The New York Times has asked “Fox & Friends” for an on-air apology and a tweet over a segment that aired on Fox News on Saturday morning alleging that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was tipped off by a report in the New York Times.
In summary, the segment– which was based on this Fox News report by Catherine Herridge and Pamela K. Browne — argued that reporting in the New York Times in the aftermath of a raid that captured the wife of high-ranking ISIS official Abu Sayyef tipped of al-Baghdadi, allowing him to avoid a U.S. airstrike. The New York Times, however, says the article “Fox & Friends” referenced was 3 weeks after the attack and was cleared by the Pentagon prior to publication:
NYT says Pentagon didn’t object to 2015 ISIS piece and no senior US official complained publicly before Trump tweet: https://t.co/5V0HakKxd7
— Michael Calderone (@mlcalderone) July 23, 2017
Fox and Friends & a Fox online story blamed NYT for al-Baghdadi getting away https://t.co/LFJ2ZFnlEb
— Hadas Gold (@Hadas_Gold) July 23, 2017
Here;s the letter from the NYT to Fox News:
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New York Times has asked fox and friends for an apology pic.twitter.com/QIoqXnqwmK
— Hadas Gold (@Hadas_Gold) July 23, 2017
The segment ran on “Fox & Friends” on Saturday morning, which led to a tweet from President Trump:
Maybe this: https://t.co/zgs64rv1IZ pic.twitter.com/A2xXfII8kp
— Martin Krøger (@martinkroeger) July 22, 2017
The Failing New York Times foiled U.S. attempt to kill the single most wanted terrorist,Al-Baghdadi.Their sick agenda over National Security
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 22, 2017
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