In August, Weingarten was criticized for writing a column in which he made fun of Indian food. Weingarten discontinued his regular column in September, but was still occasionally writing for The Washington Post Magazine. I have dramatic & spectacular thoughts about this but after 30 years with talented people & an institution I revere, that’s what they’ll remain: Thoughts.” We couldn’t come to terms on a new contract. 8 and wrote, “This turns out to have been my last story for the Wapo. Is longtime journalist Gene Weingarten out at The Washington Post? On Wednesday, the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner in feature writing tweeted out his story from Nov. The man was freed after “thorough checks” determined that he was not the Otaibi wanted in connection with Khashoggi’s murder. French officials admitted from the start that they were unsure if the man detained was Otaibi, but held him while they investigated further. The man arrested was thought to have been Khalid Aedh al-Otaibi, who is accused of being a part of the team that murdered Khashoggi in Istanbul in 2018. Saudi officials said all along that it was a case of mistaken identity, and French officials have determined that as well. Turns out, the man detained in France this week and thought to be involved in the 2018 murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi was not that man after all. have made a $100,000 donation to Answer the Call, which provides financial assistance to the families of fallen service members of the FDNY and NYPD - two agencies that responded quickly to the fire. Scott also wrote that Fox News Media and Fox Corp.
Scott wrote that new tree is a “sign of resilience and hope in the face of a horrible act.” Then, Wednesday evening, Scott sent out another memo saying a new tree would be put up this afternoon and its lights will be turned on again during the 5 p.m. We are currently planning on a lighting ceremony for the new tree and will send those details once we have them.” We are in the process of rebuilding and installing a new tree as a message that there can be peace, light and joy even during a dark moment like this. In a memo to staff, Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott said, “We will not let this deliberate and brazen act of cowardice deter us.
He was arrested in March for smoking K2, a synthetic drug. The New York Times’ Mike Ives reported that police believe Tamanaha is homeless and were investigating if drugs or mental illness played a factor. (Earhardt also said, “Someone did this to spoil our Christmas” and called the tree an “American icon.”) But the truth is, the reason why the fire was set wasn’t immediately known. It is about everything that we stand for as a country.”Īnyway, some on Fox News wanted to make this an anti-Fox News, anti-Christmas, anti-America thing. The folks of “Fox & Friends” were fired up - no pun intended - about what had happened, including co-host Ainsley Earhardt, who said, “It’s a tree that unites us.
Police arrested Craig Tamanaha, 49, and charged him with seven counts including criminal mischief, reckless endangerment and arson. No one was injured, but the tree was engulfed in flames. The fire was set a little after midnight on Wednesday morning. Just this past Sunday, a 50-foot tall Christmas tree outside the Fox News headquarters in New York City was ceremoniously lit.