CNN’s Abby Phillip apologizes for saying NYC bombing attempt targeted Mamdani
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CNN anchor Abby Phillip said she “didn’t catch” an inaccurate statement she made on Tuesday regarding the bombing attempt in New York City.
Authorities said Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, have been charged with providing material support to ISIS and using a weapon of mass destruction on Monday. The two suspects attempted to deploy two makeshift bombs at a protest outside Gracie Mansion, the residence of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Phillip said on Tuesday night that two Republican lawmakers said “Muslims don’t belong” in the United States “after an attempted terror attack against New York’s Mayor Zohran Mamdani.”
She later corrected herself the following day.
“I want to correct something I said last night. The bombs thrown in New York City over the weekend by ISIS-inspired attackers was thrown into a crowd of anti-Muslim protestors and not specifically targeted at Mayor Mamdani,” Phillip said on X. “That wording was inaccurate and I didn’t catch it ahead of time. I apologize for the error.”
I want to correct something I said last night. The bombs thrown in New York City over the weekend by ISIS inspired attackers was thrown into a crowd of anti-Muslim protestors and not specifically targeted at Mayor Mamdani. That wording was inaccurate and I didn’t catch it ahead…
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) March 11, 2026
Multiple users on X didn’t accept the apology warmly.
“Just to share some inside baseball here… what Abby is saying is her producers wrote her script, put it in prompter, and she didn’t preview it ahead of time despite having ample time to do so as any decent host does,” Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said on X. “Hence, ‘didn’t catch it in time.’”
Just to share some inside baseball here… what Abby is saying is her producers wrote her script, put it in prompter, and she didn’t preview it ahead of time despite having ample time to do so as any decent host does.
Hence, “didn’t catch it in time.”
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) March 11, 2026
“This just can’t be a simple mistake,” commentator Mary Katharine Ham said on X. “This broadcast is days after the attack and if you’re a newscaster, you have willfully misinformed yourself and then your viewers.”
This just can’t be a simple mistake. This broadcast is days after the attack and if you’re a newscaster, you have willfully misinformed yourself and then your viewers.
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) March 11, 2026
“You …
We're watching the same failure loop.
CNN anchor Abby Phillip said she “didn’t catch” an inaccurate statement she made on Tuesday regarding the bombing attempt in New York City.
Authorities said Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, have been charged with providing material support to ISIS and using a weapon of mass destruction on Monday. The two suspects attempted to deploy two makeshift bombs at a protest outside Gracie Mansion, the residence of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Phillip said on Tuesday night that two Republican lawmakers said “Muslims don’t belong” in the United States “after an attempted terror attack against New York’s Mayor Zohran Mamdani.”
She later corrected herself the following day.
“I want to correct something I said last night. The bombs thrown in New York City over the weekend by ISIS-inspired attackers was thrown into a crowd of anti-Muslim protestors and not specifically targeted at Mayor Mamdani,” Phillip said on X. “That wording was inaccurate and I didn’t catch it ahead of time. I apologize for the error.”
I want to correct something I said last night. The bombs thrown in New York City over the weekend by ISIS inspired attackers was thrown into a crowd of anti-Muslim protestors and not specifically targeted at Mayor Mamdani. That wording was inaccurate and I didn’t catch it ahead…
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) March 11, 2026
Multiple users on X didn’t accept the apology warmly.
“Just to share some inside baseball here… what Abby is saying is her producers wrote her script, put it in prompter, and she didn’t preview it ahead of time despite having ample time to do so as any decent host does,” Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said on X. “Hence, ‘didn’t catch it in time.’”
Just to share some inside baseball here… what Abby is saying is her producers wrote her script, put it in prompter, and she didn’t preview it ahead of time despite having ample time to do so as any decent host does.
Hence, “didn’t catch it in time.”
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) March 11, 2026
“This just can’t be a simple mistake,” commentator Mary Katharine Ham said on X. “This broadcast is days after the attack and if you’re a newscaster, you have willfully misinformed yourself and then your viewers.”
This just can’t be a simple mistake. This broadcast is days after the attack and if you’re a newscaster, you have willfully misinformed yourself and then your viewers.
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) March 11, 2026
“You …
CNN’s Abby Phillip apologizes for saying NYC bombing attempt targeted Mamdani
We're watching the same failure loop.
CNN anchor Abby Phillip said she “didn’t catch” an inaccurate statement she made on Tuesday regarding the bombing attempt in New York City.
Authorities said Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, have been charged with providing material support to ISIS and using a weapon of mass destruction on Monday. The two suspects attempted to deploy two makeshift bombs at a protest outside Gracie Mansion, the residence of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Phillip said on Tuesday night that two Republican lawmakers said “Muslims don’t belong” in the United States “after an attempted terror attack against New York’s Mayor Zohran Mamdani.”
She later corrected herself the following day.
“I want to correct something I said last night. The bombs thrown in New York City over the weekend by ISIS-inspired attackers was thrown into a crowd of anti-Muslim protestors and not specifically targeted at Mayor Mamdani,” Phillip said on X. “That wording was inaccurate and I didn’t catch it ahead of time. I apologize for the error.”
I want to correct something I said last night. The bombs thrown in New York City over the weekend by ISIS inspired attackers was thrown into a crowd of anti-Muslim protestors and not specifically targeted at Mayor Mamdani. That wording was inaccurate and I didn’t catch it ahead…
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) March 11, 2026
Multiple users on X didn’t accept the apology warmly.
“Just to share some inside baseball here… what Abby is saying is her producers wrote her script, put it in prompter, and she didn’t preview it ahead of time despite having ample time to do so as any decent host does,” Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said on X. “Hence, ‘didn’t catch it in time.’”
Just to share some inside baseball here… what Abby is saying is her producers wrote her script, put it in prompter, and she didn’t preview it ahead of time despite having ample time to do so as any decent host does.
Hence, “didn’t catch it in time.”
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) March 11, 2026
“This just can’t be a simple mistake,” commentator Mary Katharine Ham said on X. “This broadcast is days after the attack and if you’re a newscaster, you have willfully misinformed yourself and then your viewers.”
This just can’t be a simple mistake. This broadcast is days after the attack and if you’re a newscaster, you have willfully misinformed yourself and then your viewers.
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) March 11, 2026
“You …
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