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15 Jan, 6 tweets, 3 min read
EXCLUSIVE: Editors and reporters at the staunchly pro-Trump conservative outlet Breitbart News privately clashed over whether President Trump was to blame for last week’s deadly Capitol riot, according to internal messages reviewed by The Daily Beast trib.al/uTp0QJW
“I am just not feeling charitable AT ALL,” international news editor Frances Martel posted to Slack the morning after the rioting that left five people dead, including a police officer. “Destroy Trump.” trib.al/uTp0QJW
Other staffers attempted to excuse or dismiss the severity of the MAGA mob and Trump‘s role in encouraging their violent actions trib.al/uTp0QJW
“Trump explicitly asked people to be peaceful and respectful yesterday, and then almost immediately called for the violence to stop,” declared Breitbart columnist John Nolte, who at another point claiming the mob “clearly” was “99% peaceful” trib.al/uTp0QJW
In a statement to The Daily Beast, Breitbart said, “These conversations are leaked from an internal communications channel literally called ‘Hot Takes,’ created for healthy internal discussion, dialogue, and debate on any and all subject matters” trib.al/uTp0QJW
Read the full story by @willsommer here: trib.al/uTp0QJW

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