This guy again. As Twitchy reported, right after the mass shooting at a private Christian School in Nashville, Tennessee, NBC News contributor Benjamin Ryan just threw it out there that Nashville is also the home of The Daily Wire, an “anti-trans” hub made up of people like Matt Walsh, Ben Shapiro, and Michael Knowles. Who knows? If we ever get to read the killer’s manifesto, we might learn that The Daily Wire was one of her several targets. Maybe she wanted to shoot Walsh’s kids.
Ryan deleted the tweet, but now he’s back crying about “right-wing firebrands” trying to get him fired. He does this while retweeting a Washington Post story, “Nashville shooting exploited by right to escalate anti-trans rhetoric.” Yeah, that’s the story this week.
Right-wing firebrands like @RealCandaceO tried to get me fired for pointing out that Nashville is home to major anti-trans voices such as @MattWalshBlog. But Walsh immediately began exploiting the shooting to smear trans people as violent extremists. https://t.co/EbgSVh2X7w
— Benjamin Ryan (@benryanwriter) March 30, 2023
No, Walsh specifically smeared trans extremists for being extremists. And yet, there are plenty of trans extremists planning a Trans Day of Vengeance. But let’s consider Ryan’s tender feelings.
@MattWalshBlog has exploited the Nashville shooting to further is campaign against trans people, smearing them as “violent, dangerous people.” 2/ pic.twitter.com/H5FkmL8Ljr
— Benjamin Ryan (@benryanwriter) March 30, 2023
Right-wing firebrand @RealCandaceO tried (unsuccessfully) to get me fired for my accurate tweet about Nashville being a hub of anti-trans activity at the Daily Wire. This is important social context about what’s happening in Tennessee: 3/ https://t.co/dRzKIKvBS5
— Benjamin Ryan (@benryanwriter) March 30, 2023
“My accurate tweet” that provided “important social context” … that I deleted.
Nashville is home to the Daily Wire, where @benshapiro & @mattwalshblog have led an ideological war against trans people. Their colleague @michaeljknowles called for “transgenderism” to be “eradicated.” This is the larger social context in which the Nashville shooting occurred. https://t.co/HkX49rzyvW
— Benjamin Ryan (@benryanwriter) March 30, 2023
My colleagues at @NBCOUT report: Fear pervades trans community amid focus on Nashville shooter's gender identity https://t.co/jGQ3hhMbTg
— Benjamin Ryan (@benryanwriter) March 30, 2023
Here’s Ryan’s most recent piece for NBC OUT:
Gov Bill Lee's rejection of $8.3 million in CDC HIV funds was motivated, at least in part, by right-wing media stars Matt Walsh and Ben Shapiro stoking anti-LGBTQ sentiment in Tennessee, my investigation for @NBCNews finds. @MattWalshBlog @BenShapiro
1/https://t.co/zL4nxS6Z7G— Benjamin Ryan (@benryanwriter) February 2, 2023
Isn’t that stochastic terrorism? Trying to get your followers to attack Matt Walsh?
Here is more on Tennessee politics and how powerful @MattWalshBlog has become there: https://t.co/L6Lb62TD0G
— Benjamin Ryan (@benryanwriter) March 30, 2023
Dude? Stop.
You've embarrassed and disgraced yourself enough for one lifetime, let alone one week.
— Ultra Grateful Calvin 🇺🇸🐶🏒 🎶 (@shoveitjack) March 30, 2023
You deserve all the scorn that can be heaped on you.
— JayJay McMaster, CD (@tantrumblue1) March 30, 2023
You are below contempt.
Not only should you be fired. You should be investigated for inciting violence.
Additionally, after your response, defamation charges should be considered by the Daily Wire.
Please try to understand: You are being incredibly evil right now.
— Captain LatAm ☯︎ (@TweetsJoaquin) March 30, 2023
You know who else immediately began exploiting the shooting? Gun control advocates. That doesn't justify your dishonestly trying to imply the Daily Wire or any of its employees had anything to do with the shooting, no matter how hard you try.
— Gary Collard (@LakerGMC) March 30, 2023
You: won't somebody please think of the child murderers?
— End the Simpsons (@EndTheSimpsons) March 30, 2023
This is still trying to explain away his threatening of @realDailyWire and somehow implicitly tying them to the Nashville school shooting.
Beyond infuriating. These people really don't care what happens to conservatives. https://t.co/fTZU5MO2qG
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) March 30, 2023
Also, look at the quote-tweets for this. He's furiously joining the comments of all the viral tweets about his ghoulish tweet from Monday.
He's like a cat in search of a laser.
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) March 30, 2023
I stand by my tweets. You are welcome to read the whole thread for context.
— Benjamin Ryan (@benryanwriter) March 30, 2023
Then why did you delete them, beta?
Whatever the ideology is not relevant. You are hyper focused on this just like the people you criticize
— p2ATL (@PaulPac44584415) March 30, 2023
"This violence is totally justified because Matt Walsh lives in Nashville"
— Paul Pelosi's Drink in Hand (@BigDongDeSantis) March 30, 2023
Maybe you should be fired because you suck at your job!
— Steve Smith (@SteveSm37333186) March 30, 2023
You were blaming the victims for being in the same city as someone you don’t like. This is why people detest the media.
— Taro Tsujimoto (@RCannon74) March 30, 2023
You shouldn’t be fired, but your original tweet was disturbing and dishonest, yet you appear to be doubling down on it? Do you really not understand why you should apologize and own up to your error vs not acknowledging why you caused people (not just MAGA) to be rightly upset?
— flipforchips (@flipforchips) March 30, 2023
Again, this is the first school shooting we know of where the media has rushed in to defend the shooter and justify their actions.
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NBC News contributor throws it out there that Nashville is home to anti-trans hub The Daily Wire https://t.co/1WvpbMhDDz
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 28, 2023
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