CNN's Tapper schooled by Dem senator over Trump's Iran attack
CNN host Jake Tapper did not get the answer he expected from Sen. Mark Warner when he pressed the Virginia Democrat over the success of Donald Trump surprise attack on Iran over a week ago.
During his appearance on CNN's 'State of the Union," the chair of the Select Committee on Intelligence was asked by the CNN host, "So we still don't know the degree of the damage, but let me just ask you this as a basic just calling balls and strikes here: isn't the world safer today because of these strikes than it was nine days ago?"
"If we don't end up seeing Iran attacking us through cyber or through proxies, if they --," Warner began before Tapper interrupted him.
"They were doing that," Tapper interjected as Warner continued, "If the ceasefire, if the ceasefire stays between Israel and Iran and Iran's program is set back for whatever period of time..."
"I just mean as of today," the CNN host interrupted again. "I'm not saying you're saying this for the rest of your life and you know, whatever, but as of today, we don't know what's going to happen tomorrow. but as of today, isn't the world safe?"
"I am glad that these capabilities have been cut back," Warner conceded before cautioning, "Do we know what Iran's next step is going to be? Do we? Are we going to be saying the same thing if Iran now tries to race to a bomb in the trunk of a car, because we don't have any inspectors on the ground, are we going to be say that as well if Iran launches major cyber attacks against us, when this administration has literally cut half of the folks who do cyber security at the federal government level?"
"So I think it's too early to tell, okay" he continued before adding, "Am I glad to see some of this capabilities taken out? Absolutely."
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