Reporter Taylor Lorenz introduced she left The Washington Submit on Tuesday after being absent for weeks following a viral controversy involving her calling President Biden a “conflict felony.”
Lorenz went viral in August after a screenshot obtained by the New York Submit’s Jon Levine appeared to point out her calling President Biden a “conflict felony” in an Instagram publish whereas attending a White Home occasion. Lorenz initially implied the caption was edited by another person earlier than admitting that she shared the publish herself.
As a part of the launch of her Person Journal Substack, she defined “why I am leaving legacy media,” saying her kind of reporting “has change into more and more troublesome to do in company media.”
The Submit confirmed her exit.
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Washington Submit columnist Taylor Lorenz introduced she has left the paper. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Photographs for Tribeca Competition)
“We’re grateful for the work Taylor has produced at The Washington Submit. She has resigned to pursue a profession in unbiased journalism, and we want her the perfect,” a spokesperson for The Washington Submit instructed Fox Information Digital.
For a number of weeks, The Submit remained mum about whether or not Lorenz had been suspended from the paper over the controversy. Lorenz had not had something revealed since Aug. 7. A spokesperson from the paper beforehand stated it was “wanting into” Lorenz’s publish however didn’t present any updates till Oct. 1, confirming Lorenz’s exit from the paper.
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Lorenz beforehand instructed Fox Information Digital that she was on an abroad trip and implied she could be again to work at The Submit the week of Sept. 30.
In the meantime, Lorenz has remained lively through her private Substack publication in addition to her podcast, which is produced by Vox.
It stays unclear whether or not Lorenz was formally suspended over her Instagram publish.
The Washington Submit declined to share Lorenz’s standing with the paper for weeks following her viral controversy. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Photographs)
The controversy started when Lorenz attended the White Home Creator Economic system Convention final month, the place Biden made an look.
Within the viral picture shared by Levine, a masked Lorenz was seen taking a selfie with Biden talking within the background. Included was a caption that learn “Warfare felony” with a frowny face.
Fox Information Digital realized the publish was made in an Instagram story particularly utilizing the “shut buddies” characteristic as indicated by the inexperienced star icon, that means it was not posted publicly and will solely have been seen by a choose group of Instagram customers of her selecting.
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Lorenz initially denied the publish’s authenticity, replying to Levine, “You individuals will fall for any dumba– edit somebody makes.”
Nonetheless, not solely did Lorenz later admit it was actual, she insisted it was a joke.
“I actually by no means denied it was actual,'” Lorenz instructed one critic on X. She instructed one other that it was an “apparent meme.”
Lorenz has an extended historical past of producing controversy in her reporting and on social media. (Emma McIntyre/Getty Photographs for TheRetaility.com)
There had been hypothesis on-line that Lorenz was making an obscure reference to musician Lucy Dacus, who referred to as former President Obama a “conflict felony” on social media final yr, additionally with a frowny face.
NPR beforehand reported that “4 individuals with direct information” of the publish “confirmed its authenticity.”
“Solely about 7 individuals noticed the precise shut buddies publish (I’ve only a few individuals on CF) and nearly all are my normie non-media buddies. So [I don’t know] who this man is speaking about [to be honest],” Lorenz reacted to NPR’s reporting.
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Biden has been repeatedly attacked by the far-left for his dealing with of the continued conflict between Israel and Hamas, with many deriding him as “Genocide Joe” for persevering with to offer navy support to the Jewish State following the Oct. 7 terrorist assault. Lorenz, identified for her far-left opinions, is a fierce critic of Israel.
Lorenz has a lengthy historical past of sparking controversy on social media, in addition to in her reporting ways.
