Politico reporter Marc Caputo mocked attendees of President Donald Trump’s Tampa rally Tuesday night, referring to them as toothless “garbage people.”
UPDATE: After nearly 11 hours, Caputo posts an apology.
In the age of social media, where divisiveness serves no decent purpose, these flippant comments on my part only made things worse and contributed to a cycle of rage that I should not have inflamed further. So I'm sorry. 2/3
In the age of social media, where divisiveness serves no decent purpose, these flippant comments on my part only made things worse and contributed to a cycle of rage that I should not have inflamed further. So I'm sorry. 2/3
While it’s usually a good idea to just delete tweets that are wrong, I own this and the criticism (both accurate and misleading) that has followed. I'll do better. Here they are: 3/3 pic.twitter.com/G2rZrHjYWb
CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta tweeted footage of being jeered by Trump supporters and claimed to be “very worried that the hostility whipped up by Trump and some in conservative media will result in somebody getting hurt.” Reacting to Acosta’s remarks, Caputo mocked the appearance of Trump rallygoers. “If you put everyone’s mouths together in this video, you’d get a full set of teeth,” he wrote.
If you put everyone's mouths together in this video, you'd get a full set of teeth https://t.co/NWlicnJ4Mc— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) August 1, 2018
When the insult sparked swift backlash, Caputo became defensive and condemned his critics for not being more outraged by the crowd’s treatment of Acosta. “Oh I like a good joke…that was just at the expense of others, which I think isn’t quite so funny. Not your best tweet, Marc,” one Twitter user said. “Oh, no!” Caputo replied. “I made fun of garbage people jeering at another person as they falsely accused him of lying and flipped him off. Someone fetch a fainting couch.”
Oh, no! I made fun of garbage people jeering at another person as they falsely accused him of lying and flipped him off.Someone fetch a fainting couch.— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) August 1, 2018
Another Twitter user chided Caputo for partaking in the same behavior he lamented — but the Politico reporter remained defiant. “Come on Marc. They are beyond classless but you don’t have to add to the very behavior you’re complaining about,” tweeted David Bishop. “I’d argue i was more clever,” Caputo shot back.
Come on Marc. They are beyond classless but you don't have to add to the very behavior you're complaining about.
Come on Marc. They are beyond classless but you don't have to add to the very behavior you're complaining about.
I'd argue i was more clever
Breitbart News Senior Editor-at-Large Joel Pollak said Caputo’s attack is a reminder why media favorability among Americans has hit rock bottom. “.@Politico reporter shows why Americans hate the news media,” Pollak tweeted.
.@Politico reporter shows why Americans hate the news media. twitter.com/MarcACaputo/st…
Caputo joined Politico‘s Florida vertical from the Miami Herald in 2015 and writes the Florida Playbook. According to his biography: “A veteran of the Herald since 2003, Marc was known for his ‘Caputo Cam’ videos from the state Capitol in Tallahassee and his strong reporting. He helped expose campaign-finance scandals that led to two federal convictions.”
Politico similarly came under fire in 2012 when former employee Jonathan Martin (now writing for the New York Times) referred to the Florida panhandle as “cracker counties.”
https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/08/01/politicos-marc-caputo-mocks-trump-rally-attendees-toothless-garbage-people/
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/08/liberal-hack-marc-caputo-at-politico-calls-trump-supporters-toothless-garbage-people/
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/08/liberal-hack-marc-caputo-at-politico-calls-trump-supporters-toothless-garbage-people/
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