Washington Post writer Karen Tumulty caused a stir on Twitter when savvy social media users noticed the disclosure of her son working for the Biden campaign after a glowing portrayal of Biden campaign manager Jennifer O’Malley Dillon.
Daniel Lippman tweeted a screenshot and wrote “Quite the disclosure in this positive @ktumulty profile of Biden’s campaign manager”
Quite the disclosure in this positive @ktumulty profile of Biden’s campaign manager: https://t.co/wYOMYubVhH pic.twitter.com/SXoNKc9yDi
— Daniel Lippman (@dlippman) August 16, 2020
Tumulty’s article heaps praise on Biden campaign manager Jennifer O’Malley Dillon, crediting her for “transforming what had been an underfinanced, undisciplined and dysfunctional Democratic primary operation into a general-election machine capable of carrying Biden through to the November election.”
After being called out for a potential conflict, Tumulty replied “Fuller disclosure: My adult son has been working for the Biden campaign for a week as a research assistant. I have been covering politics for 40 years. Should I give up covering politics? Or tell my adult son not to pursue a career he wants? Would love advice from other parents.”
Fuller disclosure: My adult son has been working for the Biden campaign for a week as a research assistant. I have been covering politics for 40 years. Should I give up covering politics? Or tell my adult son not to pursue a career he wants? Would love advice from other parents.
— Karen Tumulty (@ktumulty) August 16, 2020