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Dear White People, When You Make Racist Comments Don’t Say You’re Sorry
Part Deux
The one positive thing about having a White supremacist as president, is the way the current climate is outing notable White folks, who have spent their illustrious careers decked out in the camouflage that’s supposed to hide all the characteristics, that dispel the long-standing truth of the White male as the “most-trusted face” of network news.
I mean check out what happened with disgraced former anchor of NBC Nightly News — Brian Williams, who won the unyielding trust of faithful viewers with the bright sparkling eyes, boyish charm, and effortless delivery of breaking news around the world.
That winning persona was irrevocably shattered when it was confirmed that Williams had provided misleading information about his tenure while reporting the Iraq War in 2003.
Williams straight up lied during a 2015 Nightly News broadcast when he claimed that he was in a military helicopter that was forced to crash land after being attacked.
It didn’t take long for that heroic tale to be disproved by a flight engineer, who happened to be in the helicopter that was hit by a grenade. The chopper carrying Williams, arrived about an hour after the attack.
