On September 21, 2016, on his Twitter account, Reynolds suggested that any drivers feeling threatened by protesters objecting to the fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, North Carolina should "run them down." The tweet consisted only of the words "Run them down" and a link to a news story about the protestors. The following day, Erik Wemple of "The Washington Post" published an article titled "'Instapundit' Glenn Reynolds defends 'Run them down' tweet during Charlotte unrest.'" The article contained the original tweet and an interview in which Reynolds said: