The official Twitter account for MSNBC raised eyebrows over the weekend after it tweeted then deleted a post that appeared to be an outright attack on conservatives.
Twitter users called out the account, which appeared to be the official blue-checked account for the network on the social media platform, after the initial posting on Saturday.
“Conservatives don’t mind affirmative action hires so long as the people hired fit their preferred demographic,” their account declared.
MSNBC deleted this tweet for whatever reason. pic.twitter.com/nEKR4eg5Id
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) January 30, 2022
By Sunday, it was deleted and an updated tweet was posted, along with a follow-up that sought to explain that the initial tweet was missing the author attribution as well as a link.
“’Conservatives don’t mind affirmative action hires so long as the people hired fit their preferred demographic,’ Ja’han Jones writes for @thereidout Blog,” the liberal network tweeted.
“Editorial note: We removed a previous tweet that did not include a link to The ReidOut Blog article and author attribution. Both have been added here for further context,” another tweet explained.
Editorial note: We removed a previous tweet that did not include a link to The ReidOut Blog article and author attribution. Both have been added here for further context.
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 30, 2022
But in the hours between the first tweet and the correction, Twitter users unloaded on the network after their initial shock.
“Someone forgot to switch back to their personal account,” Tablet Magazine’s Noah Blum wrote.
Someone forgot to switch back to their personal account. pic.twitter.com/Cn3EP9PP1y
— Noam Blum (@neontaster) January 29, 2022
“Conservatives’ preferred demographic: Applicant best suited for the job, irrespective of identity,” Fox News personality Joey Jones reacted.
Conservatives’ preferred demographic:
Applicant best suited for the job, irrespective of identity. https://t.co/KdDbKdFPL7— Joey Jones (@Johnny_Joey) January 30, 2022
Political commentator Lauren Chen advised MSNBC to “reel in your interns.”
Hey @MSNBC reel in your interns
They forgot you’re supposed to at least pretend to be unbiased https://t.co/c6YodChbbT
— Lauren Chen (@TheLaurenChen) January 29, 2022
Plenty of others weighed in on what was originally seen as a highly partisan take by MSNBC.
Not a tweet from a host or pundit on the network, but from the official feed of an alleged news organization: https://t.co/QuAA8asVTU
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) January 30, 2022
The total lack of self-awareness here is astounding
— Matt Vespa (@mVespa1) January 29, 2022
This is the account of a news website? https://t.co/qSQCX2PftY
— Ryan James Girdusky (@RyanGirdusky) January 29, 2022
And how is this news?
— Seth Dillon (@SethDillon) January 29, 2022
Wow. So much for neutrality in journalism. Did someone forget to log out before opining? My preferred demographic with respect to hiring folks is that the most qualified person for the job gets hired.
— Patsy Jones (@pjones59) January 29, 2022
What did they write? They deleted their tweet pic.twitter.com/t8WOv87koy
— sgabig (@sgabig) January 30, 2022
Interesting this made MSNBCs verified account, which sadly says something about the media outlet.
— pittengineer75 (@pittengineer75) January 29, 2022
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