Editors and reporters at conservative outlet Breitbart News privately clashed over whether President Donald Trump carries some blame for the riot at the Capitol earlier this month, The Daily Beastreports.
According to the report, international news editor Frances Martel stated on the media outlets Slack account that Trump’s support for the MAGA mob had undone a decade’s worth of conservative politics.
“He set us back like ten years,” Martel wrote. “We have worked so hard to promote our values, values that made him president when he hawked them, and now he does this, leaving everything in shambles? Nah, destroy him. Let it be a lesson to every other ‘populist.'”
However, The Daily Beast states that others at Breitbart, like columnist John Nolte, stood by President Trump. Nolte says that the president called for a peaceful protest on January 6th.
Furthermore, when the protest became violent, that Trump went on social media to ask for these actions to stop, Nolte added.
When asked toThe Daily Beast reached out for comment over the matter, Breitbart stated it was a channel in which a healthy discussion was occurring.
“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,” Breitbart stated. “They are not a reflection of our editorial directives or decisions, and they are also hardly remarkable as these kinds of conversations happened all across America as people processed the attack on our nation’s Capitol as events unfolded.”
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
