MSNBC anchor Katy Tur is facing criticism for announcing that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un was “brain dead.”
“I’ve deleted that last tweet out of an abundance of caution,” Tur, who once compared the job of journalists to that of firefighters, wrote after posting that Kim was “brain dead,” citing unnamed U.S. officials. “Waiting on more info. Apologies.”
.@KatyTurNBC deleted this tweet pic.twitter.com/DnHhFvZnOq
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) April 21, 2020
“Pretty big deleted tweet there,” Stephen Miller wrote.
Pretty big deleted tweet there @KatyTurNBC pic.twitter.com/zBQi1drcZS
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) April 21, 2020
“MSNBC reporters are brain dead,” media analyst and author Mark Dice tweeted. “That’s been confirmed.”
MSNBC reporters are brain dead. That’s been confirmed.
— Mark Dice (@MarkDice) April 21, 2020
“So is he brain dead or not?” Daily Wire contributor Harry Khachatrian asked.
so is he brain dead or not?
— Harry Khachatrian (@Harry1T6) April 21, 2020
Some of Tur’s followers did support her decision to delete the tweet.
“Completely understandable given the circumstances,” one user wrote to Tur.
The North Korean despot is reportedly in “grave danger” following surgery, but it has not been confirmed that the 36-year-old is dead or brain-dead as of 1 p.m. EST Tuesday.
