The New York Times’ Glenn Thrush, who was famously demoted from his premier post covering the White House over allegation that he was a serial harasser of women, is under fire over a now-deleted tweet on homeless people invading his subway line because it was raining today in D.C.:
It looks like his new assignment covering HUD might not be the best fit for him:
glenn thrush is garbage who harassed women and the ny times kept him gainfully employed. that's where your "the resistance" subscriber dollars are going.
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) May 18, 2018
In case you thought they put Glenn here on the social safety net beat because he was qualified to do it with thoughtfulness and sensitivity, rather than to hide him after sexual misconduct allegations https://t.co/fysugUcewh
— a ship (@Dangbattleship) May 18, 2018
I guess homeless people don’t deserve to be dry, according to the New York Times https://t.co/8q6ogcGKmP
— mark kastner (@mkstnr) May 18, 2018
And this doesn’t make the NYT look very good:
The @nytimes hatred of poor people continues unabated https://t.co/jBBFYAV0IQ
— Meanu Reeves (@ManuclearBomb) May 18, 2018
Thrush tried to clarify matters…
Take Two: the trains in DC are packed full of homeless mentally ill people today because it is raining — indicative of a very serious problem that seems to require a more robust policy solution than the city is providing.
Is that more to the point?
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) May 18, 2018
…but that didn’t go over well either:
Sigh. https://t.co/abXiHLE2zE
— ™ (@Tanvim) May 18, 2018
Here's what's to the point: It would be great if the @nytimes reporter covering the social safety net weren't callus toward the homeless and defensively snarky when called out.
— Ted Genoways (@TedGenoways) May 18, 2018
In my experience, saying, "I was off my game and I'm sorry," goes over a lot better than, "Does this satisfy you people who insist on empathy?" Just apologize.
— Ted Genoways (@TedGenoways) May 18, 2018
How about take 3?
Really? I covered homelessness/ housing for 25 years — written story after story about lousy shelters and poor funding — once spent 24 hours riding on an A train with a homeless woman during a rain storm. And I was pointing out how bad things were TODAY in DC but troll on… https://t.co/OKqZSvYhnP
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) May 18, 2018
And swing and a miss! YOU’RE OUT!
Maybe you should avoid talking about spending lots of time with vulnerable women. https://t.co/fEVpbAFplI
— Ed Cara (@EdCara4) May 18, 2018
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'All male beat?' Alleged sexual harasser Glenn Thrush reportedly returning to NYT https://t.co/OIaehoMG0E
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 29, 2018
'Profiles in courage'! So, what's MSNBC gonna do with contributor Glenn Thrush? https://t.co/rMfzUawo6O
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 20, 2017
Another one?! Glenn Thrush latest journo accused of sexual harassment (DISTURBING texts included) https://t.co/YYXwJKQgEf
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 20, 2017
HYPOCRITE Glenn Thrush latest journo accused of sexual harassment (DISTURBING texts included) https://t.co/YYXwJKQgEf
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 20, 2017
