New York Times columnist Bret Stephens quits Twitter after being called a 'bedbug'

Conservative New York Times columnist Bret Stephens announced Tuesday that he deactivated his Twitter account after being called a "bedbug" by a George Washington University professor.

“Time to do what I long ago promised to do. Twitter is a sewer. It brings out the worst in humanity,” Stephens wrote. “I sincerely apologize for any part I’ve played in making it worse, and to anyone I’ve ever hurt. Thanks to all of my followers, but I’m deactivating this account.”