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CBS Reporter Apologizes For Post About Abdul El-Sayed: ‘It Was A Violation Of CBS News Standards’

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The CBS News journalist has deleted her tweet, which commented on a back-and-forth exchange between El-Sayed and a man who pressed the candidate on Muslim terrorists.

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  1. Variety

    CBS News Correspondent Jan Crawford Apologizes for Post on Abdul El-Sayed That Sparked Social-Media Ire (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    CBS News veteran Jan Crawford usually has the delicate task of covering the U.S. Supreme Court and the ways in which its decisions affect American lives and policies. On Sunday, however, Crawford was the one being judged.

  2. Forbes

    CBS Reporter Apologizes For Post About Abdul El-Sayed: ‘It Was A Violation Of CBS News Standards’ (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The CBS News journalist has deleted her tweet, which commented on a back-and-forth exchange between El-Sayed and a man who pressed the candidate on Muslim terrorists.

  3. The Guardian

    CBS reporter apologizes and deletes post praising Abdul El-Sayed heckler (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Jan Crawford had praised man who asked Democratic candidate whether he would disavow Muslim Brotherhood CBS ’s chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford has apologized for and deleted a social media post praising a man who questioned Democratic Michigan US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed about the Musl…

  4. Fox News

    CBS reporter deletes post calling out El-Sayed on 'spectacular self own' on Muslim Brotherhood question (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    CBS News correspondent Jan Crawford deleted her post criticizing Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's townhall response about the Muslim Brotherhood.

  5. Townhall

  6. Deadline

    CBS News Correspondent Jan Crawford Apologizes For X Comment On Michigan U.S. Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford apologized for a politically charged X post that commented on an exchange between Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and a man who posed a question about whether the candidate disavowed the Muslim Brotherhood.

  7. New York Post

    CBS News correspondent apologizes, deletes post praising heckler who questioned El-Sayed on Muslim Brotherhood (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    In the since-deleted post, Crawford lauded a man known as “Tommy” who asked El-Sayed to denounce the terror-designated Islamist group.

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