MAGA commentator forced to delete 'defamatory' post after Dem's 'You have 24 hours' threat

A Democratic lawmaker on Saturday announced that a right-wing commentator had deleted a "defamatory" statement, after a legal threat.

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) put a right-wing influencer on notice Friday night that unless they walk back a series of inflammatory claims within 24 hours, they would face dire legal consequences.

On Friday morning, X user “JoeM,” a right-wing political commentator who’s amassed more than 53,000 followers, hurled a series of unverified claims against the...