Own it.

Via Mediaite:

… Later in the segment, Stelter confronted Masri with footage of the live-streamer outwardly provoking a police officer, calling him a “pig,” and saying “I’m praying for your death.”

“Aren’t you just trying to provoke the police there, trying to get more views maybe?” the CNN asked.

Masri responded that he’s just a citizen and that he doesn’t truly mean what he said.