outlet, headline after headline ran with the story without even checking with the justices themselves. here is an example of some of the headlines u.s.a. today, gorsuch would not wear a mask despite roberts, and request over sotomayor s covid concerns, cnbc. rolling stone, newsweek, cnn, everywhere. and not only that, multiple tv networks ran with the story. watch this. anti-mask insanity has now reached the highest court in the land. risking the life of your college, you neil gorsuch are a rotten co-worker, dangerous to be made and tonight s absolute worse. can you p ut a mask on to be polite? and conservative members of the court are willing to go along with this, why not him?
on the buzz meter. let s roll. the npr story went viral, nina totenberg saying justice sonia sotomayor have been staying away from oral arguments because chief justice roberts understanding that in some form or other asked the other justices to mask up. they all did except gorsuch. anti-mask insanity has now reached the highest court in the land. you, neil gorsuch, are a rotten coworker. dangerous to be near during a pandemic. howard: but fox s shannon breem quoted someone as saying the story was wrong. howard: later, statements were issued denying totenberg s account. saying they were issuing a non-denial denial, but nf
they knocked down the allegations. dana: here is the one from chief justice call for number two. i did not request gorsuch or any other justice to wear a mask on the bench. a joint statement from sotomayor and gorsuch. reporting that justice sotomayor asked justice gorsuch to wear a mask surprised us. it is false. while we may sometimes disagree about the law we re warm colleagues and friends but here is how the media played it. anti-mask insanity has now reached the highest court in the land. risking the life of your colleague because you don t feel like putting on a mask. you are dangerous to be near and a rotten co-worker. can you put a mask onbe polite? what kind of workplace is this? other conservative members of the court are willing to go along with this. why not him? dana: how did she get this so wrong, shannon? you know, you have to wonder.