New York Times political editor Tom Wright-Piersanti was exposed as an anti-Semite in a report by Breitbart News published Thursday. Wright-Piersanti posted tweets mocking Jewish people and described himself as an anti-Semite a decade ago. After the Breitbart report, Wright-Piersanti deleted several offending tweets and locked his Twitter account for a time but then unlocked it and posted an apology, saying, “I have deleted tweets from a decade ago that are offensive. I am deeply sorry.”
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Tom Wright-Piersanti, image via Twitter avatar.
REVEALED: New York Times political editor Tom Wright-Piersanti has a history of antisemitic and racist comments on his Twitter page dating back years. https://t.co/PFUh84w1tj
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) August 22, 2019
Breitbart quoted and linked to two tweets that were still active early Thursday but have since been deleted:
“I was going to say ‘Crappy Jew Year,’ but one of my resolutions is to be less anti-Semitic,” Wright-Piersanti tweeted on Jan. 1, 2010, at 9:35 a.m. “So…. HAPPY Jew Year. You Jews.” — Tom Wright-Piersanti (@tomwp) January 1, 2010
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“http://twitpic.com/tp39o – Who called the Jew-police?”
— Tom Wright-Piersanti (@tomwp) December 16, 2009
The photo of a car with a Hanukkah menorah on the roof posted by Wright-Piersanti is still active even though the tweet was since been deleted.
Breitbart reported Wright-Piersanti also targeted Indian nationals for online abuse.
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Wright-Piersanti locked his account for a time Thursday.
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Breitbart later reported White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham said she is “disgusted” with Wright-Piersanti’s racism and anti-Semitism.
White House @PressSec Stephanie Grisham told Breitbart News she is “disgusted” by the racism and antisemitism displayed by New York Times politics editor Tom Wright-Piersanti. https://t.co/bOS9gqqNYB
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) August 22, 2019
Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY), who is Jewish, told Fox News the Times should fire Wright-Piersanti.
Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) calls for New York Times editor Tom Wright-Piersanti to be fired after his anti-Semitic tweets surfaced this morning: “He was self-describing himself as an anti-Semite and he was going after Jews … Tom Wright-Piersanti should be fired” pic.twitter.com/fobU9MpjCP
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) August 22, 2019
UPDATE: CNN’s Oliver Darcy got a quote from the Times, “NYT spokesperson: “We are aware of these tweets, which are a clear violation of our standards. We are reviewing next steps.”
NYT spokesperson: "We are aware of these tweets, which are a clear violation of our standards. We are reviewing next steps." https://t.co/jqlx9CrzbN
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) August 22, 2019
