CNN's Jake Tapper under fire by conservative outlets for use of term "Allahu Ackbar"

Article from Salon as an example.

Breitbart, Infowars (Alex Jones and Paul Joseph Watson), and Fox News all piled on Jake Tapper after he used the term "Allahu Ackbar" when covering the recent NYC terrorist attack. Excerpt from article.

It began with Tapper's discussion of the phrase “Allahu Akbar.” In the wake of the terror attack in New York City on Tuesday, which left eight dead and 12 injured, the host addressed the Islamophobia that often arises in the aftermath of such incidents.

At the time, Tapper said, “the Arabic chant ‘Allahu Akbar’ [which the attacker yelled], God is great, sometimes is said under the most beautiful of circumstances. And, too often, we hear it being said in moments like this.”

Tapper is correct. Just as some Christians might say "Praise Jesus," many Muslims say “Allahu Akbar” — which directly translates to “Allah [God] is the greatest” — as an exhalation during positive moments of faith and thankfulness. And, just as with any Christian phrase, "Allahu Akbar" can and has been misappropriated for use in violent contexts. It is nothing new or controversial to point this out.

Yet Tapper’s comments sparked outrage from Fox News, which posted an article with the headline “CNN's Jake Tapper: 'Allahu Akbar' Can Be Said Under 'Most Beautiful' of Circumstances,” accompanied by a bright red tag reading “OUTRAGEOUS.” By including only the first half of Tapper's statement, the headline could be seen as misleading readers into thinking that the CNN anchor somehow endorses Islamic extremism.

Fox News also promoted this angle via Twitter, tweeting “Jake Tapper Says 'Allahu Akbar' Is 'Beautiful' Right After NYC Terror Attack.”

The Fox News coverage in particular had attacks on Tapper from Sebastian Gorka (who was speaking with "Democrat" David Clarke and Sean Hannity during the piece, speaking of which...) and Sean Hannity (I'm sorry to do this with him, but... video below). But the way it was said has been constantly refuted by Tapper over Twitter, like with Gorka during the first of the month.

Damn... what do you make of this?

While i can see that just after a terrorist attack like this , it´s not the best idea to praise the term , i really do not see a problem since he is correct about it´s use..

And they call Democrats divisive. Sheesh.

At a time when the world (there were foreign tourists killed, too) and United States should be united, our politicians should be reaching across the isle to make deals and act diplomatic, and the news should be reporting the facts...we have this high-school bullshit drama.

Those aren't sources one should take seriously............or give publicity.

Very well stated

I don’t see anything wrong with what he said.

Ouch, Fux is being shatt on over this. Never mess with the Tap her.

That counts as praise according to them?

You mean the term ? which means "god is great"

Me neither, honestly. Alt-rightists going to alt-right, I guess.

Fake outrage. The right are using the lefts tactics against them.

LOL the right is triggered constantly..........

@Jacanuk: No, explaining it.

I was watching CNN when he said it. The way he said it was a bit odd, a little unnecessary, but nothing I'd be worried about. Not a fan of Jake, but not going to bash him for something minor like this. Another anchor said the same thing, just worded it better.

This is embarrassing for Fox btw. Even Chaffettes apologized and they had to take down the tweet.

You're talking about Hannity, Breitbart, and Dailycaller being outraged over Jake's simple and factual statements, correct?