CBS News faces heat over report on Dem hopeful Abdul El-Sayed's now-deleted 9/11 posts

CBS News is facing criticism from the far-left over a report detailing past social media comments made by Democratic Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed regarding 9/11. The report highlighted deleted posts where El-Sayed compared the 9/11 death toll to that of the coronavirus pandemic and questioned wars fought in the name of his country. Critics expressed outrage, calling the headline Islamophobic and politically motivated, while CBS News defended the report as standard practice.

• CBS News is facing backlash for a report on Abdul El-Sayed’s deleted social media posts concerning 9/11.
• The posts included comparisons of 9/11 casualties to COVID-19 deaths and reflections on wars.
• Liberal critics condemned the CBS News headline as Islamophobic and racist.
• CBS News defended its reporting as typical for politicians’ unearthed posts.
• El-Sayed, when confronted, stated that 9/11 was a disaster but also emphasized the need to avoid unnecessary wars.