Charlamagne, Anderson Cooper Tussle Over Media Coverage

CNN anchor Anderson Cooper and radio host Charlamagne Tha God called out each other’s "bulls---" during a heated discussion Thursday night.

Fox News Digital reports the clash began after Charlamagne, while appearing on Cooper’s show, began attacking news outlets like CNN for supposedly not focusing enough on former President Trump being a fascist and instead discussing racial issues involving Vice President Kamala Harris.

"It’s crazy because you still don’t have news networks having that conversation, like when somebody says, when somebody questions Kamala Harris’s Blackness or is she a DEI hire, you all will have roundtable discussions about that, asking that question. How come we're not having a roundtable discussion asking is Donald Trump a fascist? Actually not even asking, he’s stating it," Charlamagne said.

He added, "How come that is not the topic of discussion on networks like CNN every day?"

"I talk about this every night," Cooper pushed back.

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Charlamagne blasted Cooper and CNN for continuing to ask him about Harris while ignoring Trump.

"I don’t think y’all have enough conversations about it," Charlamagne said. "I feel like I heard more on this network about is Kamala Harris Black than I do about Donald Trump being a fascist."

"Honestly, that’s bulls---," Cooper replied. "I’m sorry. I’m a fan of yours, but to say that we‘re sitting around discussing is Kamala Harris Black—"

"I’ve seen that. I’ve seen roundtable discussions a lot. Now that’s bulls---, Anderson," Charlamagne said.

Cooper insisted no CNN anchor has been asking if Harris is Black, though there may have been "nutty people" on a panel before with "strongly held beliefs." He argued it was part of his show to "have a legitimate conversation" with "different viewpoints."