Ta-Nehisi Coates

And then, you know, we can have it out about, you know, what that was.

But my language is not somebody else's language.

You know, whatever you think about from river to the sea, I'm not going to say it because it's not my language.

I'm a writer.

You know what I'm saying?

And I think people get out of practice.

I mean, you just, you know, get out of practice.

And so you think, you know, you can say to me, yes, Israel has the right to exist.

And I'm going to say, and I'm just going to fold because that's how it's already always been.

But

I don't know how else to say this, I'm not the one.

I just spend too much time thinking about words.

And I don't mean that in any sort of arrogant way.

Even now, I don't mean any insult to Tony, but I'm just telling you, there's a way in which I got all of those awards.

They weren't just given to me.

No disrespect to anybody, you know?

It's really bad.

And I guess I feel a little uncomfortable, especially given that, you know, I was, you know, given where that interview was, I don't want to comment too much on other people's

media plans, but, because I think it does need to be said, when I see that you're firing journalists who do actual reporting, right, who go to and talk to people and interview people, and like you are hiring people that have takes, that's bad, that's bad.

That would be bad if I agreed with all the takes, you understand what I'm saying?