Many liberal journalists were quick to ride to the defense of NPR’s Nina Totenberg after Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Neil Gorsuch shot down her report that Sotomayor was participating in SCOTUS hearings via video because Gorsuch refused to honor her request to mask up.
Sotomayor, Gorsuch issue joint statement on masks in the courtroom. "Reporting that Justice Sotomayor asked Justice Gorsuch to wear a mask surprised us. It is false. While we may sometimes disagree about the law, we are warm colleagues and friends."
— Kimberly Robinson (@KimberlyRobinsn) January 19, 2022
Well, none other than Chief Justice John Roberts is backing up Sotomayor and Gorsuch:
And now a statement from Chief Justice Roberts: “I did not request Justice Gorsuch or any other Justice to wear a mask on the bench.”
— Kimberly Robinson (@KimberlyRobinsn) January 19, 2022
MORE JUST IN on Maskgate, this time from the Chief Justice: “I did not request Justice Gorsuch or any other Justice to wear a mask on the bench.”
— Robert Barnes (@scotusreporter) January 19, 2022
Welp.
Welp, that's the explicit denial of Nina's reporting that did not come from Sotomayor and Gorsuch's earlier statement. https://t.co/inGl4EeTVF
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) January 19, 2022
Because some libs were just too committed to Nina Totenberg to believe that she couldn’t be believed.
To anyone not too blinded by partisanship to read between the lines, it was obvious. Yet these lunatics simply must construct fictions to support their worldview. https://t.co/QinJsA9RkJ
— Colin Duffy (@TheRightDuff) January 19, 2022
Maybe we should do a wellness check on the journalists. Make sure they’re OK.
Or maybe we should just relish them getting owned once again.
There is literally not enough popcorn. https://t.co/NYRqofsHKi
— Noam Blum (@neontaster) January 19, 2022
And make no mistake: this is a popcorn-worthy development.
challenge accepted. pic.twitter.com/nvfnFteQUO
— Noam Blum (@neontaster) January 19, 2022
https://t.co/aMmHKWEf3Q pic.twitter.com/lHdmBLfWd1
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) January 19, 2022
NPR: Chief Justice John Roberts asked the justices to wear masks amid the Omicron surge in light of Justice Sonia Sotomayor's diabetes, which places her at high risk from COVID, but Neil Gorsuch has refused — prompting Sotomayor to participate remotely. https://t.co/Ep0xsncSTS
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 19, 2022
Womp-womp.
NPR’s reporting is a living document
— Joe Gabriel Simonson (@SaysSimonson) January 19, 2022
See what he did there?
John Roberts just nuked Nina Totenberg.
— Varad Mehta (@varadmehta) January 19, 2022
Nina Totenberg and all of her defenders.
This is an extremely silly story. Nevertheless, it is providing a public service by outing the people who, having been corrected twice now, simply can't let it go. https://t.co/Ph99Bj8f8z
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) January 19, 2022
Game over, NPR. https://t.co/O69EmpEAeg
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) January 19, 2022
Game over, liberal media.
oh well maybe next time https://t.co/p8mP9adB3f
— Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) January 19, 2022
Any more journohack theories on how to save the anonymous story? https://t.co/bKJSFLPYBD
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) January 19, 2022
Will this be good enough for the likes of David Gura and Brian Fallon? Stay tuned!
So how many of these people will post corrections now that Roberts has also spoken up… pic.twitter.com/4rCa1u6aj5
— AG (@AGHamilton29) January 19, 2022
Journohacks any minute now: “MAYBE ROBERTS MEANS HE WASNT ON THE BENCH WHEN HE MADE THE REQUEST” https://t.co/yzAyqvKIJN
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) January 19, 2022
Time to retreat those goalposts further https://t.co/EwlAxgF2oU
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) January 19, 2022
In the meantime:
.@NinaTotenberg should be the only one required to wear a mask at this point. https://t.co/HmyPetjlPL
— Sean Agnew (@seanagnew) January 19, 2022
Maybe a muzzle would be more appropriate.
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