{"id":1057508,"date":"2021-11-26T14:44:28","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T19:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1057508"},"modified":"2021-11-26T14:44:32","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T19:44:32","slug":"he-wants-to-help-people-andrew-yang-defends-dave-chappelle-after-press-hit-job-on-school-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-wants-to-help-people-andrew-yang-defends-dave-chappelle-after-press-hit-job-on-school-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018He Wants To Help People\u2019: Andrew Yang Defends Dave Chappelle After \u2018Press Hit Job\u2019 On School Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhe-wants-to-help-people-andrew-yang-defends-dave-chappelle-after-press-hit-job-on-school-visit%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1057508&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang stepped up to defend comedian Dave Chappelle after what he referred to as a \u201cpress hit job\u201d attacking Chappelle over some comments he made while speaking to students at his old school.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was endorsed by a number of celebrities. Dave Chappelle is the only one who came to Iowa and South Carolina to perform on my behalf \u2013 with proceeds going to the campaign \u2013 and even made phone calls and hung out with staff. He did it because he wants to help people. Great guy,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/andrew-yang-says-he-has-left-democratic-party\/\">Yang<\/a> tweeted on Friday.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I was endorsed by a number of celebrities. Dave Chappelle is the only one who came to Iowa and South Carolina to perform on my behalf \u2013 with proceeds going to the campaign \u2013 and even made phone calls and hung out with staff. He did it because he wants to help people. Great guy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6cGMcGf3ay\">pic.twitter.com\/6cGMcGf3ay<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrew Yang\ud83e\udde2\u2b06\ufe0f\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@AndrewYang) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewYang\/status\/1464242194391437312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe press hit job on his visiting his high school is awful,\u201d Yang continued in a second tweet. \u201cSuccessful alum who fundraises for school returns, speaks to students and gives everyone a free meal for Thanksgiving. But of course in 2021 an obvious positive gesture is framed negatively in the media.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo get a better sense, check out the new documentary \u2018Untitled\u2019 when you can on what Dave did through Covid. Should be available via streaming soon. He helped a lot of people. That\u2019s the kind of person he is,\u201d Yang added.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/dave-chappelle-responds-after-his-old-high-school-disinvites-him-from-speaking\/\">Chappelle<\/a> took some heat for a surprise visit he made to his alma mater, Washington, D.C.\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2021\/tv\/news\/dave-chappelle-high-school-1235120167\/\">Duke Ellington High School<\/a>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/playbook\/2021\/11\/25\/a-dave-chappelle-thanksgiving-special-495228\">Politico Playbook<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><em>During a Q&amp;A session, one student stepped to the mic and called Chappelle a \u201cbigot,\u201d adding, \u201cI\u2019m 16 and I think you\u2019re childish, you handled it like a child,\u201d according to two students present. The comments were confirmed by Chappelle\u2019s spokesperson CARLA SIMS.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>NO APOLOGIES: Chappelle responded, as recalled the next day by the students, \u201cMy friend, with all due respect, I don\u2019t believe you could make one of the decisions I have to make on a given day.\u201d That peeved some students who were hoping for an apology or some semblance of one from Chappelle.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In response to another antagonistic question, Chappelle roughly told the student body of artists: \u201cI\u2019m better than every instrumentalist, artist, no matter what art you do in this school, right now, I\u2019m better than all of you. I\u2019m sure that will change. I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll be household names soon.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The students recalled that another student in the audience shouted at him, \u201cYour comedy kills,\u201d and Chappelle shot back, \u201cN\u2014\u2014 are killed every day.\u201d He then asked, \u201cThe media\u2019s not here, right?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Chappelle\u2019s spokesperson, Carla Sims, said that the comedian was going out of his way to help the school, noting that he had raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in those efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a few antagonistic questions and responses, students said that Chappelle\u2019s tone and demeanor changed as the event came to a close and he addressed the fact that some students had received death threats after protesting against him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said, \u2018This is my family and whether they know it or not I love these kids. \u2026 I don\u2019t want to hear about any threats to these kids. These kids don\u2019t deserve that,&#8217;\u201d one student told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/playbook\/2021\/11\/25\/a-dave-chappelle-thanksgiving-special-495228\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Chappelle left the students with tickets to a screening of his new documentary \u2014 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2021\/film\/reviews\/untitled-dave-chappelle-documentary-review-1235105637\/\">Untitled<\/a>\u201d \u2014 which chronicles the comedian\u2019s efforts to keep engaging audiences and entertaining people despite the restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic. He also provided 600 Thanksgiving meals for Duke Ellington students and staff members.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang stepped up to defend comedian Dave Chappelle after what he referred to as a \u201cpress hit job\u201d attacking Chappelle over some comments he made while speaking to students at his old school.\u201cI was endorsed by a number of celebrities. Dave Chappelle is the only one who came to Iowa and South Carolina to perform on my behalf \u2013 with proceeds going to the campaign \u2013 and even made phone calls and hung out with staff. He did it because he wants to help people. Great guy,\u201d Yang tweeted on Friday.I was endorsed by a number of celebrities. Dave Chappelle is the only one who came to Iowa and South Carolina to perform on my behalf \u2013 with proceeds going to the campaign \u2013 and even made phone calls and hung out with staff. He did it because he wants to help people. Great guy. pic.twitter.com\/6cGMcGf3ay\u2014 Andrew Yang\ud83e\udde2\u2b06\ufe0f\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@AndrewYang) November 26, 2021\u201cThe press hit job on his visiting his high school is awful,\u201d Yang continued in a second tweet. \u201cSuccessful alum who fundraises for school returns, speaks to students and gives everyone a free meal for Thanksgiving. But of course in 2021 an obvious positive gesture is framed negatively in the media.\u201d\u201cTo get a better sense, check out the new documentary \u2018Untitled\u2019 when you can on what Dave did through Covid. Should be available via streaming soon. He helped a lot of people. That\u2019s the kind of person he is,\u201d Yang added.Chappelle took some heat for a surprise visit he made to his alma mater, Washington, D.C.\u2019s Duke Ellington High School, according to Politico Playbook:During a Q&#038;A session, one student stepped to the mic and called Chappelle a \u201cbigot,\u201d adding, \u201cI\u2019m 16 and I think you\u2019re childish, you handled it like a child,\u201d according to two students present. The comments were confirmed by Chappelle\u2019s spokesperson CARLA SIMS.NO APOLOGIES: Chappelle responded, as recalled the next day by the students, \u201cMy friend, with all due respect, I don\u2019t believe you could make one of the decisions I have to make on a given day.\u201d That peeved some students who were hoping for an apology or some semblance of one from Chappelle.In response to another antagonistic question, Chappelle roughly told the student body of artists: \u201cI\u2019m better than every instrumentalist, artist, no matter what art you do in this school, right now, I\u2019m better than all of you. I\u2019m sure that will change. I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll be household names soon.\u201dThe students recalled that another student in the audience shouted at him, \u201cYour comedy kills,\u201d and Chappelle shot back, \u201cN\u2014\u2014 are killed every day.\u201d He then asked, \u201cThe media\u2019s not here, right?\u201dChappelle\u2019s spokesperson, Carla Sims, said that the comedian was going out of his way to help the school, noting that he had raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in those efforts.Despite a few antagonistic questions and responses, students said that Chappelle\u2019s tone and demeanor changed as the event came to a close and he addressed the fact that some students had received death threats after protesting against him.\u201cHe said, \u2018This is my family and whether they know it or not I love these kids. \u2026 I don\u2019t want to hear about any threats to these kids. These kids don\u2019t deserve that,&#8217;\u201d one student told Politico.Chappelle left the students with tickets to a screening of his new documentary \u2014 \u201cUntitled\u201d \u2014 which chronicles the comedian\u2019s efforts to keep engaging audiences and entertaining people despite the restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic. He also provided 600 Thanksgiving meals for Duke Ellington students and staff members.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1057508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1057508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1057508"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1057508\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1057508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1057508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1057508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}