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CNN will no longer have Donald Trump ally and former adviser Roger Stone on air.
"He will no longer appear as a guest on CNN" a spokesperson told POLITICO.
Stone had made disparaging remarks on Twitter about CNN political analyst Ana Navarro, which had recently been highlighted by Media Matters, a media watchdog group founded by Clinton ally David Brock.
Stone sent out tweets over the past few days calling Navarro, who was a Bush supporter, "Entitled Diva Bitch," "Borderline retarded" and "'dumber than dog s---." He also tweeted about Navarro in December, saying she reminds him of a "rabid pekinese."
He also previously called Navarro and former contributor Roland Martin "quota hires" for the network.
Other sites, such as Gawker, picked up on the post and called on CNN to stop inviting him on air.
In an email, Stone said CNN's decision "smacks of Soviet style censorship."
"I am an unapologetic critic of Ana Navarro because I question her qualifications to opine on any political topic- she is a 'Republican strategist' who has never actually worked on any campaign beyond an honorific title," Stone said.
"I am politically incorrect but it appears CNN is bowing to pressure from the Clinton apparatus - not very appropriate for an supposedly unbiased news network," he added.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-me...-ally-roger-stone-on-air-219679#ixzz411tb9WOV
CNN will no longer have Donald Trump ally and former adviser Roger Stone on air.
"He will no longer appear as a guest on CNN" a spokesperson told POLITICO.
Stone had made disparaging remarks on Twitter about CNN political analyst Ana Navarro, which had recently been highlighted by Media Matters, a media watchdog group founded by Clinton ally David Brock.
Stone sent out tweets over the past few days calling Navarro, who was a Bush supporter, "Entitled Diva Bitch," "Borderline retarded" and "'dumber than dog s---." He also tweeted about Navarro in December, saying she reminds him of a "rabid pekinese."
He also previously called Navarro and former contributor Roland Martin "quota hires" for the network.
Other sites, such as Gawker, picked up on the post and called on CNN to stop inviting him on air.
In an email, Stone said CNN's decision "smacks of Soviet style censorship."
"I am an unapologetic critic of Ana Navarro because I question her qualifications to opine on any political topic- she is a 'Republican strategist' who has never actually worked on any campaign beyond an honorific title," Stone said.
"I am politically incorrect but it appears CNN is bowing to pressure from the Clinton apparatus - not very appropriate for an supposedly unbiased news network," he added.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-me...-ally-roger-stone-on-air-219679#ixzz411tb9WOV
