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Mike Kennedy: “The Salt Lake Tribune posted, published in an editorial…”

Featuring: Mike Kennedy, Republican | U.S. House Utah, 3rd Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 21:12

We have examples that contradict that. And again, all due respect to Leah, we have to look at like what happened to Burgess Owens with his debate. The Salt Lake Tribune posted, published in an editorial cartoon that Congressman Owens said publicly that he believed was racist and targeted at him. And then not long after that, the Utah Debate Commission used Loren Gustas, the editor of the Salt Lake Tribune, to moderate his debate and he felt that was biased. (21:12–21:22)

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Asserts that Congressman Owens publicly stated a Salt Lake Tribune cartoon was racist and targeted at him.

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