Veteran CBS Information reporter Jan Crawford took a swipe at The New York Occasions over a headline she suggests reveals the paper not understanding the nation after President-elect Trump’s victory.
On the social media website X, Crawford shared a screenshot of the Occasions’ headline that blared “TRUMP’S AMERICA” adopted by “VICTORY CHANGES NATION’S SENSE OF ITSELF,” together with the Electoral Faculty scoring exhibiting Trump with 295 versus Vice President Kamala Harris’ 226.
“Ummm. Isn’t the headline right here ‘Victory Reveals NYT Doesn’t Perceive Nation,'” Crawford reacted.
NEW YORK TIMES CALLS TRUMP VICTORY A ‘GRAVE THREAT’ TO THE REPUBLIC
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump stands on stage with former first girl Melania Trump, as Lara Trump watches, at an election evening watch get together on the Palm Seaside Conference Middle, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Seaside, Fla. (AP Photograph/Evan Vucci)
The New York Occasions didn’t instantly reply to Fox Information Digital’s request for remark.
Crawford, CBS’ longtime authorized correspondent, lately made headlines when she voiced assist for “CBS Mornings” co-host Tony Dokoupil, who confronted backlash inside the community over his robust grilling of anti-Israel creator Ta-Nehisi Coates.
TRUMP’S VICTORY DOESN’T GO OVER WELL WITH LIBERAL MEDIA: ‘I’M GONNA THROW UP’
“It appears like we’re calling out one in every of our anchors in a considerably public setting on this name for failing to satisfy editorial requirements for, I’m not even certain what,” Crawford mentioned throughout a community convention name.
“I assumed our dedication was to fact. And when somebody comes on our air with a one-sided account of a really complicated scenario, as Coates himself acknowledges that he has, it’s my understanding that as journalists we’re obligated to problem that worldview in order that our viewers can have that entry to the reality or a fuller account, a extra balanced account,” Crawford added. “To me, that’s what Tony did.”
CBS Information authorized correspondent Jan Crawford swiped The New York Occasions for not “perceive[ing] the nation” following President-elect Trump’s victory. (John Paul Filo/CBS by way of Getty Photos)
In the meantime, the Occasions has doubled down on its antagonistic protection of Trump following his commanding landslide victory Tuesday evening.
“TRUMP STORMS BACK,” the Occasions’ homepage learn Wednesday morning. “Beautiful return to energy after darkish and defiant marketing campaign.”
AMERICANS REACT TO TRUMP’S RESOUNDING VICTORY OVER HARRIS WITH FEELINGS RANGING FROM ‘HAPPY’ TO ‘DEVASTATED’
The paper tried to hold on the fascism narrative regardless of the rebuke the legacy media acquired from voters, working the headline “America Hires a Strongman.”
“This was a conquering of the nation not by pressure however with a permission slip. Now, America stands on the precipice of an authoritarian model of governance by no means earlier than seen in its 248-year historical past,” the Occasions wrote.
The New York Occasions has doubled down on its destructive protection of President-elect Trump following his stunning election victory, calling it a “grave menace to [the] republic.” (REUTERS/Lucas Jackson)
The Occasions, which beforehand endorsed Harris for president, declared that the nation made a “perilous alternative” by sending Trump again to the White Home.
“Over the subsequent 4 years, People have to be cleareyed concerning the menace to the nation and its legal guidelines that can come from its forty seventh president and be ready to train their rights in protection of the nation and the individuals, legal guidelines, establishments and values which have saved it sturdy,” the Occasions editorial board wrote on Wednesday. “No matter drove this resolution amongst these voters, nevertheless, all People ought to now be cautious of an incoming Trump administration that’s more likely to put a high precedence on amassing unchecked energy and punishing its perceived enemies, each of which Mr. Trump has repeatedly vowed to do.”
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
“Mr. Trump’s election poses a grave menace to [the] republic, however he is not going to decide the long-term destiny of American democracy. That final result stays within the arms of the American individuals,” the board later added.
