New York Times opinion editor resigns after outrage over Tom Cotton’s ‘send troops in’ op-ed

This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Rishika Dugyala on politico.com on June 7, 2020The New York Times announced on Sunday that its editorial page editor had resigned after backlash from the public and the company’s own employees over a Republican senator’s op-ed that called for using military force against recent protests.In a statement, The Times said that James Bennet had resigned and that Katie Kingsbury would serve as the acting…

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