Media members asking themselves why conservatives despise them need look no further than Tuesday for a clear reason.
Politico reporter Marc Caputo issued an apology after receiving backlash for mocking Trump supporters at the president’s rally in Tampa, Florida Tuesday night, comparing them to toothless hicks.
“If you put everyone’s mouths together in this video, you’d get a full set of teeth,” he tweeted in response to a video of Trump supporters flipping off CNN reporter Jim Acosta.
After receiving backlash for the comments, Caputo apologized in a Twitter thread Wednesday morning.
I need to apologize for tweeting caustic remarks after seeing a reporter berated & abused. Hate begets hate. My comments referred ONLY to those jeering and swearing at the man, not a broad swath of people. But the fault is mine for causing confusion and feeding anger. 1/3
— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) August 1, 2018
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
— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) August 1, 2018
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
— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) August 1, 2018
Credit to him for the apology — and let’s hope he learned for the better. But maybe next time, the liberal media should look in the mirror before they ask why they’re so hated.