The Atlantic Publishes Recording Of Its Journalist Getting Kicked Out Of Jasmine Crockett Event

Crockett said it’s “silly season,” before adding that journalist Elaine Godfrey has a “history of being less than truthful.”

Atlantic staff writer Elaine Godfrey published an audio recording of guards kicking her out of Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s campaign event after Crockett denied the interaction happened.

On Tuesday, Semafor reported that an Atlantic journalist was kicked out of Crockett’s campaign event on Monday in Lubbock, Texas. When asked about it on Wednesday, Crockett, who is running for Senate, said there’s “no evidence” of the exchange, saying it’s “silly season,” before adding that that journalist has a “history of being less than truthful,” and has been sued for defamation before and lost. On Thursday, Godfrey identified herself as the journalist who was tossed out of the event.

“It is sad that there’s any news outlet that actually would have her on staff when you know as a journalist, the one thing that matters most is truth,” Crockett told CBS News on Wednesday.

But on Friday, Godfrey published the audio recording of the exchange between her and one of the event’s staffers. Godfrey said “a woman with a badge” approached her and told her she had to leave. When Godfrey asked why, she said the staffer looked at her phone and said, “They just said, ‘Elaine from Atlantic, white girl with a hat and notepad. She’s interviewing people in the crowd. She’s a top-notch hater and will spin. She needs to leave.’” Godfrey said security guards then escorted her out of the building.

Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, said in a statement shared to HuffPost that Crockett’s behavior is “unacceptable.”