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CBS Editor Bari Weiss Accused of Pushing Racist 9/11 Headline

Report claims CBS boss Bari Weiss directed a headline attacking Michigan candidate Abdul El-Sayed regarding deleted 9/11 tweets.

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Unnamed sources told Status writer Oliver Darcy that Bari Weiss, CBS News editor-in-chief, personally directed that a headline be tweaked to specifically mention that Abdul El-Sayed had deleted tweets referencing the September 11 terrorist attack. [1] A group of 49 Democratic members of Congress led by Delia Ramirez wrote to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on August 31, 2026, demanding the cancellation of the shock gloves contract. [2] The Department of Homeland Security finalized a $16.7 million purchase of 6,650 pairs of electric shock gloves from Kentucky-based company Compliant Technologies on August 20, 2026. [3] Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive Democrat and practicing Muslim running for Senate in Michigan, wrote a 2020 tweet comparing the nearly 3,000 Americans killed on 9/11 to the massive death toll of Covid-19 to promote public health policies. [4] Bari Weiss praised the author of the CBS News article during a morning editorial meeting, signaling her support for the piece to the entire network, according to Oliver Darcy. [5] The CBS News article titled 'Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's deleted tweets on Sept. 11 attacks invite scrutiny of past remarks' was published Monday morning and quickly condemned by some for being racist and promoting Islamophobia. [6] The lawmakers stated that equipping civil immigration enforcement agents with electric shock gloves continues a deeply disturbing escalation in the militarization of DHS. [7] Yumna Rizvi, a senior policy analyst at the Center for Victims of Torture, called the gloves inherently abusive equipment that facilitates torture. [8]
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  1. Unnamed sources told Status writer Oliver Darcy that Bari Weiss, CBS News editor-in-chief, personally directed that a headline be tweaked to specifically mention that Abdul El-Sayed had deleted tweets referencing the September 11 terrorist attack. · The Independent
  2. A group of 49 Democratic members of Congress led by Delia Ramirez wrote to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on August 31, 2026, demanding the cancellation of the shock gloves contract. · Mother Jones
  3. The Department of Homeland Security finalized a $16.7 million purchase of 6,650 pairs of electric shock gloves from Kentucky-based company Compliant Technologies on August 20, 2026. · Mother Jones
  4. Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive Democrat and practicing Muslim running for Senate in Michigan, wrote a 2020 tweet comparing the nearly 3,000 Americans killed on 9/11 to the massive death toll of Covid-19 to promote public health policies. · The Independent
  5. Bari Weiss praised the author of the CBS News article during a morning editorial meeting, signaling her support for the piece to the entire network, according to Oliver Darcy. · The Independent
  6. The CBS News article titled 'Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's deleted tweets on Sept. 11 attacks invite scrutiny of past remarks' was published Monday morning and quickly condemned by some for being racist and promoting Islamophobia. · The Independent
  7. The lawmakers stated that equipping civil immigration enforcement agents with electric shock gloves continues a deeply disturbing escalation in the militarization of DHS. · Mother Jones
  8. Yumna Rizvi, a senior policy analyst at the Center for Victims of Torture, called the gloves inherently abusive equipment that facilitates torture. · Mother Jones
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