Rep. Elise Stefanik pushes back on Jake Tapper's claim that Trump's rhetoric toward Iran amounted to a call for genocide in heated CNN exchange.

CNN is defending its reporting on a statement given by Iranian officials regarding a ceasefire agreement the U.S. and Iran reached just hours before President Trump was set to launch an attack on the Iran’s infrastructure.

Jake Tapper battled Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) in a fiery debate over what the CNN anchor termed a "call for genocide" of the Iranian people by President Trump.

Within two hours of declaring a ceasefire in the Iran war, President Donald Trump alleged that CNN knowingly published false information. Trump said CNN reported a "fake" statement from Iran and U.S. authorities are probing whether CNN committed a crime by publishing it. It’s unclear what crime, if any, CNN would be charged with.

About 90 minutes after announcing a two-week ceasefire in the war in Iran, Donald Trump was irate over CNN’s reporting of a statement issued by the country’s Supreme National Security Council, declaring victory and averting the president’s threat to launch attacks on civilian infrastructure.

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CNN stood by its reporting of Iran's "victory" statement following the ceasefire announcement, despite Donald Trump blasting it as "fake news." For those who may've missed Trump's Truth Social follow-up post Tuesday evening,

The president earlier expressed confidence both sides were near agreement, as Iranian sources say fresh talks are set in Pakistan on Monday.

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