New York Times editorial board member Mara Gay suggested it’s “silly” to hold former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris “accountable equally.”
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NewYorkTimeseditorialboardmemberMaraGaysaidit’s“alittlesilly”forjournaliststoholdVicePresidentKamalaHarristothesamestandardsasformerPresidentTrump.
GaywasaguestonThursday’s“MorningJoe”wheretheeponymousMSNBChostbemoanedthe“sacrosanct”wallbetweeneditorialsandnewswhenitcomestothepresidentialcandidates,addinghowabsurditwastobelievetherewasa“moralequivalency”betweencriticizingTrumpandHarris.
Gayagreedthe“choiceisobvious”betweenthetwo,suggestingthereneedstobeadifferentstandardappliedtoTrump.
NYTCOLUMNISTDETAILSSCENARIOINWHICH‘TRUMPWINS’ANDKAMALAHARRIS,DEMOCRATS‘BLOWIT’
“Ithinkthechallenge,notjustforjournalists,butreallyforthecountry,isthatnotonlyisDonaldTrumpathreat,but,youknow,itlowersthebar.SoIdon’tthinkit’sunacceptable
