MSNBC was hit with a cease-and-desist letter from Turning Point USA after a column referred to the prominent conservative group as a 'MAGA white supremacist cult.'
MSNBC made changes to a column published on its website after Turning Point USA'sannounced he had sent a cease-and-desist letter accusing the network of making"defamatory statements" about his group.
"MSNBC attacked Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and slandered Turning Point USA as a ‘MAGA white supremacist cult,’" Kirk tweeted Friday."TPUSA's legal team has issued a Cease and Desist demanding that MSNBC immediately issue a retraction & apology for platforming these reckless and defamatory statements." "TPUSA, our students, our supporters, and our alumni like Rep. Paulina Luna will not put up with MSNBC and woke contributors like Julio Ricardo Varela when they slander us and our movement," Kirk said."We will advance this legally until we receive a full retraction and apology."
An"update" was also added at the top of Varela's column, reading:"This article has been updated to clarify Turning Point USA’s connections to white nationalist beliefs."
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