CNN's tweet reads, 'There's nothing junior about presidential candidate RFK Jr.'s pecs'
CNN's Twitter account posted a video of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday focused on his "shirtless workout" and angered liberals, who questioned the network and wondered if they had re-hired ex-CEO Chris Licht.
"There's nothing junior about presidential candidate RFK Jr.'s pecs after his shirtless workout went viral," CNN's tweet read.
MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan responded to the report asking, "sorry what?" Did CNN just re-hire Chris Licht? I am lost for words."
"What is this?" he continued.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 02: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visits "The Faulkner Focus"at Fox News Channel Studios on June 02, 2023 in New York City. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
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CNN's Jeanne Moos, according to the tweet, said Kennedy had a body that "even Rocky wouldn't mind."
"President pecs will face a heavy lift against Joe Biden," she continued, adding that he's won the title of "macho man."
Sorry, what? Did CNN just re-hire Christ Licht? I am lost for words. What is this? https://t.co/ncxvKSze5r
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) June 28, 2023
"I take no pleasure in reporting that cable news is at it again," The Washington Post's Taylor Lorenz said.
i have questions about this headline & story??? https://t.co/LNfOzuadrb
— Saba Hamedy (@saba_h) June 28, 2023
Kennedy tweeted a video Sunday of himself doing push-ups and wrote, "Getting in shape for my debates with President Biden!"
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JUNE 05: Democratic Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. speaks as Michael Smerconish hosts a SiriusXM Town Hall with Democratic Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. at The Centre Theater on June 05, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Lisa Lake/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
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Another wrote, "The most trusted name in news," in response to the clip posted by CNN.
I take no pleasure in reporting that cable news is at it again https://t.co/Ff4xU5d6QL
— Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) June 28, 2023
"the most trusted name in news" https://t.co/sGkyfxdhcx
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) June 28, 2023
Here’s an idea, just spitballing: how about we don’t pretend that doing pushups has anything to do with being president? https://t.co/anoH7ZFqja
— Ben Adler (@badler) June 29, 2023
Jesus absolute Christ you guys https://t.co/1Di39ZSYVm
— Anna Merlan (@annamerlan) June 28, 2023
MSNBC's "The 11th Hour" producer Lauren Peikoff asked, "Why is this a headline? WHY?"
are u ok https://t.co/xCJXNm0wNp
— Marlow Stern (@MarlowNYC) June 28, 2023
Why is this a headline? WHY https://t.co/Px8osFBVhQ
— Lauren Peikoff (@laurenpeikoff) June 28, 2023
Hey @CNN, this is news? Or newsworthy? Oy. https://t.co/oyGntygtcR
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) June 28, 2023
CNN takes an L while RFK Jr. takes an H[GH] https://t.co/e3tK5Jf3Ci
— Sawyer Hackett (@SawyerHackett) June 28, 2023
Kennedy wrote, Wednesday, in a tweet that another one of his interviews was taken down by Youtube.
"[YouTube] just pulled another of my videos, with former NY Post political reporter [Guart]," Kennedy wrote in a Tuesday Twitter thread. "People made a big deal about Russia supposedly manipulating internet information to influence a presidential election. Shouldn’t we be worried when giant tech corporations do the same?"
Boston, MA - April 19: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces his candidacy for President of the United States in a speech at Boston Park Plaza. (David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
"When industry and government are so closely linked, there is little difference between ‘private’ and ‘government’ censorship," he continued. "Suppression of free speech is not suddenly OK when it is contracted out to the private corporations that control the public square."
Hanna Panreck is an associate editor at Fox News.
