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WaPo Defends Reporter Who Got Hate Online For Asking Murkowski About Tanden Tweet

Eric Quintanar
WaPo Defends Reporter Who Got Hate Online For Asking Murkowski About Tanden Tweet
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The Washington Post defended the conduct of reporter Seung Min Kim on Thursday after she was attacked on social media for asking Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) about an insulting tweet Neera Tanden sent to Murkowski in 2017. 

Tanden, the Biden administration’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, has repeatedly been criticized by lawmakers for partisan statements she has made online. In one 2017 tweet, Tanden accused Murkowski in a tweet of being “high on her own supply.”

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