CNN is denying reports that it asked a Florida school shooting survivor to read a “scripted” question during a town hall debate on gun violence that aired on the network Wednesday night.
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Haab, a junior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,
Florida, where 17 people were gunned down last week, told local media
Wednesday that he declined an invitation to appear on CNN’s program. He
said he’d wanted to speak about the possibility of putting more armed
guards in schools to protect students ― but, he said, CNN squelched his
proposed remarks.
“CNN had originally asked me to write a speech and questions, and it ended up being all scripted,” Haab told local ABC affiliate WPLG.
“I don’t think that it’s going to get anything accomplished. It’s not
gonna ask the true questions that all the parents and teachers and
students have.”
The network on Thursday vehemently denied Haab’s accusation.
Source: Yahoo News
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