Piers Morgan’s “only claim to fame is that he ran off the set”, the CNN host said
(Picture: Getty Images)CNN’s anchor Brianna Keilar didn’t hold back when she ripped into Piers Morgan on air following his harsh criticism of Olympian Simone Biles.
Biles opted out of certain Tokyo 2020 Olympic competitions after receiving an unusually poor result on her vault performance. The Olympian later admitted she had struggled with the expectations put on her.
Morgan then took to his 7.9 million Twitter followers in a bold statement that sarcastically questioned whether mental health issues were a valid excuse for poor performance in sport.
Are ‘mental health issues’ now the go-to excuse for any poor performance in elite sport? What a joke.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) July 27, 2021
Just admit you did badly, made mistakes, and will strive to do better next time.
Kids need strong role models not this nonsense.
“Kids need strong role models not this nonsense”, he said. The tweet led up to a fully-fledged piece on the incident for the Daily Mail titled, “Sorry Simone Biles, but there’s nothing heroic or brave about quitting because you’re not having ‘fun’ – you let down your team-mates, your fans and your country”.
Keilar slammed the British host by saying his “only claim to fame is that he ran off the set of his former TV show, simply because another host questioned his criticism of Meghan Markle.”
In reference to his controversial tweet, the CNN host added:
“Yeah, maybe a role model like a 24-year-old who slays competition after competition and mentors the younger members of her team, who between the last Olympics and this one, came out as one of the more than 150 athletes who said publicly that they were sexually assaulted by former team doctor Larry Nassar, right under the nose of USA gymnastics.”
They then played a clip that showed the USA gymnastics team sharing their harrowing experiences of assault. Biles opened up about being sexually assaulted by Nassar; she said it forced her to sleep all of the time because it was “basically better than offing myself.”
Twitter admired Keilar’s savage response, which sent users into a tweeting frenzy.
Brianna Keilar did not come to play 🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/eb2EBbsTth
— Sadhbh O'Shea (@SadhbhOS) July 28, 2021
Burn. CNN anchor, Brianna Keilar, on Piers Morgan criticizing Simone Biles: "His only athletic claim to fame is when he ran off the set of his former TV show." pic.twitter.com/jVAME0AEFp
— Sean Jacobs (@_SeanJacobs) July 28, 2021
Brianna Keilar dragging the shit out of Piers Morgan this morning is EVERYTHING!😩😭😂😍🙌🏾 pic.twitter.com/tHYce9D8NB
— KIMetal | Black Rock-Her (@KimMetalGuitars) July 28, 2021
Good morning to Simone Biles and Brianna Keilar ONLY https://t.co/Ya5rqIB9CW
— Brette Wilson (@brettenybitch) July 28, 2021
i have been telling y'all. brianna keilar is the fucking news. she is savage af https://t.co/cPTCxTrGLy
— joshua (Taylor's Version) 🏳️🌈 (@TSlifestyle13) July 29, 2021
There's the #savage Brianna Keilar I know and love. pic.twitter.com/TKJ9fYpT0j
— Scott Smith🌈 (@scottinclearh2o) July 28, 2021
Brianna Keilar heard "FINISH HIM!" in the air. https://t.co/vfYcXrNKN7
— BIG KAHUNA KHAN (@BigKahunaKhan) July 28, 2021
Morgan has since hit back at Kielar on Twitter by saying, ‘she loves ‘virtue-signalling’. He suggested that the host should ask her husband what he thinks.
Hi Brianna,
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) July 28, 2021
a) You have no clue about my athletic accomplishments. (💪)
a) I also ran back, realising that quitting is cowardly.
b) I know you love virtue-signalling, but ask your Green Beret husband what he thinks of people who quit on their teammates in the heat of battle... https://t.co/daoWQ74IDj
