CNN Vehemently Rejects Joe Rogan-Fueled Conspiracy Theory That CNN Aired Trump Rally Because They Knew He’d Be Shot

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CNN vehemently rejected a conspiracy theory that has taken hold on the Right — which suggests that the network somehow had advance knowledge of the attempt on President Donald Trump’s life.

The theory has been making the rounds following Joe Rogan’s podcast with Elon Musk — which was posted on Friday. In a clip from the podcast being widely circulated, Rogan seemed to suggest that because CNN broadcast the rally, it knew about the assassination attempt beforehand.

“You also know that CNN streamed it live, which I do not believe they did for any other rally — and certainly not for a rally in the middle of nowhere in Pennsylvania. Like, there’s a lot of weird shit.”

The conspiracy theory got even more traction when financial titan Bill Ackman shared the clip and posted in support of it.

“What are the chances @CNN was tipped off to stream the Butler rally?” Ackman wrote. “Why isn’t this worthy of an investigation? It shouldn’t be too hard to figure out who orders the coverage and why.”

Other prominent Right-leaning X accounts promoted the conspiracy theory as well.

CNN communications replied to several of the accounts promoting the theory with a very clear explanation of why they broadcast the July 13 rally.

“CNN provided live coverage of President Trump’s Butler, PA, rally in anticipation of news about his pick for Vice President,” the network said. “Any suggestion contrary to that fact is completely false.”

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