CNN Contributor Removes Social Media Post Critical Of US Senator Mitch McConnell

The stage for the Republican presidential debate, hosted by CNN, at The Venetian hotel in Las Vegas, Nev., on Dec. 15, 2015. L.E. Baskow/AFP/Getty Images

A well-known writer for some of the nation’s largest media companies pulled a controversial social media post that he uploaded on August 5 criticizing a U.S. senator.

CNN and New York Times Contributor Wajahat Ali raised eyebrows when he shared he was pleased to see a controversial hashtag was becoming popular despite growing fears it is inciting violence towards Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)