{"id":2649054,"date":"2026-08-24T17:31:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T21:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-post-ordered-to-re-hire-columnist-who-made-beyond-the-pale-comments-on-day-of-charlie-kirks-assassination\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T17:34:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T21:34:52","slug":"washington-post-ordered-to-re-hire-columnist-who-made-beyond-the-pale-comments-on-day-of-charlie-kirks-assassination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-post-ordered-to-re-hire-columnist-who-made-beyond-the-pale-comments-on-day-of-charlie-kirks-assassination\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Post Ordered to Re-Hire Columnist Who Made &#8216;Beyond the Pale&#8217; Comments on Day of Charlie Kirk&#8217;s Assassination"},"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\">36<\/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%2Fwashington-post-ordered-to-re-hire-columnist-who-made-beyond-the-pale-comments-on-day-of-charlie-kirks-assassination%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=2649054&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>A legal arbitration ordered The Washington Post to rehire opinion columnist Karen Attiah,who had been fired after posting social media comments criticizing behaviors related to the aftermath of Charlie Kirk&#8217;s murder and questioning societal performative mourning. The arbitrator found that the Post lacked sufficient cause to dismiss her, citing violations of the labor agreement and insufficient evidence of misconduct. Attiah had made controversial posts on social media, including criticizing the mourning practices following Kirk&#8217;s death and attributing inflammatory quotes to Kirk. The Post fired her on September 11,2025,but she afterward filed a wrongful termination suit in arbitration,arguing her posts were legitimate commentary. The arbitrator ultimately sided with Attiah, ordering her reinstatement and back pay, which she announced publicly, expressing satisfaction with her victory.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A private arbitrator has ordered The Washington Post to rehire an opinion columnist who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hadi-matar-identified-as-suspect-in-stabbing-of-islam-critic-salman-rushdie\/\" title=\"&quot;Hadi Matar&quot; Identified as Suspect in Stabbing of Islam Critic Salman Rushdie\">made social media posts<\/a> that an editor at the paper found \u201cbeyond the pale\u201d following the assassination of Charlie Kirk last September.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/24\/business\/washington-post-karen-attiah.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> reported that Sarah Miller Espinosa, the arbitrator, said in a written decision Thursday that The Post \u201cdid not have good and sufficient cause\u201d to terminate columnist Karen Attiah and \u201cviolated\u201d its labor agreement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Washington Post failed to establish the grievant engaged in gross misconduct,\u201d Espinosa wrote, according to a copy of the decision d with the Times by Attiah\u2019s lawyers.<\/p>\n<p>Following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/turning-point-usa-return-scene-charlie-kirks-assassination-anniversary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">murder of Kirk <\/a>at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025, Attiah <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/karenattiah.bsky.social\/post\/3lyjhcx26ik2m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> on the social media platform Blue Sky, \u201cRefusing to tear my clothes and smear ashes on my face in performative mourning for a white man that espoused violence is \u2026 not the same as violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added in another <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/karenattiah.bsky.social\/post\/3lyj7zbhy7s2m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a>, \u201cPart of what keeps America so violent is the insistence that people perform care, empty goodness and absolution for white men who espouse hatred and violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is not clear what violence she believes Kirk espoused.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/what-karen-attiah-said-about-charlie-kirk-wapo-ordered-rehire-her-12358922\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a> reported that in another post,\u00a0Attiah attributed the quote, \u201cBlack women do not have the brain processing power to be taken seriously. You have to go steal a white person\u2019s slot\u201d to Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>A week later, she wrote: \u201cHey everyone, in the heat of things, I originally saw this quote in a piece in the Nation, and their quote has since been updated to specify that it was specific to Joy Reid, Michelle Obama, etc. But Kirk\u2019s clearly anti-black statements speak for themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adam O\u2019Neal, then the opinion editor at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/going-broke-washington-post-bleeding-money-losses-exceeding-100-million-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>, said in testimony before the arbitrator, according to a transcript of the hearing obtained by the Times, that he read Attiah\u2019s posts the morning after Kirk\u2019s murder.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JUST IN: The Washington Post has fired race hustler Karen Attiah. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lPKOfHFR8M\">pic.twitter.com\/lPKOfHFR8M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bad Hombre (@Badhombre) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Badhombre\/status\/1967570584088531405?\">September 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He then sent a message to human resources manager Wayne Connell stating, \u201cKaren\u2019s social media feed yesterday and today is beyond the pale, completely unacceptable for someone associated with Opinions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The paper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/what-karen-attiah-said-about-charlie-kirk-wapo-ordered-rehire-her-12358922\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fired<\/a> Attiah on Sept. 11, 2025. The columnist then brought a wrongful termination suit against the Post in arbitration.<\/p>\n<p>During her testimony, Attiah defended her social media posts, saying that they were part of her work for The Post, \u201ccommenting on our discourse on political violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Times noted, \u201cArbitration is generally considered binding in most disputes, though courts have occasionally overturned decisions after courtroom findings of fraud or other improprieties. The Post\u2019s labor agreement says that arbitration is binding, though both the company and the employee retain their legal rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Attiah posted on social media on Monday in response to the arbiter ruling in her favor, \u201cThe Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth after Charlie Kirk\u2019s killing. I fought back.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING:<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth after Charlie Kirk\u2019s killing. I fought back.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post.<\/p>\n<p>They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately. \u270a\ud83c\udffe<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TISoTvFFO9\">https:\/\/t.co\/TISoTvFFO9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KarenAttiah\/status\/2091847653218730476?\">August 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post. They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>The Times reported that Attiah will receive back pay from the time of her firing.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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