Politico reporter Jake Sherman made the mistake of tweeting out the link to the New York Post’s story about Hunter Biden purportedly arranging a meeting between then-VP Joe Biden and a Burisma executive.
But not to worry: Jake won’t dare make that mistake again.
I tweeted a link to the NYP story right after it dropped yesterday morning. I immediately reached out to the Biden campaign to see if they had any answer. I wish i had given the story a closer read before tweeting it. @twitter suspended me pic.twitter.com/Lk3c2Vd7d2
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) October 15, 2020
my goal was not to spread informatoin. my goal was to raise questions about the story — as i did in subsequent tweets — and see how the biden campaign was going to respond. They later did respond.
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) October 15, 2020
My account is clearly no longer suspended. I deleted the tweet.
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) October 15, 2020
Here’s another tweet Sherman deleted:
Sherman immediately deleted this version.
The last sentence is like a hostage tape pic.twitter.com/Cca4zF3bHa
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) October 15, 2020
Have mercy on him, O Twitter gods! He meant no harm or disrespect!
I'm sorry, this is insufficient. You must physically grovel before the gods of Twitter before your penance will be considered. https://t.co/Arby6m2I6m
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) October 15, 2020
Stop that, Ben. The last thing Jake Sherman needs right now is people mocking him for being an abject weenie.
Jeepers https://t.co/YGn4XYQzPP
— Kathryn Jean Lopez (@kathrynlopez) October 15, 2020
Thread. Such a good boy. https://t.co/VV6qiFiccL
— Brit Hume (@brithume) October 15, 2020
“I’m sorry, I deserved that. Twitter beats me because it loves me.” https://t.co/R85FIsWOL3
— jon gabriel (@exjon) October 15, 2020
So this guy caved because Twitter and the democrats pressured him ? Have I got that right? https://t.co/hxG3lKeiw6
— Annie_Bannany (@Annie_Bannany) October 15, 2020
Blink if you’re being held hostage.
— kaitlin, the dogma lives loudly within me (@thefactualprep) October 15, 2020
How the hell is the response to this “please forgive me for tweeting a news story from one of the country’s top newspapers” instead of “how dare you?” https://t.co/7Yekef82Qf
— Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) October 15, 2020
So much stunning bravery … we’re not sure how Jake handles it.
“I tweeted a story from a reputable source and don’t need to clear that with the Biden campaign or twitter. The tech industry does not get to decide what is and is not newsworthy.” FIFY
— Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) October 15, 2020
You wrote a book called "The Hill to Die On", @JakeSherman . This is one of those hills, but I'm guessing you won't. https://t.co/eBfUDNdi5Z
— Christy J. (@NoDramaGal) October 15, 2020
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