The New York Times’ Justice Department beat report Katie Benner, who formerly wrote for a publication of the Chinese Communist Party, is the latest journalist to incautiously out herself on Twitter as a dangerous radical who delegitimizes half the electorate, Trump supporters. Here is the series of tweets that she deleted:
“Today’s #January6SelectCommittiee underscores the America’s current essential natsec dilemma: Work to combat legitimate national security threats now entails calling a current politician’s supporters enemies of the state”
“As Americans, we believe that state power should not be used to work against a political figure or a political party. But what happens if a politician seems to threaten the state? If the politician continues to do so out of office and his entire party supports that threat?”
"This dilemma was unresolved by the Russia probe and 2 impeachments. With many Republicans denying the reality of the Jan. 6 attack, I doubt the #January6thCommittee will resolve it either. That leaves it up to voters, making even more essential free, fair access to the polls,"
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About 8 hours later, she deleted the tweets and offered a nonsense explantion.
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