A New York Times reporter, Katie Benner, deleted a series of tweets that suggested supporters of former President Donald Trump should be called “enemies of the state,” saying that they were “unclearly worded.” The series of now-deleted posts began by saying that “today’s #January6thSelectCommittee underscores the America’s current, essential [national security] dilemma: Work to combat legitimate national security threats now entails calling a politician’s supporters enemies of the state.” Benner continued by saying, “As Americans, we believe that state power should not be used to work against a political figure or a political party. But what 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?” “This dilemma was unresolved by the Russia probe and 2 impeachments. With many Republicans denying the reality of the Jan. 6 attack, I doubt the #January6thCommittee will resolve …
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