CNN’s Stelter: GOP’s Election ‘Coup’ Attempt Is a ‘Show’ for Fox, Newsmax, OAN Audiences

CNN’s Brian Stelter opened Reliable Sources Sunday saying that “a cult is attempting a coup in America.”

Teeing off on the Republican stunt to object to the election results this week, Stelter slammed “cowards feeling captive to a lame duck president, pretending he won an election that he lost.”

He likened it to “the hijacking of a plane” where “the criminals are claiming they are heroes, that their cause is just,” and said the press “can’t fall for the hero narrative.”

Stelter argued this is really all a “show” to appeal to the audiences of influential pro-Trump hosts on Fox News, top radio programs, and other networks.

“You should listen to these radio shows or webcasts for a few minutes between now and Wednesday. They turn the English language upside down. They say they are defending democracy when they are attacking it,” he continued.

“This stunt coming up on Wednesday, this flood tearing through town, it’s a show,” Stelter said. “It’s a show for the Fox audience. It’s to satisfy Newsmax fans. It’s to pacify OAN junkies. It’s to serve Rush listeners. But it won’t just be seen on right-wing TV, it won’t just be heard on right-wing radio. This episode of democratic erosion is going to be witnessed live by the entire world. This show for Fox has real-life consequences. Real-life stakes.”

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