New York Times Magazine reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones drew backlash on Tuesday when she claimed that the destruction of property “is not violence”
During an interview with CBSN, Hannah-Jones was asked how the rioting and looting from the George Floyd protests should be “interpreted.”
“I think we need to be very careful with our language,” the Times Magazine reporter responded. “Yes, it is disturbing to see property being destroyed, it’s disturbing to see people taking property from stores, but these are things.”
“Despite numerous comments by people asking to post my address or burn or destroy my house, the Daily Caller is encouraging this by repeatedly reposting this story that falsely claims I am defending looting and actual violence,” Hannah-Jones tweeted Tuesday evening. “This tactic is an attempt to silence black journalists and I will not cower.”
This isn’t the first time Hannah-Jones’ commentary was slammed. On Monday, she was criticized for claiming that the Second Amendment was created “to ensure Southern slave owners the right to maintain & arm slave patrols to put down insurrections amongst the enslaved.”
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