In radio appearances from 2008 to as recently as 2016, Johnson was critical of the black community and painted Islam as a violent, illegitimate religion. In a statement to CNN, Johnson apologized for his previous comments. "And it's an indictment of America's black community that has turned America's major cities into slums because of laziness, drug use and sexual promiscuity." Johnson then agreed with another guest who said the success of Jewish-Americans "removes the argument of victimization from the black community." A harsh critic of Islam, Johnson argued in his radio appearances that Muslim terrorist groups were representative of the true meaning of Islam.

Source: CNN November 16, 2017 19:52 UTC