{"id":606086,"date":"2021-07-29T15:36:26","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T19:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=606086"},"modified":"2021-07-29T15:36:30","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T19:36:30","slug":"trump-supporters-are-enemies-of-the-state-according-to-new-york-times-reporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-supporters-are-enemies-of-the-state-according-to-new-york-times-reporter\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Supporters Are \u2018Enemies Of The State\u2019 According To New York Times Reporter"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Ftrump-supporters-are-enemies-of-the-state-according-to-new-york-times-reporter%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=606086&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\/07\/GettyImages-112774802.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>As Congress heard testimony about the January 6 Capitol riot, a reporter with the New York Times branded all supporters of former President Donald Trump \u201cenemies of the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s #January6thSelectCommittee underscores the America\u2019s current, essential [national security] dilemma: Work to combat legitimate national security threats now entails calling a politician\u2019s supporters enemies of the state,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CortesSteve\/status\/1420395158177255430\/photo\/1\">tweeted<\/a> Katie Benner, who covers the Justice Department for the nation\u2019s most prestigious newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>That suggests up to all <a href=\"https:\/\/cookpolitical.com\/2020-national-popular-vote-tracker\">74 million<\/a> Americans who voted for Donald Trump pose an imminent threat to democracy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs Americans, we believe that state power should not be used to work against a political figure or a political party,\u201d she continued.&nbsp;\u201cBut,\u201d she asked, \u201cwhat happens if a politician seems to threaten the state? If the politician continues to do so out of office and his entire party supports that threat?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe dilemma was unresolved by the Russia probe and 2 impeachments,\u201d Benner proceeded, in a tweet thread posted on Tuesday, which she subsequently deleted.<\/p>\n<p>Benner implied the solution is to defeat the numerous voter integrity laws making their way through GOP-controlled state legislatures. \u201cThat leaves it up to voters, making even more essential free, fair access to the polls,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"12.925531914894\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A writer for the most prominent newspaper in America, the NY Times,  vilifies us as \u201cenemies of the state\u201d in her Jan 6 analysis.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling class hates us, and the corporate media is the enemy of the people. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1JQAJmoqpN\">pic.twitter.com\/1JQAJmoqpN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Cortes (@CortesSteve) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CortesSteve\/status\/1420395158177255430?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Benner formerly worked for a \u201cnews outlet\u201d founded in Maoist China.&nbsp;The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytco.com\/press\/katie-benner-joins-new-york-times-as-technology-reporter\/\">reported<\/a> in 2015 that, before Benner joined the newspaper of record, \u201cshe wrote for Beijing Review.\u201d Beijing Review, formerly Peking Review, is published by the China International Publishing Group, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.china.org.cn\/arts\/2016-10\/14\/content_39489592.htm\">which<\/a> \u201cwas founded in 1949 with a mission to introduce China to foreign countries through books, magazines and websites.\u201d It is officially controlled by the Chinese Communist Party.<\/p>\n<p>Benner\u2019s work for the CCP propaganda outlet is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/katie-benner\">omitted<\/a> from her official New York Times biography.<\/p>\n<p>Her wording instantly raised concerns throughout social media. Totalitarian regimes frequently labeled any dissident an \u201cenemy of the state,\u201d or \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoover.org\/research\/enemy-state\">enemy of the people<\/a>,\u201d before their execution.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyer Jonathan Turley <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonathanTurley\/status\/1420188878900707328\">tweeted<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"9\">\n<p><em>2018: New York Times denounces Trump for calling it the \u201cenemy of the people\u201d as \u201cinflammatory\u201d and dangerous. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>2021: New York Times reporter calls for all Trump supporters to be declared \u201cenemies of the people.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.7087378640777\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2018: New York Times denounces Trump for calling it the &#8220;enemy of the people&#8221; as &#8220;inflammatory&#8221; and dangerous. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4fYaYdwZp9\">https:\/\/t.co\/4fYaYdwZp9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2021: New York Times reporter calls for all Trump supporters to be declared &#8220;enemies of the people.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ne0MA1jyXh\">https:\/\/t.co\/ne0MA1jyXh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonathanTurley\/status\/1420188878900707328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI am once again asking the journalists to not casually refer to members of the political party they don\u2019t like as enemies of the state,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrewHolden360\/status\/1420066757281263617\">wrote<\/a> Drew Holden.<\/p>\n<p>Under significant backlash, Benner erased the messages. \u201cI deleted unclearly worded tweets regarding the Jan 6. committee hearing,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ktbenner\/status\/1420165664493522948\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.095652173913\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I deleted unclearly worded tweets regarding the Jan 6. committee hearing.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Katie Benner (@ktbenner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ktbenner\/status\/1420165664493522948?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But Benner\u2019s views echo those of prominent officials on the Left. Shortly after the 2020 election, Rep.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.acton.org\/archives\/105664-what-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-gets-wrong-about-europe.html\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-NY)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2020\/11\/09\/aoc-cancel-worked-for-trump-435293\">supported<\/a>&nbsp;the formation of a Trump Accountability Project, an effort to <a href=\"https:\/\/fee.org\/articles\/would-aoc-blacklist-73-million-americans\/\">cancel and blacklist<\/a> \u201cTrump sycophants\u201d and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/aoc-blacklist-trump-supporters\">deny<\/a> them employment prospects. Clinton administration Treasury Secretary Robert Reich similarly&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RBReich\/status\/1317614803704115200\">proposed<\/a>&nbsp;a \u201cTruth and Reconciliation Commission\u201d to flush out the identities of every American who helped \u201cenable\u201d the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>Benner\u2019s tweet calls into question whether the legacy media has the ability to cover the Biden administration \u2014 or its political opponents \u2014 accurately.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a reporter \u2014 not an op-ed writer \u2014 saying this,\u201d tweeted civil libertarian Glenn Greenwald. \u201c[T] he fixation on 1\/6 is about exactly this: classifying Trump supporters as Enemies of the State for political gain &amp; Security State power.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.76217765043\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Absolutely amazing: the New York Times&#8217; Justice Department reporter says the US faces an &#8220;essential natsec dilemma&#8221;: namely, that Trump supporters are &#8220;enemies of the state&#8221; and all of the GOP is a threat to the State. This is a reporter \u2014 not an op-ed writer \u2014 saying this: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OmXNyRpYx4\">https:\/\/t.co\/OmXNyRpYx4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ggreenwald\/status\/1420053123079475202?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire<\/em>.<\/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&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Congress heard testimony about the January 6 Capitol riot, a reporter with the New York Times branded all supporters of former President Donald Trump \u201cenemies of the state.\u201d\u201cToday\u2019s #January6thSelectCommittee &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-606086","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\/606086","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=606086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/606086\/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=606086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=606086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=606086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}