Rep. Dan Crenshaw criticized the New York Times for publishing a video he said presented a “dismal” and “ungrateful” view of America.
“Wow. What a dismal, cynical, ungrateful, and context-less depiction of America. Just remember NYT: as you criticize the US for not being perfect, your misguided speech will always be protected,” the Texas Republican said Tuesday on Twitter.
Wow. What a dismal, cynical, ungrateful, and context-less depiction of America.
Just remember NYT: as you criticize the US for not being perfect, your misguided speech will always be protected. #WhyILoveUSA #Freedom #HappyFourthOfJuly https://t.co/On23Wi95Hv
— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) July 2, 2019
The New York Times ran a video by senior producer Nayeema Raza and Taige Jensen saying America is not great but “OK.”
“It’s gotten to a point where I think there are specific times and places where you can confuse America for a developing country as elections are tampered with, water can’t be drunk from taps, citizens don’t trust uniformed officers, infrastructure is crumbling, and where a dual system is emerging when public services are for sale for the highest bidder,” the video said. “You see this in countries like Pakistan or Nigeria where the rich don’t worry about the sad state of electricity or police because, well, they have generators, private security. Or in America where the Kardashians rent their own firefighting force.”
“How great America is really depends on how rich you are,” the video continued. “America may once have been the greatest, but today America: We’re just OK.”
