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. A CNN spokesperson confirmed to the Guardian that the network has parted ways with Santorum. 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. Santorum said he “misspoke” and denied that he was “trying to dismiss what happened to Native Americans”. The way we treated Native Americans was horrific.

Source: The Guardian May 22, 2021 20:15 UTC