{"id":124620,"date":"2021-02-11T13:19:31","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T18:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=124620"},"modified":"2021-02-11T13:42:36","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T18:42:36","slug":"la-times-columnist-faces-blowback-after-posting-claims-about-trumpites-next-door","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/la-times-columnist-faces-blowback-after-posting-claims-about-trumpites-next-door\/","title":{"rendered":"LA Times Columnist Faces Blowback After Posting Claims About \u2018Trumpites Next Door\u2019"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fla-times-columnist-faces-blowback-after-posting-claims-about-trumpites-next-door%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=124620&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Virginia-Heffernan.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Los Angeles Times writer Virginia Heffernan is facing&nbsp;both criticism and questions in response to her column published late last week headlined, \u201cWhat can you do about the Trumpites next door?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/story\/2021-02-05\/trumpite-neighbor-unity-capitol-attack\">column<\/a>&nbsp;published by the Times on Friday, Heffernan tells the story of how \u201cstaunch partisans of blue lives\u201d plowed the driveway of her \u201cpandemic getaway\u201d after a recent snowstorm without being asked to do so.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oh god the Trumpites next door, who are as rabid as you can get without being Q or believing Trump actually won, just PLOWED OUR DRIVEWAY WITHOUT BEING ASKED AND DID A GREAT JOB sos<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Virginia Heffernan (@page88) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/page88\/status\/1357325917538967555?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Though Ms. Heffernan has posted images of her getaway online multiple times, the Times used a stock photo to accompany the story.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What to do when the Trumpites next door sudden plow your driveway FOR FREE?!?<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s my torment: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0cddBb8dfH\">https:\/\/t.co\/0cddBb8dfH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Virginia Heffernan (@page88) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/page88\/status\/1357689970354515969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In her column, Heffernan struggles to accept what she described as an \u201cact of aggressive niceness\u201d at face value because it came from people who backed Donald Trump.&nbsp;\u201cTrying to decide what it means to take a gift from someone, how much debt it does or doesn\u2019t land you in, how favorably inclined you have to be to the giver &amp; perhaps his worldview, is a legit inquiry,\u201d Heffernan <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/page88\/status\/1358903099239333895\">tweeted<\/a> after publication.<\/p>\n<p>Her comparison in the piece of her driveway-plowing neighbors to Nazi sympathizers who were unconcerned about atrocities affecting others during the Third Reich and modern-day terrorists who \u201coffer protection and hospitality to win loyalty\u201d has sparked widespread <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/megynkelly\/status\/1358506645974835205\">criticism<\/a> against Heffernan, particularly from conservatives.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This woman compares her Trump-supporting neighbors, who plowed her driveway, to Nazi sympathizers &amp; Hezbollah &amp; wrestles w\/whether to show them any kindness since she \u201ccan\u2019t give them absolution.\u201d<br \/>Note to Virginia Heffernen\u2019s neighbors: don\u2019t plow again. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZZCnPfI46S\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZZCnPfI46S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/megynkelly\/status\/1358506645974835205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/page88\/status\/1359536618961575937\">series of tweets<\/a>&nbsp;posted on Wednesday, Heffernan brought attention to the ongoing blowback she has received.&nbsp;In one of the posts, Heffernan&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/page88\/status\/1359546851997995011\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/page88\/status\/1359546851997995011&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613146286776000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF2ByWpVWeRKteeucXVHYm7AmJZYw\">falsely suggested<\/a>&nbsp;Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro generated a \u201cmeme\u201d that inflamed opinion against her. For the record, Shapiro never circulated a meme; instead, he&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benshapiro\/status\/1358793491908804608\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/benshapiro\/status\/1358793491908804608&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613146286776000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG3CVIdao4cmJWMNnY0q8v-VrhUvQ\">tweeted<\/a>&nbsp;about how Heffernan\u2019s column is \u201cemblematic\u201d of the Left\u2019s intolerance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Liberals, you can either side with woke Leftists with whom you share many political priorities, but abandon commitment to a culture of rights; or you can side with people with whom you disagree on many political priorities, making your job a bit tougher, but preserve rights.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benshapiro\/status\/1358793491908804608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While some have questioned the existence of her Trump-loving neighbors, a quick sift through Heffernan\u2019s Twitter feed shows that she has been <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/page88\/status\/1326921384212246528\">referencing<\/a> the mysterious couple for months. She has created a social media narrative packed with alleged details about their personal lives that presumably would not have made it past the gatekeepers at the L.A. Times.<\/p>\n<p>According to Heffernan\u2019s Twitter posts, her main beef is with the wife of the good Samaritan she credits for plowing the snow. Heffernan describes the woman as a law enforcement officer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy neighbor is a white cop who flies Trump flags &amp; describes herself as \u2018tired of Black Lives Matter,\u2019\u201d Heffernan tweeted in late December. \u201cShe has guns, ATVs &amp; CPS (Child Protective Services) issues with her teen daughter, whom she hit, but also has two cute toddlers &amp; a cute dog. When I run into her on the street, she is very \u2018nice.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My neighbor is a white cop who flies Trump flags &amp; describes herself as \u201ctired of Black Lives Matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She has guns, ATVs &amp; CPS issues with her teen daughter, whom she hit, but also has two cute toddlers &amp; a cute dog.<\/p>\n<p>When I run into her on the street, she is very \u201cnice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Virginia Heffernan (@page88) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/page88\/status\/1343604067088687109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 28, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The post was part of a longer thread Heffernan had written that began with, \u201cIdeas for profiling a white-nationalist terrorist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWords like \u2018nice,\u2019 \u2018from a nice family\u2019 &amp; \u2018quiet\u2019 add nothing, as they\u2019re proxy words for white,\u201d she wrote at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Heffernan, 51, has previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/quarantine-anxiety-control-ends-bliss-begins\">acknowledged<\/a> that both she and her partner have anxiety about law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>She <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/page88\/status\/1358901326281900033\">claims<\/a> her Trump-supporting neighbors are \u201cknown for their arsenal\u201d and says she\u2019s heard them shooting target practice.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m surprised at the torque on this from you, WK. But I\u2019ll assume good faith. The neighbors are cops who fly Trump flags &amp; banners &amp; openly disdain BLM. We know them. We hear their target practice; they\u2019re known for their arsenal. We compare notes on mulch. We have mutual friends<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Virginia Heffernan (@page88) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/page88\/status\/1358901326281900033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Heffernan has also said her next-door neighbor\u2019s persona reinforces negative stereotypes often associated with law enforcement while expressing concern for the officer\u2019s husband.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the plowman\u2019s wife who\u2019s the cop,\u201d Heffernan recently <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/page88\/status\/1357333258351042560\">tweeted<\/a>. \u201cShe seems standard issue cop racist w\/CPS issues, as she puts it, b\/c she hit one of *his* kids &amp; they lost custody. He\u2019s said to be apolitical, but flew flags &amp; banners. I worry he\u2019s in an abusive situation but clearly I shd stay in my lane.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#8217;s the plowman&#8217;s wife who&#8217;s the cop. She seems standard issue cop racist w\/CPS issues, as she puts it, b\/c she hit one of *his* kids &amp; they lost custody. He&#8217;s said to be apolitical, but flew flags &amp; banners. I worry he&#8217;s in an abusive situation but clearly I shd stay in my lane<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Virginia Heffernan (@page88) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/page88\/status\/1357333258351042560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Heffernan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/quarantine-anxiety-control-ends-bliss-begins\">said<\/a> she left New York City with her family last May as coronavirus was rapidly spreading across the region. She has not revealed her family\u2019s current location, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/page88\/status\/1358905221674651652\">claiming<\/a> she \u201cwent far to give\u201d the Trump-supporting \u201cpandemic neighbors\u201d she wrote about \u201canonymity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Still, Heffernan\u2019s one-sided account has left many readers suspicious and curious to hear from the unknown Trump enthusiasts.<\/p>\n<p>FOX News host Greg Gutfeld recently discussed Heffernan\u2019s column on \u201cThe Five,\u201d where he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/gutfeld-author-pro-trump-neighbors-shoveled-snow\">pondered<\/a> the veracity of her account:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Really, what writer takes that chance, to attack a next-door neighbor \u2014 knowing they\u2019re vile Trump supporters? And knowing they could find out!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The L.A. Times should\u2019ve sent someone to her pandemic getaway to see if the driveway was cleared \u2014 and to get the neighbor\u2019s side of the story. So it\u2019s not just some rant that exudes superiority over a fantasy enemy. &nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The editors should give this snow plower a chance to respond, or admit they blew it \u2014 and let a tall tale get by them because they wanted it to be true.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>So, in sum: a person who makes up this story is bad.&nbsp;<\/em><em>But if the story is true, it kinda makes her worse.&nbsp;<\/em><em>Either way, hand her the shovel and let her dig out of this \u2014 on her own.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ms. Heffernan did not respond to an inquiry from The Daily Wire seeking more information.<\/p>\n<p><em>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<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Times writer Virginia Heffernan is facing\u00a0both criticism and questions in response to her column published late last week headlined, \u201cWhat can you do about the Trumpites next door?\u201d &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1893210,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3645,6294,5941,4144,6402,4126],"class_list":["post-124620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-after","tag-blowback","tag-columnist","tag-faces","tag-posting","tag-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124620","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124620\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1893210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}