L.A. Times Columnist Quits Because of ‘Cowering’ Owner’s ‘Shameful Capitulation’ to Trump

Wallace Harry you ve ░░░░░░░░ some news of your ░░░░░░░░ today resigning from your ░░░░░░░░ at The Los Angeles ░░░░░░░░ and writing about it ░░░░░░░░ us your Rationale LITMAN ░░░░░░░░ I put it all ░░░░░░░░ in my Substack but ░░░░░░░░ me just start here ░░░░░░░░ everything we were saying ░░░░░░░░ time Papers have such ░░░░░░░░ important role to play ░░░░░░░░ and in this country ░░░░░░░░ has captured the political ░░░░░░░░ maybe the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ he s going after ░░░░░░░░ the FBI potentially the ░░░░░░░░ And really they re ░░░░░░░░ of the few institutions ░░░░░░░░ be able to stand ░░░░░░░░ and push back And ░░░░░░░░ s in their finest ░░░░░░░░ And Trump has made ░░░░░░░░ he ll go after ░░░░░░░░ And that s an ░░░░░░░░ you know five alarm ░░░░░░░░ And some papers and ░░░░░░░░ former newspaper The L ░░░░░░░░ Times I think rather ░░░░░░░░ pushing back strongly in ░░░░░░░░ tradition of the the ░░░░░░░░ papers in the country ░░░░░░░░ of Watergate and John ░░░░░░░░ saying if I can ░░░░░░░░ vulgar Katie Graham is ░░░░░░░░ to get her tit ░░░░░░░░ in a wringer And ░░░░░░░░ course they push back ░░░░░░░░ of course they they ░░░░░░░░ the government Here I ░░░░░░░░ there s no other ░░░░░░░░ But the owner of ░░░░░░░░ L A Times has ░░░░░░░░ to sort to curry ░░░░░░░░ with Trump to move ░░░░░░░░ that direction to be ░░░░░░░░ his own words fair ░░░░░░░░ balanced And I just ░░░░░░░░ this is not a ░░░░░░░░ for balance when you ░░░░░░░░ someone who s not ░░░░░░░░ the truth on the ░░░░░░░░ side And it s ░░░░░░░░ deep responsibility And instead ░░░░░░░░ think they cowered and ░░░░░░░░ worried about their their ░░░░░░░░ holdings and just being ░░░░░░░░ by Trump and that ░░░░░░░░ a really shameful capitulation ░░░░░░░░ think So I just ░░░░░░░░ I couldn t be ░░░░░░░░ part of it and ░░░░░░░░ to resign.”