Tom Brokaw issues bizarre apology for controversial comments about Hispanics

Tom Brokaw
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NBC News' Tom Brokaw attempted to apologize Sunday for comments he made on Meet the Press, doing so in a series of increasingly baffling tweets.

Brokaw had said that "Hispanics should be working harder at assimilation." After his statement drew backlash, he took to Twitter to write, "I feel terrible a part of my comments on Hispanics offended some members of that proud culture." He also said that "ALL sides [have] to work harder ... at finding common ground — which I strongly believe."

This apology wasn't received particularly well, so he later offered another while suggesting he was dealing with some unspecified problem with his Twitter account. "My Twitter [account] failed me at the worst time," he said to just about everyone's confusion, also writing that his "tweet portal is whack," whatever that means.

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Brokaw concluded by writing, either in reference to his attempt to fix an apparent Twitter problem or to become a newsmaker himself with this whole weird episode, "it worked! I got your attention. 'night."

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Brendan Morrow

Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.