CAUGHT: ABC Suspends Reporter After He Mocks Network, Praises Socialism

newsbusters.org ^ | 2/25/2020 | Kristine Marsh

[rktman]

ABC News has suspended correspondent David Wright, after he was caught on tape making damning statements about his employer. In a newly-released Project Veritas video, Wright bashed ABC for only caring about profits and ratings instead of the “truth.” He also admitted his network spikes pro-Trump stories and doesn’t care about voters.

In another shocking part, the ABC reporter also boasts he is a socialist.

[rktman]

(Search resulted in nothing)He admits being a socialist. You would have thought that might save him. Guess slamming the network is more heinous than being a socialist. DOH! Good job James.

[JudyinCanada]

Well THAT was fast! I just watched the video an hour ago.

Good work James!

[rstrahan]

But they still haven’t suspended Stephanopoulos

[rktman]

Is cnn hiring?

[OttawaFreeper]

I wonder what the John Boy clone (Terry Moran) has to say about this?

[Lazamataz]

The New York Times will quickly hire him.

[TomServo]

(Search resulted in nothing)

You don't even have to search - it's in Breaking news.

[Howie66]

“Suspends”. Another way of saying a nice paid vacation until this schiff-storm blows over.

[rlmorel]

He was only fired because:

1.) He got caught.

2.) He criticized the network.

Being a devout socialist would have only saved him in the end.

[1Old Pro]

He was only fired because:

suspended, until it blows over.

[wardaddy]

I don’t think he should be fired for his views

I suspect he was fired for mocking Disney

[nascarnation]

But they still haven’t suspended Stephanopoulos

He's a solid part of the Democrat establishment, not some low wage reporter, LOL.

[Spktyr]

That’s because at the major media networks, socialism is a career enhancer while insulting the network is not.

[RubinBoomer]

It’s only ok to be a closet socialist at ABC.

[RubinBoomer]

It’s only ok to be a closet socialist at ABC.

[rlmorel]

LOL, I had to snicker at my naivete...

Of course you are right. He probably got a stern lecture:

"Look. The work we do here is important. VERY important. And a key part of that is, we can't let on to people what we are really about. Richard Nixon once said about the Soviet spy Alger Hiss: 'If the American people understood the real character of Alger Hiss, they would boil him in oil.' Don't be that guy who lets them know what our real goals are. Now, think on that, and we'll see you in a few days when this all blows over, and the whole thing evaporates out of the short memories of the stupid American public."

[1Old Pro]

He’s probably up at the corporate dacha on Lake Placid laying low and doing some skiing.

[rlmorel]

Heh, the “corporate dacha”...:)

[Sir Bangaz Cracka]

“I don’t think he should be fired for his views”

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I would agree if those views did not come into play when hiring. Imagine what a change it would be if ABC et al opened up their slots to conservatives? Fifty percent conservative and 50 percent liberal reporters would be a real change. You better believe they check the views of their compliant “reporters”.

[true believer forever]

What is this “suspended” thing? A couple weeks off, full pay, unexpected vacation time and returns as a hero and martyr.