CNN was forced to retract an X post on Tuesday after publishing a tone-deaf and inadvertently hilarious statement—one in the same vein as The Washington Post's infamous "austere religious scholar" headline about the death of Islamic State group terrorist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
CNN's X post also concerned the Islamic State group. Over the weekend, two men hurled homemade explosive devices at anti-Islam protesters outside Gracie Mansion in New York City, the residence of Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The suspects, 18-year-old Emir Balat and 19-year-old Ibrahim Kayumi, have declared their support for the Islamic State group, according to reports.
