CNN primetime host Abby Phillip has apologized for what she described as “inaccurate” comments on her program on Tuesday evening.
During CNN NewsNight, Phillip said that an incident in front of Gracie Mansion was “an attempted terror attack against New York’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani.”
However, Mamdani was not the intended target of the attacks. Protesters outside the mayoral mansion were there to protest Mamdani. Counter protesters then clashed with the group, where the two figures arrested lobbed improvised explosive devices at the crowd.
Following her comments on Tuesday’s show, Abby Phillip took to social media to correct herself and apologize for the error.
“I want to correct something I said last night,” said Phillip. “The bombs thrown in New York City over the weekend by ISIS inspired attackers was thrown into a crowd of anti-Muslim protestors and not specifically targeted at Mayor Mamdani. That wording was inaccurate and I didn’t catch it ahead of time. I apologize for the error.”
The apology from Abby Phillip came after CNN took heavy criticism for a social media post about the situation, which said that “Two Pennsylvania teenagers crossed into New York City Saturday morning for what could’ve been a normal day enjoying the city during abnormally warm weather.” CNN later deleted the tweet and admitted it fell short of its editorial standards.
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