Ousted CNN host Rick Santorum says he was ‘savaged for telling truth’ after being dropped for Native Americans remark
OUSTED CNN host Rick Santorum has accused the network of bowing to cancel culture and claims he was "savaged for telling the truth" after being dropped for his remarks about Native Americans.
Santorum was accused of racism and xenophobia last month when he told a crowd at a conservative youth group event that "there was nothing" in the US before European colonizers arrived.
Cuomo was recently forced to apologize after it was revealed he joined strategy calls to help his brother, New York Gov Andrew Cuomo, deal with the fallout from a slew of sexual harassment allegations.
"Santorum being fired now, in late May, for comments he made in April that CNN tried to scuttle outrage over via apologetic appearances on other network shows is nothing more than a distraction from the news it won't punish Chris Cuomo for secretly strategizing with his brother," commentator Jordan Uhl tweeted.
Insiders at the network have also expressed their disappointment over a lack of discipline against Chris Cuomo.
"I'm very disappointed in the network," a woman who works on-air at CNN told The Daily Beast. "I think some disciplinary action, at a minimum, was required in this situation.
"As a woman who works here, I feel a little let down, to be honest," she said.
An unnamed contributor added: "Chris Cuomo's concern for his brother is admirable but working to discredit the multiple women who have accused Andrew Cuomo of sexual impropriety is both journalistically and morally immoral."
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For his part, Chris Cuomo admitted it was a "mistake" to join the calls, but said that "of course" he was going to give his brother advice, adding: "It's family first, job second."
CNN called Cuomo's actions "inappropriate" but said he wouldn't any face disciplinary measures.