New York Times reportedly revises headline after being pressured by Democrats

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• After facing heat because of its headlines, the New York Times was forced to change the caption as a response.
• The headline, which was criticized Democrats, was about Trump’s announcement that he will send the military to the states across the nation if governors continue to fail with ending the chaos.
• Democrats said the caption must be a joke, noting that it does not reflect what’s happening.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, along with other Democrats, lambasted the New York Times’ main-page headline telling about President Donald Trump’s declaration that the White House might order the US military to suppress riots across the nation.

Protests over George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis have turned violent after within the first day of a peaceful demonstration. The New York Times replaced the headline following pressure from the Democrats.

The president has previously cautioned that he would utilize the country’s armed forces under the virtue of an 1807 law if the governors do not step to control the riots, arson, looting and violent attacks on the police force.

Just a few moments after Trump made the announcement; riot police cleared St. John’s Episcopal Church of protesters. The president then, along with administration officials, walked toward Lafayette Park, going to the notable church.

The criticism started when the outlet’s print editor, Tom Jolly, posted on Twitter a preview Times’ headline that occupies all six columns.

The caption reads, “As Chaos Spreads, Trump Vows to ‘End It Now.”

Ocasio-Cortez responded to the Twitter post by saying that the outlet must be joking, with Sen. Brian Schatz, D, Hawaii, commenting against the Times’ headlines preview.

Former Housing and Urban Development secretary, Julian Castro, replied to the tweet by saying the headline is a failure, adding the president is appearing to be a potential dictator.

Castro commended the online version of the article, which says that riot police asked the protesters to while firing tear gas so the president can have a photo op at the church.

Meanwhile, Ben Rhodes, former President Barack Obama’s adviser, asked the Times what country is it living in as the outlet wasn’t able to capture the reality today, and advised them that it should let Trump pen its headlines.

After facing hostile responses, the headline was changed, and it now said Trump warned states that he would send troops.

The incident was not the first time for the news media company. Last year during summer, Times was also demanded to change its headlines following Trump’s remarks about the shooting that happened in both El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.

Source: New York Post