CNN Reporter Gets Emotional After Hamas Kills Hostage, Bucks Anti-Israel Narrative

CNN Reporter Gets Emotional After Hamas Kills Hostage, Bucks Anti-Israel Narrative

While many in the liberal media have shifted support away from Israel in favor of demanding a cease-fire that would benefit Hamas terrorists, CNN senior international correspondent Will Ripley seemed to buck the network’s line during an appearance on Friday’s CNN This Morning.

While reporting on Hamas killing another October 7 hostage, Ripley let his emotions take over as he lamented the death and called out Hamas.

Co-host Poppy Harlow had to pull him back and tout the U.N.’s expected condemnation of Israel.

“The confirmation just came in minutes ago, Gadi Haggai, just 73 years old, who was kidnapped on the morning of October 7th along with his wife, Judi, while they were walking in the vineyards and fields near their Kibbutz, Nir Oz.

They were taken.

They were shot,” Ripley somberly announced.

The emotion in his voice was obvious and welled up until he couldn’t hold it in any longer.

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