CBS News’ Bari Weiss Faces Backlash Over Headline Linking Muslim Senate Candidate to 9/11
A journalist named Bari Weiss reported that a Democratic Senate candidate named Abdul El-Sayed had deleted old tweets about 9/11. The report went viral and sparked debate, with some left-wing media figures criticizing Weiss's involvement in covering the story.
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2 developments- Sep 1CBS chief Bari Weiss' involvement in viral El-Sayed report sparks debate among critics
- Sep 2Left-wing media appalled that Bari Weiss called out Abdul El-Sayed’s deleted 9/11 tweets
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