Former Atlanta Democrat Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, a senior advisor to President Joe Biden’s campaign, slammed Georgia’s largest newspaper this week for criticizing Biden, saying that by doing so they were interfering in the election.

Bottoms made the remarks Monday afternoon during an interview on MSNBC with Chris Jansing when asked about what advisers are telling the president following his disastrous debate performance.

“Let me just say I was very disappointed with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution,” she said in response to the newspaper’s editorial board writing that Biden should drop out. “As we have talked about making sure that we’re protecting elections and making sure there’s no undue influence, this was undue influence by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, or an attempt to influence.”

“I think voters should be able to make the decision the same way they did in primaries that were held,” she added, even though the Democrat Party did not hold primary debates.

When Jansing pushed back, noting that the editorial board was just doing its job, Bottoms responded: “Editorial boards are supposed to honor fair elections. I don’t think it’s fair when an editorial board with ten people sitting in a room are trying to influence an election, especially in a state like Georgia where there’s already been discussions about influencing elections.”

“If you’re going to ask a candidate to step aside, let’s also look at Donald Trump’s record and all of the reasons, including his indictment in Fulton County, trying to influence the secretary of state, his convictions,” she added. “Let’s put them side-by-side. I’ll take a 90-minute bad night over the totality of Donald Trump’s presidency any day of the week.”

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Top Biden campaign advisor Keisha Lance Bottoms accuses editorial boards of election interference for writing negative pieces about Biden 🤡 pic.twitter.com/ed740GLrGD

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ESPN defended its decision to honor Prince Harry with the Pat Tillman Award for Service amid criticism from the mother of the late NFL star and U.S. Army Ranger after whom the accolade is named and others.

A statement to TMZ from the sports network read, “ESPN, with the support of the Tillman Foundation, is honoring Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, specifically for the work of The Invictus Games Foundation as it celebrates its 10th year promoting healing through the power of sport for military service members and veterans around the world.”

“’While we understand not everyone will agree with all honorees selected for any award, The Invictus Games Foundation does incredible work and ESPN believes this is a cause worth celebrating,” the statement added.

The statement was released after Tillman’s mom, Mary, reacted to news that the member of the royal family would be recognized at this month’s ESPYs with the award named after her son, the NFL safety-turned-Army Ranger who enlisted after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and was killed by friendly fire in 2004, according to the New York Post.

This is why people hate @espn today…they do shit like this just to piss half the country off…So U DISGRACE Pat Tillman by giving Prince Harry the Tillman Award for what at the upcoming @ESPYS?..does Harry even know who Pat Tillman is?..I fcking HATE #ESPN! @PatMcAfeeShow pic.twitter.com/sJhHZgYdDq

— #BigSilz (@DanSileoShow) June 30, 2024

“I am shocked as to why they [ESPN] would select such a controversial and divisive individual to receive the award,” Mary told the Daily Mail.

“There are recipients that are far more fitting,” she added. “There are individuals working in the veteran community that are doing tremendous things to assist veterans.”

“These individuals do not have the money, resources, connections or privilege that Prince Harry has,” Tillman’s mother continued. “I feel that those types of individuals should be recognized.”

Following news about the Duke of Sussex being honored, a petition started against the network to make another decision, the Daily Mail noted.

“Awarding this honor to someone who does not reflect the award’s intent diminishes its value and disrespects Tillman’s memory,” the petition read.

ESPN sports analyst Pat McAfee accused his own network of trying to upset people by making the decision.

“It’s going to Prince Harry,” McAfee said.  “Who I don’t even think is a Prince anymore, right? He said don’t call me that? See, why does the ESPYs do this s**t?”

“When you do something like this, you know the immediate reaction from humans and sports fans and like people with common sense and brains is going to be like ‘Hey, don’t be putting our f***ing guy with that guy,’ McAfee added. 

In 2014, Prince Harry — who served in the British Army — launched the Invictus Games which featured a multi-sport, Paralympic-styled event for wounded or injured servicemen and veterans, the New York Post reported.

“This one is for our entire service community,” Harry said after learning that he will receive the Pat Tillman Award, the outlet noted.

The ESPYs will take place on July 11, per TMZ.