'These are your own words!' CNN reporter confronts GOPer who wanted Obama executed

Michele Morrow — the Republican nominee for North Carolina superintendent of public instruction — had a testy confrontation with CNN journalist Shimon Prokupecz after a recent campaign event.

Prokupecz confronted Morrow in a parking lot after a campaign rally earlier this week to ask her if she still stood by her 2020 tweet calling for former President Barack Obama to be executed via firing squad on live television. She also tweeted in December of 2020 that Joe Biden — who was president-elect at the time — should also be killed, and referred to him as a "traitor."

"Do you still stand by your comments about former President Barack Obama and that he should be executed, calling for the death of other presidents? Do you stand by that? Do you stand by those comments?" Prokupecz asked, while Morrow's handler tried unsuccessfully to get in between him and the candidate.

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"Do you stand by what you've said about the public education system in that it needs to be destroyed? Do you stand by that?"

"No comment," Morrow said.

"Do you understand the concern that people have with this nomination that you—" Prokupecz said before he was cut off.

"I have a question: Do you vote in North Carolina? Then keep your eyes on your own paper." She snapped (CNN is a broadcast network, not a newspaper).

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"Do you understand the concern people have with your nomination, and that the things that you have said?" Prokupecz asked again.

"People in New York have concern over my nomination?"

"People all across the country!" Prokupecz said.

"Really? Why are they concerned about North Carolina? Do you understand that education is a problem in this entire country? So maybe they need to focus on what's going on in your state of New York, which, by the way, is where I grew up," she said, pointing a finger at Prokupecz.

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"I understand, but you have said such hurtful things too, in terms of the education system, about transgender students—" Prokupecz pressed before Morrow interjected again.

"—Everyone is so done with the 'gotcha' moments—"

"—This is not a 'gotcha'! These are your own words!" Prokupecz said as she tried to talk over him. "You have said that the former president—"

"—How do you know those are my words?" She then asked.

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"Because you tweeted! Are those not your tweets? Do you deny saying that? You have an opportunity now. Do you deny saying that? Are you denying that you were saying that in those tweets? Have you talked about the indoctrination of children by teachers?"

"I am telling you—"

"Have you talked about that? Have you said that about students?"

"Have you seen any of me going to the school board for the last five years? Because you will have my answer," Morrow said.

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Watch the video of the exchange below, or by clicking this link.