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CBS reporter apologizes and deletes post praising Abdul El-Sayed heckler
<p>Jan Crawford had praised man who asked Democratic candidate whether he would disavow Muslim Brotherhood</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/cbs">CBS</a>’s chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford has apologized for and deleted a social media post praising a man who questioned Democratic Michigan US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed about the Muslim Brotherhood during a town hall on Saturday.</p><p>On Sunday, Crawford, who initially joined CBS in 2009, <a href="https://x.com/JanCBS/status/2111865681658687737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2111865681658687737%7Ctwgr%5E95d3e8ac906cd8f2086b6c9dd2003e59e1e0b929%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediaite.com%2Fmedia%2Fnews%2Fcbs-news-correspondent-deletes-and-apologizes-for-post-lauding-heckler-at-el-sayed-town-hall-amid-heavy-backlash-a-violation-of-cbs-news-standards%2F">wrote</a> on X: “Earlier, I tweeted a video from an Abdul El-Sayed town hall. I deleted that tweet because it was a violation of CBS News standards. I apologize.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/18/cbs-reporter-apologizes-abdul-el-sayed-post">Continue reading...</a>
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