New York Times reporter Gina Chérélus apologized for a series of old tweets in which she denigrated gays, those of Asian descent, and white people.

"Say what you want, but I hate going to Asian nail salons. They feel f---ing entitled, and don't know anything but basic ghetto shit," Chérélus said in a tweet from 2012. "I'm not saying all Asians aren't able, but this can really cause you to make hasty generalizations."

Chérélus posted multiple tweets in which she derided " faggots," " dykes," and " queer" people.

The reporter, who is an editorial assistant for the Times, also made several tweets criticizing white people.

"These white folks man... Lol," she said. "Some white people really just don't get it... Trying so hard to argue against something you JUST DON'T GET."

"Bonnie's storyline on #BigLitteLies really irritates me for a number of reasons. I am just ready for her to snitch and the blame to fall on the white women (but we know that won't happen)," Chérélus said in a tweet from this summer.





Chérélus apologized for the tweets and said they were from when she was in college. "I have deleted offensive tweets from when I was in college nearly a decade ago. I am truly sorry," she said.



I have deleted offensive tweets from when I was in college nearly a decade ago. I am truly sorry. — gina chérélus (@jeanuh_) September 18, 2019



The tweets caught the attention of President Trump's son Donald Trump, Jr., who called them part of the "rampant hatred" at the New York Times.



Another day, another bigot exposed at the @nytimes. Are they ever going to do anything to address the rampant hatred at their paper? https://t.co/FfFSrkjC7l — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) September 17, 2019



The discovery of the tweets come as Trump allies have said they plan on collecting old social media posts from hostile journalists and using them to fight back against hostile coverage against the president.

In the past several months, the Times has had to reckon with several Twitter controversies, including an editor apologizing over comments made about Jews.

This past week, the Times was forced to delete a tweet on its account about an allegation against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh which was blasted as insensitive.