Bubba Wallace releases new statement (did he finally get the tone right?)

Bubba Wallace just released a new statement on the “noose” which will go a long way to fixing what he said to Don Lemon last night:

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— Bubba Wallace (@BubbaWallace) June 24, 2020

Much better, but. . .

You probably should have consulted with your PR team before you went on Don Lemon last night.

— Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) June 24, 2020

. . .a day late:

You should have gone with this yesterday. This was a massive unforced error and your media team did you no favors.

— EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) June 24, 2020

This is good advice for everyone, TBH:

This is muchhhhhhh better of a response here.

Next time, skip Don Lemon. https://t.co/V2IpeiZmYO

— Jason Howerton (@jason_howerton) June 24, 2020

And as this fake hate crime draws to a close, please enjoy this supercut of media coverage of the “noose” hype:

SUPERCUT!

Media Hype NASCAR 'Noose' as Obvious Hate Crime pic.twitter.com/omqRxmoXyv

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) June 24, 2020

Via Twitchy favorite Tom Elliott at Grabien if you’d like to share a link:

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— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) June 24, 2020

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