NBC Deletes Tweet With Quote Comparing Migrants To ‘Trash’
View Source | September 19, 2022 9:37 am
- Users on Twitter criticized NBC on Friday after the television network deleted a Tweet with a quote comparing the relocation of Venezuelan immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard to picking up “trash.”
- The now-deleted tweet of the NBC article with reactions within the Venezuelan community, quoted Max Lefekd, a Venezuelan advertising executive and naturalized citizen comparing fellow migrants who arrived on the exclusive island of Martha’s Vineyard to trash.
- “It’s like me taking my trash out and just driving to different areas where I live and just throwing my trash there,” Lefeld told NBC to dehumanize DeSantis’ decisions.
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