President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that authorities will be launching an investigation into CNN after the network appeared to promote a smartphone app that lets users report activity by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement so that others may avoid its agents.
The network’s segment occurred on Monday when correspondent Clare Duffy explained how a tech entrepreneur cheekily wished to “alert” users about ICE without interfering with the immigration agency’s activities.
A brief interview with founder Joshua Aaron sparked buzz across the executive branch within hours as U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, White House border czar Tom Homan, and Trump Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller all laid into the network for “openly helping invaders and insurrectionists sabotage ICE.”
Noem, appearing with Trump on Tuesday, confirmed that the DHS is investigating the legality of the anti-ICE app.
“Good idea,” Trump appeared to say after a reporter asked Noem if she agreed with Homan that CNN should be “prosecuted” for its story.
“We’re working with the Department of Justice to see if we can prosecute them for that, because what they’re doing is actively encouraging people to avoid law enforcement, activities, operations, and we’re going to actually