CNN anchor Jake Tapper drew criticism on Thursday (December 4) after incorrectly identifying alleged DC pipe bomb suspect Brian Cole Jr. as “a white man” during his broadcast of The Lead with Jake Tapper.

The remark came moments before photos of Cole, who is Black, were shown on-air, highlighting the error.

Brian Cole Jr., 30, was arrested on Thursday morning nearly five years after surveillance footage captured a masked figure placing explosive devices outside the Democratic and Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., on January 5, 2021. He faces charges of transporting an explosive device across state lines and attempted malicious destruction by means of explosives. Also Read | FBI chief Kash Patel hails Trump after 6 Jan Washington pipe bomb case arre

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