Kumail Nanjiani ‏gives Maggie Haberman journalism advice in hilarious back-and-forth on Sarah Sanders

Greg P. | 4:25 PM on April 29, 2018

As we told you earlier, the New York Times’ Maggie Haberman was one of a number of journalists who took issue with Michelle Wolf’s “jokes” directed at White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders at last night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Here it is again:

That @PressSec sat and absorbed intense criticism of her physical appearance, her job performance, and so forth, instead of walking out, on national television, was impressive.

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) April 29, 2018

This then triggered liberal Hollywood actor Kumail Nanjiani who asked for Haberman to “please quote the exact line” as well as a cheapshot at her skill as a reporter:

https://twitter.com/kumailn/status/990611725983531008

FWIW, Haberman already answered this in her timeline which Nanjiani obviously missed:

The jokes I watched/heard about her eye makeup weren’t making fun of her appearance? What were they?

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) April 29, 2018

But then, apparently, Haberman unfollowed him which triggered Nanjiani all over again:

https://twitter.com/kumailn/status/990617060878180352

Or maybe Nanjiani unfollowed her first? Welcome to elementary school:

Hadn’t you unfollowed me first? I just try to winnow what comes into the mentions. More importantly – is this level of 16-hour outrage over a tweet about a comment from a comedian a good use of time? Maybe it is for some. But I have other things going on. Have a good one. https://t.co/hCSCAw1etw

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) April 29, 2018

Nanjiani ended the back-and-forth with more reporting advice that Haberman do a better job of making her anonymous sources: