they\u2019re going to get there.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While Kerik\u2019s experience means he knows the world of law enforcement inside out, he has also been on the other side of the law in the past. While lauded by then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani for bringing about a massive reduction in crime in 2001, Kerik was sentenced to four years in jail for corruption and tax fraud in 2010.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Think your friends would be interested? Share this story!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/442290-cnn-politicizing-pipe-bomb-nypd\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by <a href=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\">RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bernard Kerik, who led the New York Police Department during the 9\/11 attacks, walked off a CNN set and accused the network of using a series of attempted pipe bomb attacks to push its own anti-Trump agenda. 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