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CBS boss fuels left-wing uproar amid report she urged staff to probe alleged El-Sayed, Muslim Brotherhood ties

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Bari Weiss reportedly pushed CBS News journalists to investigate Abdul El-Sayed's alleged Muslim Brotherhood ties, sparking backlash from far-left critics.

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  1. The New Republic

    Bari Weiss Exposed for Pushing CBS to Smear Democratic Candidates (opens The New Republic)

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    CBS News editor-in-chief and anti-woke crusader Bari Weiss urged her newsroom to cover right-wing conspiracy theories regarding Democratic Senate candidates James Talarico and Abdul El-Sayed. Semafor reported that Weiss was particularly focused on El-Sayed’s (non-existent) ties to the Muslim Brother…

  2. BizPac Review

    Bari Weiss reportedly pours CBS resources into probing Abdul El-Sayed’s alleged Muslim Brotherhood ties (opens BizPac Review)

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    CBS News staffers are very upset that they are being asked to look into Democrat Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. Specifically, his alleged ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, […]

  3. Fox News

    CBS boss fuels left-wing uproar amid report she urged staff to probe alleged El-Sayed, Muslim Brotherhood ties (opens Fox News)

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    Bari Weiss reportedly pushed CBS News journalists to investigate Abdul El-Sayed's alleged Muslim Brotherhood ties, sparking backlash from far-left critics.