New York Times columnist Paul Krugman was roasted on Thursday for suggesting the violence that has plagued cities over the past year was a figment of Republicans’ imagination, in a bizarre series of tweets that echoed a recent Gray Lady report.

New York Times columnist Paul Krugman was roasted on Thursday for suggesting the violence that has plagued cities over the past year was a figment of Republicans’ imagination, in a bizarre series of tweets that echoed a recent Gray Lady report.