New York Times Pitched Sen. Tom Cotton on ‘Send in the Troops’ Op-Ed Topic
writing, “From New York Times town hall: op-ed team pitched the piece TO Tom Cotton. Not the other way around.”National Review Online, a leading conservative publication, published a chat with a Cotton staffer Friday, too, which seemed to align with how Coffee characterized the editorial process.Also Read: NY Times Says Tom Cotton 'Send in the Troops' Op-Ed 'Did Not Meet Our Standards,' Promises ReformAccording to NRO, Cotton pitched a different op-ed to the Times and, after some back-and-forth on Monday and Tuesday, agreed to the topic suggested by the paper, which was a piece focused solely on the Insurrection Act.