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The White House’s Rapid Response squad mocked CNN chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward for a lighthearted video in which she dances en route to a reporting assignment, calling the moment embarrassing. The piece notes that Trump has repeatedly attacked female reporters, including Kaitlan Collins, highlighting a pattern of harassment of women in the press.
The White House’s Rapid Response team mocked CNN chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward for a playful Instagram clip of her dancing at an airport en route to her next assignment, continuing a pattern of lashing out at CNN reporters; Ward is a veteran war correspondent with 12 Emmys, and the piece notes Steven Cheung’s role in Trump’s communications team.
CNN has debunked a viral video circulating on social media that claimed correspondent Clarissa Ward's reporting in Israel was staged. The manipulated video, which had been viewed millions of times, featured a fake audio track and falsely claimed that Ward and her team were acting for the camera. CNN called the video fabricated, inaccurate, and irresponsible, urging people to watch the original footage on a trusted platform. The fake video was also posted on YouTube and was disproven by Snopes.
CNN's chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward and her team took cover from a barrage of rockets while reporting live from southern Israel, where they were covering the conflict with Hamas. Ward delivered her updates while crouched against an embankment, describing the heavy rocket fire and the sound of jets and the Iron Dome intercepting the rockets. She highlighted the location as "Ground Zero" for the ongoing conflict and described the use of heavy weaponry. Ward later apologized for any difficulty in reporting after being in hiding.