Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., responded Thursday to The New York Times apology for running his opinion piece by blasting the paper, accusing them of retreating in the face of a “woke mob” in their newsroom

“I can tell you my op-ed doesn’t meet The New York Times standards,” Cotton told “The Story”. “It far exceeds their standards, which are normally full of left-wing sophomoric drivel. And I find it amazing that in the last 24 hours, the editor of The New York Times and the publisher of The New York Times have both defended their decision to publish this op-ed, but in the face of the ‘woke’ mob, of ‘woke’ kids that are in their newsroom, they tucked tail and they ran.

“They confessed and said they’re going to go into reeducation camp. They were going to cut the number of op-eds they write,” Cotton continued. “And for that … I will say to the world, you’re welcome for getting The New York Times to run less of the garbage that you normally see in their pages.”

Cotton’s piece, published Wednesday, called on the federal government to “send in the troops” to quell violent urban uprisings following the death of George Floyd. The piece was met with “open revolt” at the paper, with several staffers tweeting in unison, “Running this puts Black @NYTimes staff in danger.”

After Times editorial page editor James Bennet and Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger issued statements defended the publication of the op-ed, a spokeswoman released a statement Thursday evening claiming Cotton’s piece never should have been published.

Cotton defended the position he stated in the op-ed, saying that the victims of looting and rioting would have appreciated the help of the military.

(Fox News).