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Washington Post Suspends Reporter Who Retweeted Sexist Joke

Washington Post Suspends Reporter Who Retweeted Sexist Joke

The Washington Post suspended political reporter Dave Weigel without pay after he retweeted a sexist joke last week and touched off a public fight on Twitter among staffers at the Jeff Bezos-owned paper. A spokesperson for the Post declined to comment. Weigel did not respond to emails seeking comment. An autoreply from his Washington Post address said, “I am out of the office and will return on July 5.” Weigel’s suspension was previously reported by CNN. On Friday, June 3, Weigel had retweeted a post by Cam Harless — a YouTube creator whose Twitter bio says he is a “well-respected… Read Full Article