CNN’s Jake Tapper called out fellow CNN commentator Brian Stelter on Twitter Saturday over Michael Wolff’s book “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House” after Stelter said “many Trump experts say the book ‘rings true’ overall.”
I stand corrected: I thought this RNC ad misquoted me, but the quote came from a @CNNI TV hit. So I’ve deleted my previous tweet about this. Big picture point: Wolff’s errors are sloppy, but many Trump experts say the book “rings true” overall. My advice: Read it — skeptically https://t.co/VWXvjWpaYV
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 6, 2018
Tapper responded:
Having many errors but “ringing true” is not a journalistic standard.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) January 6, 2018
He also followed up with another tweet:
That said, quotes are quotes. And if facts can be ascertained by further reporting as true, that’s also a service.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) January 6, 2018
However, it looks like the two CNN commentators were okay, as Stelter retweeted Tapper’s criticisms.
Wolff’s book has caused a crack up within the White House and political media, leading many to question President Trump’s mental state and criticize the presidency in general, while some have questioned claims and stories from the book and challenged Wolff’s reliability. (RELATED: Scarborough Admits Wolff Book ‘May Not Have Gotten Every Quote Exactly Right’ [VIDEO])
Brian Stelter has also admitted that there may be unreliable information in the book, stating on CNN this week, “There are definitely reasons to be skeptical. And I think Sarah Sanders has a point has a point about the John Boehner reference in the book, the idea that Trump said ‘Who’s that?’ when Roger Ailes or someone brought up John Boehner.”