White House criticizes CNN’s reporting of Coast Guard training exercise

By GottaLaff

The Most Trusted Name in News does it again:

The White House criticized CNN for its report on a Coast Guard training exercise that suggested there was a security situation near the nation’s capital. [...]

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs criticized the cable news network and defended the Coast Guard’s action.

"We're all safer because of training exercises," Gibbs said. "My only caution would be before we report things like this, checking would be good."

Gibbs said the White House did not have advance notice of the exercise, but he said Obama does not "micromanage" training maneuvers of the U.S. military. [...]

Gibbs said he doesn't "tend to question" what military branches do while "keeping the nation's capital safe."

Gibbs also disputed any comparison to an incident earlier this year when the 747 used as Air Force One alarmed New York City residents by flying near lower Manhattan in an effort to get publicity pictures of the plane.

"I don't see any analogy to that," Gibbs said.

Gibbs faulted CNN for jumping the gun and "unnecessarily" alarming citizens.