Breitbart editor planned secret anti-Trump campaign to take down reporterhttps://www.yahoo.com/news/breitbart-editor-planned-secret-anti-trump-campaign-to-take-down-reporter-215500960.htmlAfter former Breitbart News reporter Michelle Fields turned against the right-wing news site in May, the site’s Washington Political Editor Matt Boyle had an idea.
Breitbart has been a major booster of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and the media company’s chairman, Steve Bannon, became the chief executive of Trump’s campaign on Wednesday. After Bannon joined Trump’s team, it was rumored Boyle would follow him to the campaign.
However, Boyle was apparently willing to work with progressive activists to insult Trump if it might cost Fields her new job at the left-leaning Huffington Post, which hired her to cover Trump.Yahoo News has obtained a copy of an email Boyle sent to a progressive activist on May 26, four days after Fields announced her new position with the Huffington Post. Fields infamously left Breitbart after she accused Trump’s then campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, of assault at a campaign event in March. Following the incident, Breitbart published pieces that questioned her story and Fields subsequently resigned.
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Before criticizing Fields, Boyle’s letter cast Trump as a serious threat to the country.
“Donald Trump is a force to be reckoned with. He breezed through the Republican Primary to become that party’s presumptive presidential nominee by name-calling and insult-hurling, while putting forth a policy agenda we consider to be dangerous. His immigration plan would see millions of undocumented workers deported, families torn apart, and he literally campaigned on a plan to ban an entire religion from coming to the United States. He did so with minimal vetting, including of his personal finances. He continues to refuse to release his tax returns,” Boyle’s letter said.
When told about the letter Thursday, Boyle laughed and referred Yahoo News to a Breitbart spokesperson. When pressed about the email, which came from his personal account, Boyle maintained it was a matter for the company’s spokesperson, Alexandra Preate.
“I use my personal email a lot,” Boyle said, later adding, “We’re doing this with any story.”
Preate declined to offer an immediate response and said she would respond later on.
