‘Media’s Wild Obsession’

“The media’s wild obsession with the identity of the anonymous coward is recklessly tarnishing the reputation of thousands of great Americans who proudly serve our country and work for President Trump. Stop,” Sanders tweeted from her official @PressSec account.

“If you want to know who this gutless loser is, call the opinion desk of the failing NYT,” she continued, and included the phone number. “They are the only ones complicit in this deceitful act. We stand united together and fully support our President Donald J. Trump.”

—Jessica Kwong, “Sarah Huckabee Sanders ‘should be fired’ for tweeting the New York Times’ phone number after op-ed: Bush ethics chief,” Newsweek, Sept. 6, 2018.

 

• Editorial Comment: What toxic media environment?

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