Peisner originally faced intense online backlash after claiming that the fiery uproar seen in Atlanta over the weekend does not necessarily prove that Antifa members are violent. "You keep using these words ‘violent, violent, violent, violent'… The only acts of violence against people that I saw were actually police tackling protesters," Peisner said on "CNN Newsroom" Saturday. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPPeisner faced further backlash upon the discovery of his previous support for Teran. The Spectator contributing editor Stephen Miller tweeted, "The ‘freelance journalist’ CNN put on the air is promoting the GoFundMe of the activist who shot the state trooper." "So much for CNN pivoting toward a ‘news network,’" OutKick writer Bobby Burack joked.ZRadio host Jason Rantz wrote, "Also curious how CNN describes him as merely a freelance journalist.

Source: CNN January 23, 2023 01:08 UTC