Reuters Editor Apologizes After Blaming Trump for Gazette Shooting, Could Face Discipline

Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
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An editor at Reuters has apologized after blaming President Donald Trump for a deadly shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper that left 5 staff members dead.

Rob Cox, the breaking views editor at the international news agency wrote in a since-deleted tweet that “This is what happens when @realDonaldTrump calls journalists the enemy of the people. Blood is on your hands, Mr. President. Save your thoughts and prayers for your empty soul.”

Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
Bowen Xiao was a New York-based reporter at The Epoch Times. He covers national security, human trafficking and U.S. politics.
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