“I’m being asked to leave my seat on train 80 which I just boarded in D.C. There are no assigned seats on this train,” Ifill shared on Twitter Friday, directing her query at Amtrak’s account. “The conductor has asked me to leave my seat because she has ‘other people coming who she wants to give this seat.’ Can you please explain?”

…“What really disturbs me is how someone with this authority can just entirely make up something so ridiculous and approach a customer in this way,” Ifill wrote.

NAACP’s Sherrilyn Ifill says Amtrak conductor asked her to give up her seat for other passengers – The Washington Post

Enough with the “says” headlines, WaPo. By apologizing Amtrak has acknowledged this happened. It’s not alleged. It happened. Stop being such racist/hater apologists and play-acting at being unbiased and start asserting facts when they come up you spineless, corporate hacks.

Also, if Amtrack responds by doing anything other than firing the employee at question they are prioritizing their HR(PR!) practices over not tolerating blatant discrimination. shielding their employee is supporting their action. Name, shame, and terminate or be 100% culpable in overtly bigoted and illegal discrimination.