CBS's Jan Crawford Deletes Post Praising El-Sayed's Caro Questioner, Apologizes for 'Violation of CBS News Standards'

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On Oct 18, 2026, CBS News correspondent Jan Crawford posted on X: “Earlier, I tweeted a video from an Abdul El-Sayed town hall. I deleted that tweet because it was a violation of CBS News standards. I apologize.” The deleted post, in the text Deadline reproduced, did more than share a video: “His subsequent uninterrupted three-minute diatribe proving your exact point is the kind of spectacular self own most ppl only dream about triggering. Congrats.” A CBS News spokesperson did not immediately respond to Deadline’s request for comment.

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[1] Jan Crawford on X (apology post) — X · Oct 18, 2026 Tier 1

[2] CBS News Correspondent Jan Crawford Apologizes For X Comment On Michigan U.S. Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed — Deadline · Oct 19, 2026 Tier 2

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The Cascade Ledger. “CBS's Jan Crawford Deletes Post Praising El-Sayed's Caro Questioner, Apologizes for 'Violation of CBS News Standards'.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, October 18, 2026. https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-18--cbs-jan-crawford-deletes-post-praising-el-sayed-questioner-apologizes/