Rick Santorum Tells CNN’s Chris Cuomo He “Misspoke” In Remarks About Native Americans; Don Lemon Says Interview Made Him “Furious”

This past Thursday, The Washington Post reported that Chris Cuomo urged his brother not to resign on a call that included the governor’s aides, lawyers and other outside advisors, making repeated references to “cancel culture.” In the days that followed, CNN’s Oliver Darcy reported that staffers and reporters at the network were “bothered” by the news anchor’s participation on the call even after he apologized on his show Thursday evening.

video clip of his speech went viral on social media, leading to public backlash against Santorum.“We came here and created a blank slate. We birthed a nation from nothing. I mean, there was nothing here.

Rick Santorum has been dropped by CNN. A spokesperson for the network released a statement on May 22, saying CNN has “parted ways” with the former US Senator, per Huffington Post. The decision for the network to terminate its contract with the former Pennsylvania senator comes roughly one month after he made racist comments about Native Americans that were widely condemned.

Rick Santorum has finally been cut from CNN after years of liberal fans expressing their distaste for the commentator.

CNN has parted ways with Rick Santorum as a commentator, after a furor over comments he made about Native Americans and the founding of the United States.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorCNN is parting ways with contributor Rick Santorum, the former Republican Senator and presidential candidate who has come under fire in recent days for remarks he made last month about Native American culture.Speaking to an audience last month at an event organized by Young America’s Foundation, Santorum suggested Native American people had little influence on U.S. culture.

Donald Trump, although Hannity has said that “I never claimed to be a journalist.”Andrew Cuomo is also under investigation by a state legislative committee over allegations that his administration arranged for members of his family, including Chris Cuomo, to get special access to COVID-19 tests last year at a time when they were generally unavailable to the general public.———Associated Press correspondent Marina Villeneuve in Albany, New York, and researcher Rhonda Shafner in New York

first to report that Chris Cuomo had sat in on “strategy calls” with his brother Andrew on how to handle and reply to allegations he’d sexually harassed six women, some of whom were staffers. Andrew has resisted calls to resign from his post as governor of New York.

CNN anchor Chris Cuomo has been taking heat after the Washington Post reported he’d been participating in conference calls with his brother,  New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, to offer his advice on how to respond to the wave of sexual harassment allegations that have engulfed the embattled politician.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorCNN is trying to stay out of anchor Chris Cuomo’s latest family affair.CNN said it had no plans to discipline its top primetime anchor, despite the fact that he provided counsel and aid during staff meetings to his brother, Andrew Cuomo, the governor of New York, while he was in the midst of fending off sexual harassment accusations.A report Thursday in The Washington Post revealed that Cuomo, who anchors CNN’s 9 p.m.

CNN host Chris Cuomo participated in strategy conference calls with his brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, as he faced allegations of sexual harassment, with the sessions including members of the governor’s staff.

Eyes turned towards CNN on Monday (May 17) to see what the next chapter in Don Lemon’s career would look like. After announcing on the previous Friday that it was the “last night that [it] will be CNN Tonight With Don Lemon,” and subsequently causing a social media frenzy, Don, 55, returned with a newly named series, Don Lemon Tonight.

Zoe Ball has announced that she is leaving Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two after 10 “joyous” years on the show.The TV presenter, 51, took to Instagram to share the sad news, admitting that she “loved spending my Autumn teatimes” with the cast and crew of the show.

Back-to-back weeknight CNN anchors Chris Cuomo and Don Lemon will debut a new weekly podcast called The Handoff, CNN Audio announced Tuesday.