Breitbart deletes Super Bowl-Muslim tweet

The conservative website Breitbart News deleted a tweet Sunday night that suggested Muslims will bring an end to the Super Bowl if they gain control of the United States.

The tweet was in the form of a discussion between a child who asks what the Super Bowl was, and a grandparent explaining why it was done away with.

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It included a picture of players from the New England Patriots kneeling and linking arms earlier this year, and a link to a Breitbart story about people not watching the Super Bowl.

Many players across the NFL have taken a knee this year to protest racial inequality in the United States. President Trump has criticized the protests.

Took screen shot, just in case, but I fear #Breitbart is well beyond the point of decency and shame that they would delete this insane tweet. #INTL4335 #Islamophobia pic.twitter.com/ipo1MhDmNI

— Cas Mudde ⚒️ (@CasMudde) February 5, 2018

Breitbart was condemned for the tweet, and on Monday morning announced via Twitter that the deleted tweet did not meet its editorial standards. 

We have deleted a tweet that did not meet our editorial standards.

— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) February 5, 2018

This is not the first time Breitbart has faced criticism for anti-Muslim remarks made on its behalf. An editor said she was fired for anti-Muslim tweets she posted after the terrorist attack in London in June.