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CBS News Jan Crawford Apologizes for Anti-El-Sayed Tweet
CBS News' Jan Crawford deletes anti-El-Sayed tweet after violating news standards.
In brief
CBS News' Jan Crawford deletes anti-El-Sayed tweet after violating news standards. CBS News' Jan Crawford apologized for a deleted tweet criticizing Senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed as a violation of news standards. Originally reported by TheWrap.
CBS News' Jan Crawford Apologizes
CBS News' chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford deleted a tweet criticizing Senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed after realizing it violated CBS News standards.
Tweet Criticized El-Sayed's Response
Crawford reshared a video from El-Sayed's town hall but sided with a attendee who asked him to disavow the Muslim Brotherhood.
El-Sayed's Town Hall Response
El-Sayed defended his constitutional allegiance by comparing his response to JFK's stance on Catholicism.
Public Reaction to Tweet
Supporters praised Crawford's tweet as a 'best job of politely calling out someone’s bigotry' while others criticized El-Sayed's alignment with Russia.
What matters most
CBS News' Jan Crawford apologized for a deleted tweet criticizing Senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed as a violation of news standards.
