During CNN's coronavirus town hall on Thursday, host Anderson Cooper reacted to the criticisms the network received for booking Greta Thunberg for its coronavirus town hall by stating they were critiques based on "made up" information and were part of "a cycle of phony outrage." Cooper also said that one critic, Donald Trump Jr., is "attacking CNN and a 17-year-old Swede" because he "just wants his dad to love him or notice him in a way that's not mocking him."