Weigel's retweet was spotlighted publicly by his colleague, Felicia Sonmez, who recently had a discrimination lawsuit against the paper dismissed, a decision her attorney has said she plans to appeal. Weigel apologized publicly last week for the retweet, saying he 'did not mean to cause any harm.'Ī spokesperson for The Post declined to comment, citing a need for privacy regarding personnel matters. Weigel did not respond to a request for comment, but an out-of-office reply from his Post email address said that he would return to work on July 5.
The Washington Post has suspended reporter David Weigel for one month without pay for retweeting a sexist joke, two people familiar with the matter told CNN on Monday.
