CNN Political Commentator Criticized for Using Robert De Niro as ‘Reliable Source’ on Trump Presidency

CNN Political Commentator Criticized for Using Robert De Niro as ‘Reliable Source’ on Trump Presidency
U.S. actor Robert De Niro attends the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival opening night World premiere of the HBO documentary film "The Apollo" on April 24, 2019 in New York. Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images
Richard Szabo
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The conduct of a CNN political commentator is being questioned after he interviewed actor Robert De Niro about the future of the U.S. presidency as if De Niro was a credible spokesman on Sept. 29.

CNN Chief Media Correspondent Brian Stelter raised eyebrows across the nation after he did an in-depth interview with the Italian-American movie legend on the Reliable Sources program.

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