'You miserable pieces of s*it': The Daily Beast gets called out for misleading tweet on the death of Gov. Kristi Noem's grandmother

Greg P. | 2:29 PM on December 03, 2020

The Daily Beast is under fire over this misleading tweet on the death of South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s grandmother:

And yet Kristi Noem continues to downplay the virus, refuse a mask mandate, and ignore the terrible price her state is paying, says @michaeldalynyc https://t.co/wHcab2bkl5

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) December 2, 2020

Despite the way this tweet was worded, her grandmother did not die of Covid-19 in the nursing home:

Her grandmother didn’t die of COVID you miserable pieces of shit https://t.co/UGjZwjl5Vo

— Amber Athey (@amber_athey) December 2, 2020

This is gross, but not surprising given who the Daily Beast has chosen to put in positions of editorial leadership.

Noem's grandmother tested negative for Covid-19. Her death has 0 to do with any discussion of the virus. https://t.co/ezxXME25c2

— AG (@AGHamilton29) December 3, 2020

Headlines like these are why I always say “my father passed away in May (not from covid)” https://t.co/16MQWN1Ll9

— Christine "Go Donate Blood" Rousselle?? (@crousselle) December 2, 2020

“This is why people loathe the media”:

Second sentence of the piece: "The 98-year-old grandmother, Aldys Arnold, is said by Noem’s office to have tested negative for the virus”

This is why people loathe media. https://t.co/a7nChT7UxJ

— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) December 2, 2020

This was really bad, even for them: