Conservatives criticized MSNBC host Chris Hayes for a social media post complaining that anti-Israel protesters were receiving too much negative media attention.
MSNBC host Chris Hayes went viral on social media after he complained about the backlash toward anti-Israel protesters who smashed windows and occupied a building on Columbia University's campus on Tuesday.
Burning down buildings has been done for a long time too... it doesn't suddenly make it legal or right,' author and Substack journalist Justin Hart replied to Hayes. 'Let me get this straight. So by Chris's logic, when a crime becomes more common, the laws against it shouldn't be enforced. Got it,' lawyer Leel Sinai wrote. 'Really poor take from a really poor journalist,' RedState columnist Buzz Patterson added.
Hayes was also criticized by left-wing users who felt he should defend protesters more forcefully on his network. 'My man, I don't know if you knew this, but you work for MSNBC and have no small degree of influence with your co-workers,' one user wrote. Another challenged him to make that point on his program.
Hayes has also shared posts about the lack of 'credible reporting' about 'antisemitic incidents' at a protest at the University of Texas at Austin. A spokesperson for MSNBC didn't respond to a request for comment. Fox News' Jeffrey Clark contributed to this report.
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