NYT Faces Backlash Over Column Linking JD Vance to Nazi Ideology
The New York Times changed a controversial headline after critics accused it of inciting violence against the Republican vice-presidential candidate.
- The original headline, 'JD Vance’s Blood-and-Soil Nationalism Finds Its Target,' was criticized for using a phrase associated with Nazi Germany.
- Critics, including Vance's campaign and Trump supporters, argued the piece was inflammatory and could incite violence against Vance.
- The New York Times changed the headline to 'Shouldn’t JD Vance Represent All of Ohio?' but retained the original content of the column.
- The column by Jamelle Bouie criticized Vance's comments about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, and called for his resignation.
- Vance's supporters highlighted his biracial family and condemned the timing of the article, coming shortly after an assassination attempt on Donald Trump.