Nazi Tweet Gets Trump Ally Jeffrey Lord Fired

Trump backer, Jeffrey Lord, has been fired from CNN. Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, and Brett Erlich, the hosts of The Young Turks, break it down.



"Nazi salutes are indefensible," a CNN spokesperson said in a statement. "Jeffrey Lord is no longer with the network."

Lord said his tweet was misunderstood. He said he was mocking fascists, not acting like one.

"I love CNN, but I feel they are caving to bullies here," he said in a telephone interview shortly after the network's decision was announced.

Lord said his contract was set to expire at the end of the year. He said he greatly respected CNN management despite disagreeing with the decision.

This is not the first time CNN has cut ties with a prominent personality on the network due to an offensive tweet.

Earlier this year CNN cancelled Reza Aslan's documentary series "Believer" after he posted profane anti-Trump tweets.

Read more here: http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/10/media/jeffrey-lord-cnn-ties/index.html

Hosts: Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Brett Erlich

Cast: Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Brett Erlich

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