In the wake of the high-profile stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee last week, the liberal city of San Francisco, California became the recipient of many criticisms and accusations that the city wasn’t a safe place to live. The accuracy of these complaints didn’t matter much to CBS Morning and NBC’s Today show as they each vented their frustrations that people like Twitter CEO Elon Musk would dare have negative things to say.
NBC took a rather morbid approach to defend San Francisco with national correspondent Miguel Almaguer rhetorically abusing Lee’s memory:
A tech titan who created the mobile payment service Cash App, Lee was a father of two who had recently moved from the city to Miami. His family saying, “Bob loved being in San Francisco, and San Francisco loved Bob.” After his murder, the city vilified by many, including Elon Musk for being soft on crime and a haven for lawlessness.
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