Democratic rep slams news outlets for 'exaggerated headlines' about threats

The Hill ^ | 08/25/19 | Rebecca Klar

[yesthatjallen]

(Interesting twist on the media driven 'racist' narrative and fake news)

Democratic Rep. Jahana Hayes (Conn.) pushed back on news stories with "exaggerated headlines," saying reports she said she's received racist threats since taking office are not true.

Hayes hit reporters for “driving this narrative that I am using race as a dividing card,” in a statement Sunday, in response to two headlines she said are “clickbait journalism at its worst.”

Hayes called out a headline in The Connecticut Mirror that said “Hayes has ‘heightened sense’ about security concerns," and a Republican American headline that said “U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes claims to have received racist communications since taking office.”

“I am appalled at the continuous attempts by journalists to drive this narrative that I am using race as a dividing card. This is clickbait journalism at its very worst – in order to drive clicks and boost advertising, these outlets are making reckless assumptions without thought for the consequences,” Hayes said. “To be clear: while my office, like all congressional offices, has received the occasional harassing email or phone call, I have not been directly threatened.”

Hayes is the first African American woman to represent Connecticut in Congress.

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[yesthatjallen]

I'll bet most reports of alleged 'racist threats' are hype and exaggerations by Democrats and the media.

I don't know anything about Ms. Hayes but that she broke ranks with the Democratic Media Machine and denounced the media for spreading fake news about 'racist threats' she is to be commended.

[Nifster]

Indeed

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Whoa!! Back the truck up. Did I just read that a black Congresswoman is NOT using her race and victim cards?

[chief lee runamok]

"Democratic Rep. Jahana Hayes (Conn.) pushed back on news stories with "exaggerated headlines," saying reports she said she's received racist threats since taking office are not true."

Lone voice in a desolate wilderness.

[God luvs America]

good for her...

[fella]

The progressives and their media whores always assume that their opposition (the people they tag as enemies) will behave the way they do.

[moovova]

She surrendered her ace-in-the-hole/get-outta-jail-free card? Lady got a fever?

[DazedVet]

I don’t think journalists go to work anymore. They use a computer generated fake news algorithm. So yes the algorithm has racism sexism and homophobia in the code. That’s how these stories get published “fake but accurate “. Maybe the DNC does the editing.