“I don’t want well-meaning readers and staff members to think that I’ve ignored their concerns. I’ve thought this through and talked to colleagues—and I’ve re-considered. I’ve changed my mind. There is a better way to do this. Our writers have interviewed Steve Bannon for The New Yorker before, and if the opportunity presents itself I’ll interview him in a more traditionally journalistic setting as we first discussed, and not on stage.”
TFW you realize none of the celebrities are likely to show up for your shindig unless you disinvite the Nazi, so you backpedal like crazy while pretending it’s for noble reasons. Spin, baby, spin. /s
