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September 3, 2020

CAIR says it met with NBC to discuss Joy Reid's 'offensive' Muslim remarks

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said Wednesday it had met with NBC following MSNBC host Joy Reid's controversial comments about Muslims -- but the host apparently opted not to provide the apology that CAIR requested. 

September 2, 2020

CBS reporter dunks on Pelosi's excuse for salon trip: 'Closed signs... might be a good indicator'

CBS News correspondent Kathryn Watson swiped House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., over her controversial trip to the salon amid shutdowns from the coronavirus outbreak.

September 2, 2020

MSNBC host Joy Reid declines to apologize for Muslim comments, suggests critics were 'not in good faith'

MSNBC host Joy Reid addressed her controversial remarks that led critics to accuse her of Islamophobia Wednesday, but did not offer an apology, instead suggesting the criticism was "not in good faith."

September 2, 2020

NBC media reporter hammered for dismissing controversy over Pelosi salon trip

NBC News senior media reporter Dylan Byers drew the ire of social media users Wednesday after he downplayed the growing controversy over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to a San Francisco hair salon that had been shuttered by local ordinances put in place due to coronavirus.

September 2, 2020

New York Times columnist Paul Krugman ripped for tweets downplaying city violence

New York Times columnist Paul Krugman is the latest journalist to mockingly downplay the violence that has plagued some American cities.

September 2, 2020

Biden campaign mocked for presence in 'Animal Crossing', compared to Hillary's 'Pokemon Go to the polls' line

The Biden campaign was the butt of the joke on Tuesday after it unveiled its latest push to reach young voters.

September 1, 2020

Lin Wood, attorney for Kyle Rittenhouse, says he was locked out of Twitter account

The high-profile attorney for Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old charged with fatally shooting two people in Kenosha, was locked out of his Twitter account Tuesday after posting about raising money for Rittenhouse's legal defense.

September 1, 2020

Trump campaign calls on CNN to fire Joe Lockhart after he suggested POTUS had 'stroke'

The Trump campaign is firing back at CNN political analyst Joe Lockhart, who speculated that the president had a "stroke" that he has been hiding from the public.

September 1, 2020

Twitter compels Democratic congressional candidate to delete tweet that violated rules against voter suppression

Twitter has forced a Democratic candidate to delete a tweet from August, saying that it violated the social media platform’s rules against voter suppression, that urged President Trump’s followers to head to the polls the day after November’s general election.

September 1, 2020

CNN reporter blasted for tweet downplaying Portland violence: 'The city is not under siege'

CNN correspondent Josh Campbell was slammed over a tweet downplaying the violence that has taken place in Portland, Oregon.