Anderson Cooper is live in Canada tonight reporting on the horrific shooting outside Parliament earlier today. Vandon Gene, a contributor for Sun News, crossed paths with Cooper tonight in the middle of his report and asked him for a photo.
Cooper didn’t give Gene the reaction he felt he deserved, instead chewing him out and saying, “No, I will not take a photo with you on a day where someone was killed! It seems wildly inappropriate!”
Gene uploaded video of the encounter to YouTube, but was quick to take it down. Watch that below:
He then took to Twitter to rant at Cooper for being rude (all his tweets have since been taken down):
And remarkably, Cooper fired back:
Cooper has yet to tweet again, but Gene didn’t exactly let it go. Here are what the other tweets said, before he wisely decided to delete them:
Gene has hosted a show on the Tea Party News Network. His website describes him as a believer of “fair and balanced journalism” and someone who “asks the tough questions,
UPDATE — Oct. 23, 10:46 a.m. ET: Gene issued an apology via Twitter:
[images via screengrab, @ChrisAlexand3r]
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