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Bennet admitted he did not read a widely excoriated column by Sen. Tom Cotton that advocated for military action against protesters before publishing it.
"What are you guys doing? Our democracy’s on a precipice and you decide to give it a push?" the "Late Night" host asked the newspaper.
The paper's editorial page editor argues that publishing a senator's call for military suppression of protests is necessary for debate. That won't cut it.
New York Times staff members criticized the opinion department for running Republican Sen. Tom Cotton's essay calling for military force against protesters.
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"No quarter for insurrectionists, anarchists, rioters, and looters,” the Arkansas Republican senator tweeted.
China's ambassador to the U.S. accused Cotton of trying to create panic that will undermine the battle against the virus.
A bipartisan consensus on prison reform can't kill "tough on crime" politics.
The Arkansas Republican said the island "would secure vital strategic interests" for the U.S. in a New York Times op-ed.
The Arkansas Republican reportedly said anyone who opposes the idea is blinded by "Trump derangement."
Tom Cotton, a Republican lawmaker from Arkansas, stood by the president's retaliatory tariffs against China.