Bari Weiss’ Role in CBS Report on Abdul El-Sayed Sparks Heated Media Debate
Bari Weiss’s edit sharpened the framing of Abdul El-Sayed’s deleted posts, drawing accusations that CBS News pushed an anti-Muslim narrative.
- On Monday, CBS News published an analysis linking Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, drawing immediate backlash from lawmakers and digital critics.
- The report cited deleted social media posts comparing Covid-19 pandemic deaths to the 9/11 attacks, an angle CBS News head Bari Weiss personally directed to be included in the headline.
- Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib slammed the story as "racist," while Rep. Yassamin Ansari called it "insane," as anonymous CBS News staff described the piece as "trash" and "horribly Islamophobic."
- El-Sayed defended his past comments as a critique of wartime harm, stating "what happened on 9/11 is a disaster," while Weiss signaled support for the story during Monday's editorial meeting.
- Media watchdog Status reported the episode exacerbated concerns among staffers regarding the direction Weiss is taking the David Ellison-owned newsroom, fueling broader debates about media objectivity.
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CBS News Spins El-Sayed’s 9/11 Tweets Into a Manufactured Anti-Muslim Scandal
Centrist Democrats opened the door for anti-Muslim attacks on their party’s nominee in Michigan — finding common cause with right-wing bigots. The post CBS News Spins El-Sayed’s 9/11 Tweets Into a Manufactured Anti-Muslim Scandal appeared first on The Intercept.
CBS News is as regime-aligned as Fox or NewsMax
CBS News published a ludicrous hit job on Abdul El-Sayed promoted by an even more ridiculous and offensive tweet: What was the content of the deleted Tweets that formed the basis for this bit of McCarthyism? Hudak then reported on two now-deleted social media posts referencing 9/11 that El-Sayed had published during the pandemic. The […] The post CBS News is as regime-aligned as Fox or NewsMax appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.
CBS staff accuse network of ‘overt racism’ over Abdul El-Sayed 9/11 story
CBS staff accuse network of ‘overt racism’ over Abdul El-Sayed 9/11 story Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 09/01/2026 - 18:37 Staffers have pushed back against CBS's decision to revive years-old deleted posts by the Muslim Senate candidate and foreground 9/11 in its coverage US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks during the Michigan Democratic Party General Election Kickoff Rally at Renaissance High School in Detroit, Michigan, on 7 August 20…
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