CBS reporter apologizes and deletes post praising Abdul El-Sayed heckler
Jan Crawford had praised man who asked Democratic candidate whether he would disavow Muslim Brotherhood
TL;DR
- CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford apologized and deleted a social media post.
- The post praised a man who questioned Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed about the Muslim Brotherhood.
- El-Sayed responded by asserting that the question implied dual loyalties.
- Crawford's tweet generated backlash from within CBS and from other media professionals.
- The incident occurs amidst scrutiny of CBS for alleged political bias following the appointment of Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief.