Tommy Vietor
Role at the time: Co-host, Pod Save America
Defended or excused
Statement summary
Tommy Vietor called Macklemore's speech unobjectionable and the removal from the tour 'pure censorship.'
“I had seen the coverage of this controversy but hadn't actually watched the speech until today...this is completely unobjectionable! Punishing him for these words is crazy and just pure censorship and everyone defending it was probably whining about cancel culture two years ago.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Tommy Vietor on X: Macklemore's speech is "completely unobjectionable"
Tommy Vietor's own X post, quote-tweeting Macklemore's September 7 post, after watching the full MetLife speech.
Why we used this label
On Macklemore's MetLife message, Vietor calls it 'completely unobjectionable' and the removal 'pure censorship' -- an express defense of Macklemore's conduct, not a condemnation of him.