The Washington Examiner’s Joe Concha reflected on NPR CEO Katherine Maher’s “generally hilarious” defense of her company on Wednesday, saying that one “almost felt sorry for her” during her congressional testimony. 

House Republicans criticized Maher’s previous comments on social media, including her comments calling for reparations and her reference to President Donald Trump as a “deranged racist sociopath.” Concha, a senior writer for the Washington Examiner, joked that Maher’s “blowout” testimony was laughable, claiming that her previous views and social media posts had a bearing on NPR’s editorial process.