CNN’s Jake Tapper skewered for calling black DC pipe bomb suspect Brian Cole Jr. a ‘white man’ on air
Jake Tapper inadvertently referred to the black suspect, Brian Cole Jr., as “white man” during the Thursday launch of “The Lead.” The mistake came just after CNN broke the first photo of Cole—pulled from his mother’s Instagram—at 5:01 p.m. Viewers were clearly taken aback by the mislabeling. Conservatives reacted quickly: Benny Johnson posted a scathing note on X, and Nick Sorter accused CNN of pushing “anti‑white rhetoric.” Some comments were more forgiving, joking that “Brian” is a common name that could be found in the top three white names, so the slip was understandable. Cole, 30, was arrested early Thursday morning in his Woodbridge, Virginia, home and faces charges for using an explosive device and attempting malicious destruction with explosives. This story is still developing—keep checking back for updates.
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