CNN goes full conspiracist on Twitter user who posted viral Bloomberg audio

Published February 12, 2020 1:22am ET



CNN’s Cristina Alesci warned viewers Tuesday to be wary of recently surfaced audio of 2020 Democratic candidate Mike Bloomberg bragging about the oppressive stop-and-frisk policies he championed as mayor of New York City.

After all, the CNN reporter claimed, as we don’t have the full audio of the former mayor’s remarks, we don’t have the full context. This would be a prudent warning were it not for the fact that the audio has been readily available online since 2015.

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