Frank Luntz Falsely Claims Biden Snubbed ‘Racially Diverse’ City For ‘Predominantly White’ One In Now-Deleted Post
Longtime Republican pollster Frank Luntz falsely claimed President Joe Biden was snubbing “racially diverse” Milwaukee in favor of visiting “predominantly white Green Bay” in a now-deleted post that was roasted for the 12 or more hours before Luntz deleted it without apology.
Luntz, best known for coining euphemisms for use by Republicans, posted a series of messages on X/Twitter Tuesday that began with the rhetorical question “It’s his first Wisconsin appearance in 2 years, so why is Joe Biden going to predominantly white Green Bay rather than more racially diverse Milwaukee or college town Madison?”
The post linked to an article that Luntz probably didn’t read before he began to be called out by members of the Biden campaign and other prominent users, and had his tweet appended with a Community Note.
As the article noted, Biden was literally in Milwaukee three weeks ago and is not going to Green Bay — he’s going to Madison. But the tweet stayed up for more than 12 hours even as Luntz was called out by the campaign, the White House, other journalists, Community Notes, and even Mr. Sulu:
President Biden was in *Milwaukee* two weeks ago.
Donald Trump returns to Wisconsin today for the first time in two years. https://t.co/gTaImaKrd3 pic.twitter.com/BG7gESiq80
— Ammar Moussa (@ammarmufasa) April 2, 2024
? https://t.co/iffnuvYxqC pic.twitter.com/rbjk3w8QEV
— David Weigel (@daveweigel) April 2, 2024
.@FrankLuntz if you don’t know what you are talking about… there is a thing called GOOGLE… use it! The next trip will be his tenth.
“It was Biden’s ninth trip to Wisconsin as president and second so far this year, another reminder of the key role the swing state will play in… https://t.co/dvAaeBorfE
— Jaime Harrison (@harrisonjaime) April 2, 2024
Geez @FrankLuntz, do you bother to do a fact check before tweeting? He was in Milwaukee on March 13. https://t.co/h7wT61rPj5 This ain’t that hard https://t.co/CKnx7CaD6X
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) April 2, 2024
This is false. @POTUS was in WI 3 times last year and was in Milwaukee again in March to announce a program to reconnect cities that were divided by highways. @POTUS is traveling to Madison next week. You’d think analysts would click on the stories they’re using to criticize. https://t.co/ClBa1C8y65
— Ben LaBolt (@WHCommsDir) April 2, 2024
Not true. @POTUS was in Milwaukee last month. https://t.co/WMs3gYKcI0
— Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) April 2, 2024
Hey @FrankLuntz, why have you not corrected this lie?👇 https://t.co/zzfRUQ2LzW
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) April 2, 2024
When it comes to focus group mavens I must note that @SarahLongwell25 has never been community noted this hard. https://t.co/P0ArCIdzOB
— Tim Miller (@Timodc) April 2, 2024
When it comes to focus group mavens I must note that @SarahLongwell25 has never been community noted this hard. https://t.co/P0ArCIdzOB
— Tim Miller (@Timodc) April 2, 2024
Perhaps he needs a cognitive test? His memory and reading comprehension seem to be fading. https://t.co/zWhDBy1fNF
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) April 2, 2024
The prominent callouts began in the early morning, but the post remained live until after 9:30 pm, and was eventually deleted without an apology. In fact, several of his replies to the original message remain live.
