Loesch Confronted Over Charge that Media 'Loves Mass Shooting'

CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota confronted NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch on Friday morning over her statement that the media "loves mass shootings," calling the charge "malicious."

"I don’t know anybody in the media who likes mass shootings, you’re wrong on every single level," Camerota said.

"We pray that there’s never another one. The idea of them being ratings gold ... Guess what? They’re not ratings gold. Americans have reached saturation level. They’re so sick of it."

According to The Hill, the contentious interview comes one day after Loesch in an appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference said that "many in legacy media love mass shootings."



In Friday's interview, Loesch doubled down in response to a question from Camerota, saying that many in the media like the high ratings that comes from coverage of mass shootings.

"Many in the media do because they like the ratings aspect of it, and it’s true because it’s wall-to-wall coverage," Loesch said.

Loesch also attacked CNN over its town hall event Wednesday night on guns, accusing the CNN host of the event, where Loesch and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) were jeered and booed, of losing control.