C-SPAN reports caller to the FBI after on-air threat to shoot CNN's Brian Stelter and Don Lemon

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• Public cable network C-SPAN says it reported a man who threatened to shoot CNN "Reliable Sources" host Brian Stelter and CNN anchor Don Lemon to the FBI.
• During a live C-SPAN segment on Friday, a caller identified as "Don" from State College, Pennsylvania, railed against Stelter and Lemon and blamed them for inciting what he described as a "war."
• "I see them, I'm gonna shoot them, bye," the called said before hanging up.
• Some members of the media have taken note of the increasingly hostile rhetoric from President Donald Trump and his allies, as well as opinion-show personalities who have joined, and believe it coincides with the influx of death threats they recently received.

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Public cable network C-SPAN says it reported a caller to the FBI after he threatened to shoot CNN "Reliable Sources" host Brian Stelter and CNN anchor Don Lemon during its live show Friday morning.

"Specific threats of violence made on C-SPAN are reported to the appropriate authorities," a C-SPAN statement said. "On Friday, C-SPAN reported the incident and all relevant information to the FBI. The network said it was also cooperating with security personnel at CNN.

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