what is amazing is that dave weigle famously defended the same reporter who got all mad when she wasabout kobe bryant. what a story. we wanted to get to the bottom of this. we want to talk to the man who wrote this dangerous on authorized cruel and sensitive against oppressed women, and we found him, he joins us now. did you know that you recommend the career and he wrote it? >> i did not know it, but if i had known i had done it, i probably would've done it earlier i think. >> tucker: [laughs] one and ended intended benefit. when you wrote to joe, did you mean to attack with verbal violence and dehumanize half of the population in the united states? >> no, not -- no. i was talking to some friends, and in a group chat and someone said this, and it was the first time -- i said apparently this is an old joke, something from the '90s but the first time i heard it and i chuckled and i was like i will tweet that, why not see what happens and i thought 30 likes, right? i think i am at like 12 and a half thousand now. and i never expected that i could help set fire to "the washington post"

david weigle retweeted this post mocking women. every girl is by.ve to figure out if it's fuller or. >> harris: that joke is not sitting well with fellow staffer felicia sumner. who called him out on twitter. she said, fantastic to work at a news outlet where retweets like this are allowed. the newspaper's executive editor looking for a cease-fire. sending a memo to the staff, here it is, we do not tolerate colleagues attacked and colleagues either face-to-face or online. respect for others it's critical to any civil society including our newsroom. newsroom social media policy points specifically to the need for collegiality and i read it in that tone because it is so legalized does not sound like they are trying to help. >> guy: will weigle retweeted the joke apologize for it deleted the retweets of the spitting match is really been one direction with this woman felicia, she has been on a rampage for i think six straight days now attacking colleagues. so, when the bosses say we do not tolerate attack and colleagues, they do. and, it is sort of a qu