NPR forced to delete tweet calling Shinzo Abe a ‘divisive arch-conservative’

NPR Calls Shinzo 'Divisive Arch-Conservative’ Hours After Assassination

NPR called Abe Shinzo as a “divisive arch-conservative” a mere hours after a gunman assassinated him during a campaign rally on Friday.

'Pathetic reporting': 'Defund NPR' trends after conservatives blast National Public Radio for 'shameful smear' of assassinated Shinzo Abe

There was a flood of calls to "defund NPR" in Twitter reactions to a now-deleted tweet from National Public Radio that demeaned former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the day that he was assassinated. In the wake of the assassination of Abe, NPR smeared the close ally of the United States as a...

GOPers rip NPR for calling Shinzo Abe ‘divisive arch-conservative’

NPR offered up the description of Japan’s longest-serving prime minister in a tweet linking to its coverage of his very public slaying.

NPR Smears Shinzo Abe As 'Divisive Arch-Conservative' After Glowing Fidel Castro Obit

It then replaced the tweet with a different one calling the conservative former prime minister an 'ultranationalist' after his assassination.

NPR slammed for calling Shinzo Abe 'divisive arch-conservative' after assassination

NPR was blasted Friday for an ultimately deleted tweet about the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in which the outlet referred to Abe

NPR forced to delete tweet calling Shinzo Abe a ‘divisive arch-conservative’

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