I guess I don't know, since the POTUS retweeted it on his personal and Presidential accounts. It's not just one of us retweeting shit, it's the President, you dig?
I'm not saying the press should never shine light on people who deserve to be shamed. But CNN played this totally wrong. They're shaming the wrong person and doing it in a way that makes it look like blackmail.
This guy is an asshole, but he's not the story. He just made a dumb gif. He's one of thousands pumping them out.
I agree that story is that
Trump retweeted that gif to make a statement about the press that no sitting president should ever make. He's the one that's actually doing the damage.
To me this is like tracking down the rando who factory-assembled the particular gun that a mass shooter used to shoot a protestor, then suggesting they'll reveal his identity unless he stops assembling guns. Sure,
technically he's in the chain of respnsibility for the shooting, but not in a meaningful way - not even if he turns out to be a racist shithead.
CNN was just investigating, and attempting to contact the person who made the gif. In the course of their investigation they found he was making a lot of racist comments. When they asked him for comment he posted the apology on his own, deleted his history and comments, then contacted CNN and confirmed who he was. Very shortly after, his apology was Deleted by mods at T_D.
CNN then posted their side of the story, admitting they knew who he was, but said they wont post his name, because he seems to be legitimately sorry for his past comments
But they also said they reserve the right to reveal his name if he no longer appears to be sorry, and thats where things get morally dubious.
