The Washington Post’s Philip Bump learned the hard way what happens when one assumes something and posts it on social media. He received backlash for his ignorance of Michigan’s controlling party.
In a bizarre rejoinder to Breitbart’s report revealing that Michigan has more food stamp recipients than students, Washington Post blogger Philip Bump published an article Tuesday that, despite its best attempts, ended up supporting and confirming Breitbart’s original reporting—even as it revealed Bump’s own ignorance.
Michigan now has more food stamp recipients than it does public school students, an analysis of federal and state statistics by Breitbart News reveals.
Last week, Emad Khalil Karaein, Jawad Khalil-Ahmad Karaein, and Khader Khalil Karaein pleaded guilty for their roles in a food stamp fraud scheme at the Middle Eastern Market in Grand Rapids, Michigan, that cost taxpayers at least $1,278,700.
