Michael Schaffer is a Washington, D.C., journalist who is executive editor and co-host of City Cast DC, a local podcast and newsletter. He was previously editor of Washingtonian magazine and of Washington City Paper.
We have documented 1 statement by Michael Schaffer, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.
Case updates
Want the next important update?
Follow "PETA links the deadly Logan Circle shooting to a nearby restaurant's foie gras dinner, then deletes the post and says José Andrés was twisting it" and get an email when an important development changes the record.
Important updates only. Free. Confirm your email to start. Unsubscribe anytime. How we handle your email.
Role at the time: Executive editor and co-host of City Cast DC, writing in its newsletter
Condemned
Statement summary
In City Cast DC's newsletter, Schaffer gives PETA the award for the most tone-deaf statement about the shooting, saying the group used it to slam a nearby restaurant's foie gras meal.
“And the award for most tone-deaf statement about yesterday’s mass shooting goes to … PETA, which used the incident to slam a nearby eatery that had scheduled a foie gras meal for last night.”
Schaffer calls PETA's post the most tone-deaf statement about the shooting and says the group used the incident to slam a restaurant, which condemns the post.
After a deadly shooting in Logan Circle on November 12, 2026, PETA posted that Mallard, a restaurant down the block, was holding a foie gras dinner that night. José Andrés and others objected, and PETA deleted the post while defending it.
