FROM FOX NEWS: Left-wing columnist Karen Attiah threatened to take legal action against The Washington Post on Wednesday, claiming she is “now a victim” after being terminated earlier this month over social media posts following the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
Attiah, who suggested on Bluesky she would not mourn a “White man that espoused violence,” argues she was wrongfully terminated when the Post dismissed her for “gross misconduct” over social media posts that leadership said violated company policy.
The Democracy Defenders Fund, a group that bills itself as a “nonpartisan, all-star team of experts dedicated to stopping the assault on democracy and restoring American democracy,” sent a letter on Attiah’s behalf to Post Chief Human Resources Officer Wayne Connell, saying she will “pursue all appropriate remedies” to rectify the situation.
“Ms. Attiah did not engage in any misconduct, much less in the ‘gross misconduct’ you allege in your letter of September 11, 2025. Rather she did precisely the job you hired her to do as an opinion writer and acted fully in compliance with The Post’s own social media policy,” the letter states.
“She spoke truthfully and forcefully about matters of vital public concern, and her performance is worthy of praise – not condemnation – for speaking difficult truths at a challenging time,” the letter continued. “Ms. Attiah was clear in condemning the murder of Charlie Kirk.”
I’ve lawyered up, @washingtonpost.
Let’s go. https://t.co/xKoFVxrJLy
— Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) September 24, 2025
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