NBC Doubles Down on ‘Racist’ Smear for Teens, Ignores Death Threats
By Nicholas Fondacaro | January 21, 2019 8:46 PM EST
After refusing to retract a story labeling innocent Catholic high school kids harassed at the Lincoln Memorial “racist,†Monday's NBC Nightly News doubled down on the incendiary charge. In a report by correspondent Ron Allen, the network sided with instigator Nathan Phillips despite more video vindicating the teenagers. Telemundo also decided to smear the teens with no mention of the death threats they were receiving.
“This face-to-face confrontation igniting charges of racism. Kentucky high school students accused of mocking Native American elder Nathan Phillips, who claims his drumming was a gesture of peace,†claimed Allen.
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