CNN should have know that Ted Cruz has never been afraid of defending his views, anytime, anywhere.

And yet, the “Fake News Network” was left with egg on their faces yet again after host Brian Stelter accused the Texas senator on Thursday of being “afraid” to appear on the network to talk about gun control.

Except, Cruz had already interviewed with CNN. They just hadn’t aired it yet.

Oops!

Here’s the tweet that started it all:

"What are they afraid of?" CNN calling out @FLGovScott, @TedCruz, @MarcoRubio for avoiding interviews pic.twitter.com/cizvTyU5XP

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) February 15, 2018

“What are they afraid of?” tweeted CNN’s Brian Stelter. “They’re all on Fox, the mothership, because they don’t want to be asked about [gun control].”

To which Cruz’s Senior Communications Adviser Catherine Frazier responded:

https://twitter.com/catblackfrazier/status/964146145550327809

Cruz, not afraid of a Twitter fight either, jumped in with both barrels.

Gosh, I seem to recall doing not 1, not 2, but THREE town hall debates w/ @BernieSanders on @CNN Each 90 min long. You can accuse me of many things, but being afraid of CNN is not one of them…. https://t.co/we6HBY0oQ9

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) February 15, 2018

Stelter responded with a criticism of Cruz’s appearance on Fox to discuss the “aftermath of Parkland attack.”

Senator, today's @NewDay segment asking "what are you afraid of?" was about the aftermath of the Parkland attack. Why did you appear on Fox but not other networks today?

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) February 15, 2018

Which Frazier called a “petty tantrum.”

https://twitter.com/catblackfrazier/status/964182944431722496

When CNN’s Chris Cuomo jumped in to help Stelter, Cruz tweeted a picture of himself interviewing with CNN during … “the aftermath of the Parkland attack.”

Here's a pic of the @CNN interview — a 15-min exclusive given yesterday — that y'all still haven't aired… (While falsely claiming I'm "afraid" to talk to CNN.) https://t.co/Bo8AzsuGFX pic.twitter.com/sEtt4bTeUT

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) February 16, 2018

“That’s funny,” Cruz wrote. “I spoke to CNN for 15 mins yesterday about proactive solutions to prevent gun violence (like passing the Grassley-Cruz bill—which Dems filibustered—that would add $300 million for school safety) yet CNN has aired NONE of it. Why not air the (entire) interview?”

What, is CNN afraid?

As far as the “New Day” invitation, Frazier tweeted out a few clarifications. As it happens, Cruz had already been booked to appear on Fox News when he was “invited” on “New Day,” less than 50 minutes before the show was set to end.

https://twitter.com/catblackfrazier/status/964182945798946817

https://twitter.com/catblackfrazier/status/964627361361743872

https://twitter.com/catblackfrazier/status/964627365228896262

https://twitter.com/catblackfrazier/status/964627370044022784

The Cruz interview finally aired on Friday’s “The Situation Room”:

Sen. Ted Cruz says Democrats see incidents like the Florida school shooting as "yet another reason to push a gun control agenda that goes after the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens. That’s not the right answer here. … We should be targeting violent criminals" pic.twitter.com/q7vNBZzgDx

— CNN (@CNN) February 16, 2018

To save you further embarrassment, check the 15:22 mark where CNN says, "CNN congressional correspondent…spoke with Republican senator Ted Cruz." Care to apologize to @tedcruz and @ChuckNASCAR for your lies, or do you still have room for the other foot?https://t.co/NFhvA5CFW0

— Chris Holly (@ChrisHolly) February 17, 2018

We doubt an apology will be forthcoming, but that doesn’t mean CNN doesn’t have more than a little egg on their face, as usual.

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