CNN Drops Rick Santorum After Racist Comments About Native Americans

The former GOP senator lost his contract with the network after claiming there was “nothing” in America before white colonizers arrived.

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CNN has terminated its contract with senior political commentator Rick Santorum after racist, inaccurate remarks he made about Native Americans, HuffPost has learned.

Santorum, a former Republican senator and two-time failed GOP presidential candidate, sparked outrage last month after claiming there was “nothing” in America before white colonizers arrived and that Native people haven’t contributed much to American culture, anyway.

Publish : 2021-05-23 08:36:00

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