USA Today Deletes Tweet Implying That Kavanaugh Is A Pedophile

We recently told you about the USA Today article that essentially implied that Kavanaugh is a pedophile. The original tweet said, “From @usatodaysports: “The U.S. Senate may yet confirm Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, but he should stay off basketball courts for now when kids are around,” writes @ByErikBrady.”

I’d embed the tweet, but it has since been deleted. Here’s a screenshot though:

I guess the backlash was severe enough for them to issue a correction.

A previous tweet contained a statement that has since been edited out of a sports column. That tweet has been deleted. The updated opinion column and editor’s clarification are here: https://t.co/zhFOWMIjCb

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) September 29, 2018

The article contained this editor’s note:

Editor’s note: Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh has told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee he loves coaching his daughters’ girls basketball teams, but said in testimony Thursday “thanks to what some of you on this side of the committee have unleashed, I may never be able to coach again.” The intent of this commentary was to address that question. The column was re-edited to more closely reflect that intent and labeled to reflect it as the writer’s opinion.

Here’s a more honest translation: “The column was re-edited because I deliberately implied that Kavanaugh is a pedophile.”

The backlash was even more severe after the correction.

Wonder why no one trusts you? This

— 🚌-e ↗️ (@abussey1) September 29, 2018

Thank you Usa Today. You just wrote another reason not to buy or read your publications

— Raul Arriz (@rarriz) September 29, 2018

“The intent of the article was to address the question” what a load of BS. The intent of the article was obvious to anyone with at least 2 brain cells: smear Judge Kavanaugh & operate as a propaganda arm of the Democrat party. Upstate NY hates the lying, sleezy, libelous media.

— John (@John06612569) September 30, 2018

What a shameful act of so called journalism. To include any insinuation that children need to be protected from BK is a vile, despicable attempt to smear a mans name. I will never, ever read anything published by your newspaper again.

— The Angry Bystander (@angry_bystander) September 30, 2018

Not much of a clarification. Sounds the same to me. Probs best you just delete the entire article. #ComfirmJudgeKavanaughNow

— Lucie Cammack (@luciecam3) September 29, 2018

To even address the topic is beyond despicable. Your edit doesn’t change the fact that your mission is to not only destroy a man but also his family which include young daughters. Reasonable people see the hate on display and are disgusted by it.

— Marilyn Broyles (@BroylesMarilyn) September 30, 2018

Too little too late.

— Katherine Brown (@kbrown184) September 30, 2018

A new low for @USATODAY, and that’s saying something. Pathetic

— David (@David24746821) September 29, 2018

The damage is done, USA Today.

When someone shows you who they are, believe them.