HuffPost’s Amanda Terkel opened a letter Wednesday from a reader only to learn that it wasn’t exactly fan mail. “YOU ARE FAKE NEWS. VERY FAKE NEWS,” the letter read in all capital letters.
Terkel, HuffPost’s Washington Bureau Chief, shared a photo of the letter on Twitter.
Always excited to check our PO box and open mail from readers pic.twitter.com/ATVgsU0xB4
— Amanda Terkel (@aterkel) April 18, 2018
The vast majority of responses to Terkel’s tweet suggested that the letter had originated in the White House, perhaps from a new White House aide. Others suggested that the criticism meant that she must be doing something right.
But according to Terkel, after that things just got weird.
Someone also sent us a DVD, and based on his letter, we’re pretty sure it’s of his testicles. We threw that out. https://t.co/EDVDLPlo7B
— Amanda Terkel (@aterkel) April 18, 2018
Her colleagues were of mixed opinions as to what should have been done with the DVD.
release the video
— Sebastian Murdock (@SebastianMurdoc) April 18, 2018
The T tape is real
— Andy Campbell (@AndyBCampbell) April 18, 2018
what if it’s not tho
— Ashley Feinberg (@ashleyfeinberg) April 18, 2018
Terkel wasn’t taking any chances, however, and stood by her decision to throw it away.
I don’t want my computer to get an STD, so I’m not testing it out.
— Amanda Terkel (@aterkel) April 18, 2018