Yang Gets #BoycottMSNBC Trending on Debate Snub: Campaign Update

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Andrew Yang speaks with members of the media following the Democratic presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia, on Nov. 20. — Andrew Yang speaks with members of the media following the Democratic presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia, on Nov. 20.
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By Ros Krasny

November 23, 2019 at 5:27 PM UTC

Updated on

November 24, 2019 at 12:38 AM UTC

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Angered by what he said were repeated snubs by MSNBC during Wednesday night’s Democratic debate in Atlanta, 2020 candidate Andrew Yang struck back on Twitter, and soon had the #BoycottMSNBC hashtag trending among his fans.

In a series of posts, the entrepreneur accused the network of repeatedly omitting him from debate graphics, calling him by the wrong name, and giving him less speaking time than was afforded to other, lower-polling Democrats.