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Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Chris Cillizza's Tesla vandalized, says obsession with politics is 'making us all crazy'
Former CNN journalist Chris Cillizza revealed on Wednesday that his Tesla was defaced with a sign reading "Musk is a Nazi," which someone taped to his bumper during his son's soccer tournament over the weekend. Cillizza said on his Substack that the politicization of everyday products is "making us crazy" and deepening the political divide between Americans. He reflected on the "journey" he's been on since purchasing his Tesla about five years ago, noting that owning an electric vehicle once meant "coding yourself as like an enviro-liberal-wacko-communist," but is now seen as a symbol of the right. Tesla Doxxing Attacks Wrongly Target Nonowners Across America "Five years ago, my Tesla symbolized everything MAGA world hated. But now it symbolizes everything the left hates?" he questioned. "Doesn't that suggest ascribing meaning to it in the first place was misguided?" The political commentator expressed frustration over the politicization of "everything" in recent years, referencing the backlash he received after visiting Chick-Fil-A, where some of his followers accused him of supporting anti-LGBTQ causes. Read On The Fox News App "I didn't eat it because I wanted to send a message to gay people," Cillizza claimed. "I ate it because it was delicious." Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture He also refuted the idea that being a patron of a company equates to endorsing its politics, an argument commonly made by critics of figures like Elon Musk. "If your bar is that you never interact with or buy anything from a company whose founder has taken a position with which you disagree or which has donated to a cause you don't support, I find it very hard to believe you are going to make any purchases ever," Cillizza wrote. "Breaking news: Giant corporations tend to do what makes them the most money, not always what's 'right.'" Closing out his thoughts on the incident, Cillizza warned against "the obsession with making every little bit of our lives into a political statement," declaring that it's "driving us further from any sort of recognition of our common humanity."Original article source: Chris Cillizza's Tesla vandalized, says obsession with politics is 'making us all crazy'
New York Post
28-05-2025
- Automotive
- New York Post
Ex-CNN reporter Chris Cillizza reveals his Tesla was vandalized with a ‘Musk is a Nazi' sign, warns politics ‘making us all crazy'
Former CNN journalist Chris Cillizza revealed on Wednesday that his Tesla was defaced with a sign reading 'Musk is a Nazi,' which someone taped to his bumper during his son's soccer tournament over the weekend. Cillizza said on his Substack that the politicization of everyday products is 'making us crazy' and deepening the political divide between Americans. He reflected on the 'journey' he's been on since purchasing his Tesla about five years ago, noting that owning an electric vehicle once meant 'coding yourself as like an enviro-liberal-wacko-communist,' but is now seen as a symbol of the right. 'Five years ago, my Tesla symbolized everything MAGA world hated. But now it symbolizes everything the left hates?' he questioned. 'Doesn't that suggest ascribing meaning to it in the first place was misguided?' 3 Ex-CNN journalist Chris Cillizza said on his latest Substack video that his Tesla was defaced with a sign reading 'Musk is a Nazi.' Chris Cillizza/Substack 3 Cillizza also mentions that, 'Five years ago, my Tesla symbolized everything MAGA world hated. But now it symbolizes everything the left hates?' Chris Cillizza/Substack The political commentator expressed frustration over the politicization of 'everything' in recent years, referencing the backlash he received after visiting Chick-Fil-A, where some of his followers accused him of supporting anti-LGBTQ causes. 'I didn't eat it because I wanted to send a message to gay people,' Cillizza claimed. 'I ate it because it was delicious.' 3 The event occurred while Cillizza was at his son's soccer tournament over the weekend. Christopher Sadowski He also refuted the idea that being a patron of a company equates to endorsing its politics, an argument commonly made by critics of figures like Elon Musk. 'If your bar is that you never interact with or buy anything from a company whose founder has taken a position with which you disagree or which has donated to a cause you don't support, I find it very hard to believe you are going to make any purchases ever,' Cillizza wrote. 'Breaking news: Giant corporations tend to do what makes them the most money, not always what's 'right.'' Closing out his thoughts on the incident, Cillizza warned against 'the obsession with making every little bit of our lives into a political statement,' declaring that it's 'driving us further from any sort of recognition of our common humanity.'
New York Post
08-05-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Ex-CNN journalist speaks out on Biden's health cover-up: ‘Ample evidence'
Former CNN journalist Chris Cillizza admitted there is 'ample evidence' former President Joe Biden's aides covered up his cognitive decline by shaming reporters and making it uncomfortable to seek the truth. Cilizza, who previously served as CNN's editor-at-large and now has his own Substack, opened up about his experience as the media industry reckons with the notion it failed to cover Biden's declining health until his frail debate showing last June that led to him exiting the 2024 presidential race. 'I think there is now ample evidence that there was a cover-up on Joe Biden's actual physical and mental condition by his aides in the White House. There's been a ton of reporting on it… too much, I think, to dismiss it,' Cillizza told Fox News Digital in an email. While Cillizza believes Biden aides were hiding the truth from the American people, the former CNN political analyst doesn't believe the press was part of the cover-up. 'Instead, I think the Biden team made it really hard to ask questions about his health — they shamed you, said you didn't like him, etc.,' Cillizza said, noting that many reporters, including himself, 'let that be that.' 4 'I think there is now ample evidence that there was a cover-up on Joe Biden's actual physical and mental condition by his aides in the White House,' former CNN journalist Chris Cillizza said. Chris Cillizza / YouTube Cillizza doesn't believe President Donald Trump's team would receive the same treatment from the mainstream press. He feels that some reporters took the Biden team's word for it because they were either more 'inclined to believe a Democratic president,' or were likely to believe 'someone who hadn't said 30,000 false or misleading things while in office.' Cillizza has been outspoken about the ordeal in recent weeks and recently released a video titled, 'Why it *still* matters that the media missed the big Biden story,' where he reflected on how Axios' Alex Thompson used his award speech at the White House Correspondents' Dinner to 'call out how both the Biden White House and the media mishandled President Biden's cognitive decline during the 2024 election.' 4 President Biden unexpectedly performed a sign of the cross during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York City. Reuters Cillizza said there is a high bar to directly report that Biden had dementia or some similar condition, which he believes wasn't met. 'The fact that I do not believe there was any coordinated cover-up by the media of Joe Biden's condition, that does not get us media off the hook,' he said. 'The media should have asked more questions about Joe Biden I should have asked more questions about Joe Biden and his health,' Cillizza continued. 'We should have dug harder.' 4 Joe Biden trips as he walks onto stage to deliver a speech in Sydney on July 20, 2016. AFP via Getty Images Last year, Cillizza offered a mea culpa for shrugging off concerns about Biden's fitness for office. 'As a reporter, I have a confession to make… I should have pushed harder earlier for more information about Joe Biden's mental and physical well-being and any signs of decline,' he said in a video posted to YouTube. Cillizza acknowledged that Republicans would regularly contact him during his time at CNN, asking him why he hadn't addressed Biden's decline and how he would 'brush them off' since he had not seen evidence of it. 4 Biden is helped up after falling during the graduation ceremony at the United States Air Force Academy on June 1, 2023. AFP via Getty Images 'The White House and the people around Joe Biden were absolutely adamant that suggesting anything- asking the question about whether he was in some physical, mental or both decline, was offensive. 'How could you? It's age shaming.' And I think that impacted me at some level,' Cillizza said. 'While I did ask the question from time to time… I didn't really push on it, if I'm being honest. Now, once I left CNN and once it became a little bit more clear to me about Biden's age, I think I did write pretty regularly and talk pretty regularly about how I wasn't sure that this guy was up to it,' he added. 'And then obviously, after the June 27 debate, everybody, including me, was writing and talking about it.' Fox News Digital reached out to a Biden representative for comment.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ex-CNN journalist speaks out on Biden cover-up, says White House aides made it difficult on press
Former CNN journalist Chris Cillizza admitted there is "ample evidence" former President Joe Biden's aides covered up his cognitive decline by shaming reporters and making it uncomfortable to seek the truth. Cilizza, who previously served as CNN's editor-at-large and now has his own Substack, opened up about his experience as the media industry reckons with the notion it failed to cover Biden's declining health until his frail debate showing last June that led to him exiting the 2024 presidential race. "I think there is now ample evidence that there was a cover-up on Joe Biden's actual physical and mental condition by his aides in the White House. There's been a ton of reporting on it… too much, I think, to dismiss it," Cillizza told Fox News Digital in an email. Former Cnn Analyst Says Media Turned Blind Eye To Biden's Alleged Decline Because Most 'Vote For Democrats' While Cillizza believes Biden aides were hiding the truth from the American people, the former CNN political analyst doesn't believe the press was part of the cover-up. "Instead, I think the Biden team made it really hard to ask questions about his health — they shamed you, said you didn't like him, etc.," Cillizza said, noting that many reporters, including himself, "let that be that." Read On The Fox News App Cillizza doesn't believe President Donald Trump's team would receive the same treatment from the mainstream press. He feels that some reporters took the Biden team's word for it because they were either more "inclined to believe a Democratic president," or were likely to believe "someone who hadn't said 30,000 false or misleading things while in office." Cillizza has been outspoken about the ordeal in recent weeks and recently released a video titled, "Why it *still* matters that the media missed the big Biden story," where he reflected on how Axios' Alex Thompson used his award speech at the White House Correspondents' Dinner to "call out how both the Biden White House and the media mishandled President Biden's cognitive decline during the 2024 election." Cillizza said there is a high bar to directly report that Biden had dementia or some similar condition, which he believes wasn't met. Jen Psaki Recalls Reaction To Biden's Debate, 'Heartbreaking' Summer Before 2024 Exit: 'I Was Like, Is He Ok?' "The fact that I do not believe there was any coordinated cover-up by the media of Joe Biden's condition, that does not get us media off the hook," he said. "The media should have asked more questions about Joe Biden I should have asked more questions about Joe Biden and his health," Cillizza continued. "We should have dug harder." Last year, Cillizza offered a mea culpa for shrugging off concerns about Biden's fitness for office. "As a reporter, I have a confession to make… I should have pushed harder earlier for more information about Joe Biden's mental and physical well-being and any signs of decline," he said in a video posted to YouTube. Cillizza acknowledged that Republicans would regularly contact him during his time at CNN, asking him why he hadn't addressed Biden's decline and how he would "brush them off" since he had not seen evidence of it. Jen Psaki Insists She 'Never Saw' Diminished Biden While Working As Press Secretary "The White House and the people around Joe Biden were absolutely adamant that suggesting anything- asking the question about whether he was in some physical, mental or both decline, was offensive. 'How could you? It's age shaming.' And I think that impacted me at some level," Cillizza said. "While I did ask the question from time to time… I didn't really push on it, if I'm being honest. Now, once I left CNN and once it became a little bit more clear to me about Biden's age, I think I did write pretty regularly and talk pretty regularly about how I wasn't sure that this guy was up to it," he added. "And then obviously, after the June 27 debate, everybody, including me, was writing and talking about it." Fox News Digital reached out to a Biden representative for comment. Fox News Digital's Alexander Hall and Joseph A. Wulfsohn contributed to this report. Original article source: Ex-CNN journalist speaks out on Biden cover-up, says White House aides made it difficult on press
Fox News
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Ex-CNN journalist speaks out on Biden cover-up, says White House aides made it difficult on press
Former CNN journalist Chris Cillizza admitted there is "ample evidence" former President Joe Biden's aides covered up his cognitive decline by shaming reporters and making it uncomfortable to seek the truth. Cilizza, who previously served as CNN's editor-at-large and now has his own Substack, opened up about his experience as the media industry reckons with the notion it failed to cover Biden's declining health until his frail debate showing last June that led to him exiting the 2024 presidential race. "I think there is now ample evidence that there was a cover-up on Joe Biden's actual physical and mental condition by his aides in the White House. There's been a ton of reporting on it… too much, I think, to dismiss it," Cillizza told Fox News Digital in an email. While Cillizza believes Biden aides were hiding the truth from the American people, the former CNN political analyst doesn't believe the press was part of the cover-up. "Instead, I think the Biden team made it really hard to ask questions about his health — they shamed you, said you didn't like him, etc.," Cillizza said, noting that many reporters, including himself, "let that be that." Cillizza doesn't believe President Donald Trump's team would receive the same treatment from the mainstream press. He feels that some reporters took the Biden team's word for it because they were either more "inclined to believe a Democratic president," or were likely to believe "someone who hadn't said 30,000 false or misleading things while in office." Cillizza has been outspoken about the ordeal in recent weeks and recently released a video titled, "Why it *still* matters that the media missed the big Biden story," where he reflected on how Axios' Alex Thompson used his award speech at the White House Correspondents' Dinner to "call out how both the Biden White House and the media mishandled President Biden's cognitive decline during the 2024 election." Cillizza said there is a high bar to directly report that Biden had dementia or some similar condition, which he believes wasn't met. "The fact that I do not believe there was any coordinated cover-up by the media of Joe Biden's condition, that does not get us media off the hook," he said. "The media should have asked more questions about Joe Biden I should have asked more questions about Joe Biden and his health," Cillizza continued. "We should have dug harder." Last year, Cillizza offered a mea culpa for shrugging off concerns about Biden's fitness for office. "As a reporter, I have a confession to make… I should have pushed harder earlier for more information about Joe Biden's mental and physical well-being and any signs of decline," he said in a video posted to YouTube. Cillizza acknowledged that Republicans would regularly contact him during his time at CNN, asking him why he hadn't addressed Biden's decline and how he would "brush them off" since he had not seen evidence of it. "The White House and the people around Joe Biden were absolutely adamant that suggesting anything- asking the question about whether he was in some physical, mental or both decline, was offensive. 'How could you? It's age shaming.' And I think that impacted me at some level," Cillizza said. "While I did ask the question from time to time… I didn't really push on it, if I'm being honest. Now, once I left CNN and once it became a little bit more clear to me about Biden's age, I think I did write pretty regularly and talk pretty regularly about how I wasn't sure that this guy was up to it," he added. "And then obviously, after the June 27 debate, everybody, including me, was writing and talking about it." Fox News Digital reached out to a Biden representative for comment.
