{"id":760403,"date":"2025-08-26T12:43:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T12:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/?p=760403"},"modified":"2025-08-26T12:50:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T12:50:37","slug":"animalistic-tom-barracks-comment-about-lebanese-journalists-sparks-outrage-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/760403\/animalistic-tom-barracks-comment-about-lebanese-journalists-sparks-outrage-online\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Animalistic\u2019? Tom Barrack\u2019s Comment About Lebanese Journalists Sparks Outrage Online"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>It\u2019s been quite a day for the U.S. Envoy to Lebanon. First <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/760330\/ceasefire-chic-us-envoy-morgan-ortagus-gets-a-beirut-blowout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Morgan Ortagus went viral for a haircut,<\/a> and now Tom Barrack is trending for more of the wrong reasons.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>US Envoy <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tom_Barrack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tom Barrack<\/a> managed to cause outrage during his press conference today after calling local journalists \u201canimalistic\u201d and warning them to \u201cact civilized\u201d or he\u2019d walk out. The condescending remarks sparked instant backlash online, below are the highlights.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><strong>But first: here\u2019s the clip of the press conference, complete with the condescending comments:<\/strong><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DN0MvVHVF7v\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <p><\/p>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-here-are-some-of-the-reactions-spanning-political-commentary-disbelief-and-jokes\">Here are some of the reactions, spanning political commentary, disbelief, and jokes.<\/h3>    <p><\/p>    <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content: center;align-items: center;\">   <div class=\"lozad wp-twitter-embed\" style=\"text-align: center;width:80%;max-width: 100%;\" data-twitter-src=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Khaliid_It\/status\/1960310453566947373\"><\/div>  <\/div>    <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content: center;align-items: center;\">   <div class=\"lozad wp-twitter-embed\" style=\"text-align: center;width:80%;max-width: 100%;\" data-twitter-src=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MishRafi2\/status\/1960314930520891734\"><\/div>  <\/div>    <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content: center;align-items: center;\">   <div class=\"lozad wp-twitter-embed\" style=\"text-align: center;width:80%;max-width: 100%;\" data-twitter-src=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ka3Keh\/status\/1960316263940677760\"><\/div>  <\/div>    <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content: center;align-items: center;\">   <div class=\"lozad wp-twitter-embed\" style=\"text-align: center;width:80%;max-width: 100%;\" data-twitter-src=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/karimbitar\/status\/1960317693963214956\"><\/div>  <\/div>    <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content: center;align-items: center;\">   <div class=\"lozad wp-twitter-embed\" style=\"text-align: center;width:80%;max-width: 100%;\" data-twitter-src=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HalaJaber\/status\/1960289644790124681\"><\/div>  <\/div>    <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content: center;align-items: center;\">   <div class=\"lozad wp-twitter-embed\" style=\"text-align: center;width:80%;max-width: 100%;\" data-twitter-src=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MishRafi2\/status\/1960315193482682437\"><\/div>  <\/div>    <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content: center;align-items: center;\">   <div class=\"lozad wp-twitter-embed\" style=\"text-align: center;width:80%;max-width: 100%;\" data-twitter-src=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevorkAlmassian\/status\/1960317449875640638\"><\/div>  <\/div>    <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content: center;align-items: center;\">   <div class=\"lozad wp-twitter-embed\" style=\"text-align: center;width:80%;max-width: 100%;\" data-twitter-src=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paolarebeiz\/status\/1960321757727912063\"><\/div>  <\/div>    <div class=\"wp-block-thisis-thisis-more-like-this-block\">             <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/760330\/ceasefire-chic-us-envoy-morgan-ortagus-gets-a-beirut-blowout\/\" class=\"thisis-more-like-this-block__link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Ceasefire Chic: US Envoy Morgan Ortagus Gets a Beirut Blowout\">                 <div class=\"thisis-more-like-this-block\">             <div class=\"thisis-more-like-this-block__header\"                 style=\"background-color: #84459a;\">                 <h3>                     MORE LIKE THIS                <\/h3>             <\/div>             <div class=\"thisis-more-like-this-block__content\"                 style=\"background-color: #84459a1a;\">                                     <div class=\"thisis-more-like-this-block__image\">                         <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/morgan-250x173.jpg\" alt=\"Ceasefire Chic: US Envoy Morgan Ortagus Gets a Beirut Blowout\" \/>                     <\/div>                                                     <div class=\"thisis-more-like-this-block__text\">                                                     <h2>Ceasefire Chic: US Envoy Morgan Ortagus Gets a Beirut Blowout<\/h2>                                                                             <p>U.S. Deputy Special Envoy to the Middle East and a central figure in Lebanon\u2019s ongoing ceasefire talks, trending for\u2026 getting a haircut.<\/p>                                             <\/div>                             <\/div>         <\/div>                 <\/a>     <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been quite a day for the U.S. Envoy to Lebanon. 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