Republicans Criticize CNN Over Message Suggesting Anchor Intervened in Pennsylvania Race

CNN moderator Jake Tapper speaks to the audience during a Democratic primary debate in Detroit, Mich., on July 31, 2019. Scott Olson/Getty Images

Republicans are criticizing CNN after a leaked message appeared to show he tried convincing military veteran Sean Parnell not to challenge Rep. Conor Lamb (D-Penn.).

“The @CNN bias is serious. We all know this. But when @jaketapper, a former Democrat Hill staffer from Pennsylvania, tries to manipulate a Pennsylvania Congressional race while hosting a nightly news show, the cable network MUST take action,” Richard Grenell, the former U.S. ambassador to Germany, who is advising the Republican National Committee on voter outreach, wrote on Twitter on Thursday.