CNN severed its contract with senior political commentator Rick Santorum this week after comments he made about Native Americans and the influence the indigenous people’s culture has had on the U.S.
The comments from the former Republican senator’s sparked outrage last month when he spoke about the history of the United States.
“We birthed a nation from nothing. I mean, there was nothing here,” Santorum said at a Young America’s Foundation event. “I mean, yes, we have Native Americans, but candidly, there isn’t much Native American culture in American culture.”
Following the remarks, Santorum told CNN host Chris Cuomo that the remarks were taken “out of context” and that he “misspoke.”
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The shaila is, why was such an honorable God fearing Conservative on CNN to begin with? I voted for him in the Republican primary when he ran for President in 2012.
Can someone point to some distinctly Native-American character in the prevalent cultures of the USA?