UPDATE, 7:52 p.m. Eastern: Amid a widespread outcry, Tapper tweeted multiple times to further explain and double down on his stance. Tapper wrote two tweets in response to a condemnation from Mast’s colleague, Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR):
2/ I get that Trump-supporting officials want to change the subject from Sedition and incitement. But however much I focus on honoring veterans in my coverage and more doesn’t mean those who served who undermine the very democracy they fought for didn’t try to undermine democracy