CNN Provides Dubious Explanation of Controversial Anderson Cooper Tweet

CNN anchor Anderson Cooper adjusts his earpiece during a commercial break while moderating a Democratic presidential debate sponsored by CNN at Wynn Las Vegas on Oct. 13, 2015. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

A day after a controversial Tweet was sent to President Donald Trump from the account of CNN host Anderson Cooper, the network issued a statement in an attempt to diffuse the situation.

The Tweet posted by Cooper’s account had called Trump a “pathetic loser” and suggested Trump was lying.