Original sentence: The conservative  New York Post called the comments "misguided moral equivalence" and "despicable", citing China's treatment of its own Muslim population, the Uyghurs, as well as its policy of sending back refugees who arrive from North Korea, "where certain, agonizing death awaits them
Edited sentence: " The liberal advocacy group Think Progress wrote that his conservative critics had distorted Posner's remarks and noted that McCain admitted that he hadn't studied the immigration bill at issue.The conservative New York Post called the comments "misguided moral equivalence" and "despicable", citing China's treatment of its own Muslim population, the Uyghurs, as well as its policy of sending back refugees who arrive from North Korea, "where certain, agonizing death awaits them