The New York Times issued a correction on Monday night after being slammed for suggesting that liberal host-turned-congressional hopeful Cenk Uygur had previously defended former Klu Klux Klan leader David Duke. "When @jennymedina contacted me for her story I thought we had a shared understanding the Duke clip was obviously out of context," Uygur wrote. "Correction: An earlier version of this article referred imprecisely to a remark by Cenk Uygur, a radio host running for Congress. When David Duke appeared on his show and denied being a racist, Mr. Uygur was sarcastic when he replied, 'No, of course not,'" the Times wrote. CENK UYGUR SLAMS 'UNCONSCIONABLE' NY TIMES REPORT SUGGESTING HE DEFENDED DAVID DUKE, CALLING IT A 'LIE'Uygur expressed his appreciation for the correction and thanked his social media defenders.

Source: Fox News December 17, 2019 05:17 UTC