If you haven’t heard, Steve Wynn has stepped down as the finance chair of the Republican Party.
Fox News ran a story on Sunday detailing Wynn’s contributions to Democrats over the years.
Steve Wynn contributions to Democrats. pic.twitter.com/rzOtddsHUF
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 28, 2018
The network is getting slammed over the report, given that Wynn was literally the fundraiser-in-chief of the Republican Party.
Many in the media took the opportunity to attack Fox. Here is a taste of the incoming criticism over this report.
This is laughable. If they asked you as a journalist to get in front of a camera and do this, wouldn’t you ask questions? https://t.co/Hz1EOqQL58
— Bakari Sellers (@Bakari_Sellers) January 28, 2018
Wynn was Finance Chairman of the Republican National Committee. He donated millions to GOP candidates and hosted a Mar-a-Lago fundraiser for Trump last week.
Here's the angle State Media is taking: https://t.co/w4OgnoQPgQ
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) January 28, 2018
https://twitter.com/gdebenedetti/status/957705354552504320
https://twitter.com/KFILE/status/957709177811558400
Whataboutism has gotten out of control https://t.co/0jJ4rCAg96
— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) January 28, 2018
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Amazing. One day after he stepped down as RNC fundraising chairman. https://t.co/JVNsaXBydd
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) January 28, 2018
He was the finance chair of the Republican National Committee until yesterday and has been praised repeatedly by President Trump for his GOP fundraising https://t.co/OixMgm2ETJ
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) January 28, 2018
…guys. https://t.co/h6iT3oBGao
— Jessica Huseman (@JessicaHuseman) January 28, 2018
Come on. He was the RNC finance chair! https://t.co/3BHlDZoqVT
— Byron Tau (@ByronTau) January 28, 2018
Not a good look.
It’s one thing to provide a different, right-leaning view when reporting on a story. It’s another to disregard the point in a blatant attempt to spin.