CNN: Democrat Apologizes for ‘Tweets Called Anti-Semitic’

[See NewsBusters for more.] The headlines from CNN, the New York Times and the Washington Post on Tuesday had trouble explaining the honest truth: Congresswoman Ilhan Omar made anti-Semitic comments over the weekend and was slammed by fellow Democrats. A CNN on-screen graphic spun, “Rep. Omar Apologizes 'Unequivocally' for Tweets Called Anti-Semitic.” Called anti-Semitic? As a reminder, the Minnesota Democrat used an old trope, saying that Jews were buying lawmakers and “all about the Benjamins, baby.” This is the same woman who once called Israel “evil.”