Liberals unleash torrent of abuse on Savannah Guthrie for daring to interview teen from Covington altercationThey're angry anyone would let him speak at all
Carlos Garcia
JANUARY 22, 2019
Savannah Guthrie was excoriated by liberals online after she announced that she had interviewed one of he teens in the mega-viral confrontation between Covington Catholic High School students and a Native American activist.
The confrontation in Washington D.C. at the Lincoln Memorial has become a flashpoint between critics of President Donald Trump and his supporters after competing narratives emerged from various videos of the event.
Guthrie teased the interview with Nicholas Sandmann from her social media account.
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Sitting down with Nicholas Sandmann - the student at the center of the protest controversy at the Lincoln Memorial. Airs tomorrow on @TODAYshow
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The interview will air on the "Today Show" on Wednesday, but the angry blowback is already being blasted out at the show and at Guthrie.
Liberal activist Amy Siskind immediately called for a boycott of the show and for her followers to attack the sponsors of the network.
"The definition of privilege," Siskind tweeted. "Who has a PR firm? This is disgusting - shame on you @TODAYshow and @SavannahGuthrie!"
"If we can organize boycotting Trump's Oval Office address," she added in a second tweet, "we can certainly orchestrate a boycott of @TODAYshow and @SavannahGuthrie for at least week! Who's in?"
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Hey everyone-
If we can organize boycotting Trump’s Oval Office address, we can certainly orchestrate a boycott of @TODAYshow and @SavannahGuthrie for at least week! Who’s in?
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"Also if anyone can compile a list of @TODAYshow sponsors," she added, "have a lot of followers here and on Facebook who would like to do an organized boycott."
Others, like Robert Littal of Black Sports Online, accused Guthrie of supporting white supremacy with the interview.
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Imagine if a black kid would have done something disrespectful to a white woman that went viral, I doubt they would be getting the Today Show love. This is white supremacy and media working together.
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"This is white supremacy and media working together," he claimed.
"Hey @SavannahGuthrie and @TODAYshow, I'm really looking forward to your interview with Phillips since I know you're not just going to platform a white supremacist without hearing the other side," tweeted Allison Kilkenny sarcastically.
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Hey @SavannahGuthrie and @TODAYshow, I’m really looking forward to your interview with Phillips since I know you’re not just going to platform a white supremacist without hearing the other side
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"This is shameful," tweeted Kellee Terrell. "You and NBC ought to be ashamed. You all would never give this kind of space to Black, Brown or Indigenous teens."
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This is shameful. You and NBC ought to be ashamed. You all would never give this kind of space to Black, Brown or Indigenous teens.
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