Rick Santorum axed by CNN over racist remarks on Native Americans

[Demovictory9]

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/may/22/cnn-rick-santorum-axed-native-americans

Rick Santorum axed by CNN over racist remarks on Native Americans
Ex-Republican senator’s April comments prompted outrage
Santorum said he misspoke but did not apologize for remarks

CNN has dropped former Republican US senator Rick Santorum as a senior political commentator after racist remarks he made about Native Americans at an event in April.

News of Santorum’s termination was first reported by HuffPost. A CNN spokesperson confirmed to the Guardian that the network has parted ways with Santorum. No further comment on the firing was provided, though an anonymous CNN executive told HuffPost that “leadership wasn’t particularly satisfied with that appearance. None of the anchors wanted to book him.”


Speaking at an event for the Young Americans Foundation, a conservative youth group, Santorum said that there was “nothing” in the US before Europeans colonizers arrived.

“We came here and created a blank slate,” he said. “We birthed a nation from nothing. I mean, there was nothing here. I mean, yes we have Native Americans, but candidly there isn’t much Native American culture in American culture.”

The comments sparked outrage among indigenous groups, including the National Congress of American Indians, which specifically called on CNN to fire Santorum over the remarks.

[katmondoo]

1. About time he was axed

[brewens]

2. Has anyone checked Ricks birth certificate? There's a reason to wonder if someone was born here.

It may be more stupidity that racism in this case. That's no less racist, just incalculable stupidity! How could he say that? He had no reason to.

[Sucha NastyWoman]

3. Sounds like an excuse used to

Correct a mistake they now realize they made.

[Mike Nelson]

4. I wonder...

... who homeschooled little Ricky?

[EYESORE 9001]

5. CNN hasn't done diddly to redeem itself AFAIC

They’ll get some repuQ retread under contract in no time. They can’t help themselves.

[Hoyt]

6. Don't mind a GOPer or two on CNN or MSNBC as long as treated with derision.

[Hortensis]

7. Good, but no points for CNN. He shouldn't have been there in the first place. nt

[Cha]

9. True.. they're stupid

for ever allowing him a platform to spew gaslight.

[Hortensis]

11. They're CNN. Heard OAN staff are moving to Newsmax

to be less ridiculous (lol, really!). Next move toward "respectability" would be Fox, which CNN scouts for RW talent to lure away in turn.

[Cha]

8. Blah person Santorum

is a fucking dumbshit... I'haven't seen him in years but I hated his slimy bullshit back then.

[Skittles]

10. fucking racist white supremacist piece of SHIT

UGH

[YoshidaYui]

13. I wonder what he would have said about Native Hawaiians...

same thing, like we were worthless .. LIKE we needed Captain Cook to tell us how to live...

[Skittles]

15. these Greedy Old Pig party men

cannot envision a world where white men are not afforded automatic credit, for everything.....that is why they are having to suppress the vote, because more and more people are seeing them for exactly what they are

[YoshidaYui]

16. right!

good to see you sis!! hope all is well.

[Blue Owl]

12. Asshole discharged

[East-A-Squared]

14. Don't let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya!