CNN faced criticism after segments where Trump supporters correctly referred to the United States as a republic, not a democracy, were labeled as attacks on democracy. The network's portrayal of the distinction sparked debate over government terminology and interpretations.
If “Republic” and “Democracy” were interchangeable terms then Aristotle would not have defined the two as entirely separate forms of government. https://t.co/o72YtEQRAQ
CNN is filled with the dumbest people on the planet. They actually did a segment claiming the USA is not a republic and were upset that Trump supporters called it that. https://t.co/YHCgPygtBo
CNN Reporter Claims Trump Supporters Calling America A Republic Is 'An Attack On Democracy' https://t.co/XQP3AQ8KY9
Watch: CNN gets absolutely owned trying to "school" Trump supporters that America is a "democracy" and not a "republic" https://t.co/U1f7PiGYg2
Leave it to CNN to make the "We're not a democracy, we're a republic" semanticist (and scholarly) argument into an "attack on democracy." Meanwhile, Democrats often make the stupid argument it is "undemocratic" for CA & WY to have the same number of Senators. Where's that story? https://t.co/5NcSbnmjRU
Comical: CNN airs a 5 min segment highlighting how Trump voters better understand the United States than CNN, with interviewees correctly stating we're "a republic, not a democracy" CNN: "This is not actually a debate about gov't, about democracy. It’s an attack on democracy" https://t.co/OiAe9nBPoD
CNN Freaks Out Over MAGA Republicans Calling US a 'Republic'—and the Big Problem This Exposes https://t.co/Mk634NF21T