As we reported Sunday, Ben Shapiro and Michelle Fields resigned from Breitbart News over the way the outlet handled allegations that Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski assaulted Fields. In his resignation, Shapiro expressed sadness that the site had abandoned the principles of its founder, Andrew Breitbart.
The site responded to Shapiro’s resignation with a gross parting smear calling him a traitor who was looking for a Fox News contributorship. The article didn’t stick around very long, however, and in an apparent attempt to, as one Twitter user said, scrub the poop off its shoes, the site removed it.
But not before it could be captured and archived for posterity.
An archived version of the “article” can be seen here, and sadly, appears to demonstrate what the once-great site has turned into since basically becoming a propaganda outlet for GOP candidate Donald Trump.
Will this presidential election be the most important in American history?
Twitter users reacted to the article as expected:
Looks like the post was taken down. Brave folks over there. https://t.co/SSKunUXfwp
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) March 14, 2016
Real brave.
The article has since been replaced with — what else — a puff piece on their new master:
@BradThor @billpostmus @benshapiro @MichelleFields @BreitbartNews Updated view pic.twitter.com/eUVo6UJuZX
— America, Amen. Tim Sumner ?? (@SgtTim911) March 14, 2016
….aaaand now Breitbart, in an effort to desperately scrub the poop off its shoes, has taken entire Shapiro hitpiece down from the site.
— Jeff B. tried to do his best, but he could not (@EsotericCD) March 14, 2016
Of course, screen shots and archives are forever…
Breitbart deleted its insane piece mocking Ben Shapiro & Michelle Fields for resigning. But we have screenshots. pic.twitter.com/fFHAEjTLUJ
— Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) March 14, 2016
Some noted the slightly anti-Semitic nature of the hit-piece.
Love how Breitbart puts @benshapiro's face inside a yellow star in pic, while noting him an "Orthodox Jew" in article. It's a fine touch.
— Jeff B. tried to do his best, but he could not (@EsotericCD) March 14, 2016
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/709364114091614208
https://twitter.com/BenHowe/status/709368043030315009
https://twitter.com/charlescwcooke/status/709358809509138432
Exactly. Which is exactly why this blog does not, and will not, endorse a particular candidate in the GOP primary.
Shapiro added this parting shot:
There are many good people still contractually bound to Breitbart. Do not assume that just because people are there, they want to be.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) March 14, 2016
Exit question: How bad will this impact Breitbart.com? Stay tuned, we’ll post any updates as we get them.
Related:
- Ben Shapiro, Michelle Fields resign from Breitbart
- Politico releases audio, transcript of encounter with campaign manager that Trump says never happened
- Breitbart reporter files assault charges against Trump campaign manager — Videos
- Liberalism: An ideology of rage and hate
- Twitter graphic advocates murdering Donald Trump, account suspended
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