James Bennet’s Resignation from The New York Times

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THE QUICK FACTS

• On June 3rd, Republican Senator Tom Cotton published an op-ed in the New York Times arguing that the Insurrection Act could be used to deploy military troops on American soil to quell protests sparked by the George Floyd murder.
• Several New York Times staffers were outraged that the NY Times published this piece that they believed to be threatening and authoritative.
• In response to internal criticism, James Bennet, the editorial page editor, resigned, and the Times admitted that the op-ed did not meet its standards.
• Senator Cotton criticized Times for its response by saying that the paper caved to a "mob of woke kids."

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