‘Breitbart’ reporter fired after racist tweets
- Breitbart reporter Katie McHugh was fired from the right-wing website after tweeting a series of racist remarks following a terrorist attack in London over the weekend, CNN first reported Monday.
- Breitbart editor-in-chief Alex Marlow reportedly announced McHugh’s departure to staff on Monday.
- McHugh caused an uproar after tweeting on Saturday that “there would be no deadly terror attacks in the U.K. if Muslims didn’t live there.“
- The tweet prompted immediate backlash for its historical inaccuracy and for its explicit bigotry toward Muslims.
- Several Breitbart reporters told CNN on Sunday that they found McHugh’s remarks “appalling,” “terrible” and “dumb.” Read more (6/5/17)
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Now she’s asking for people to pay for her medical bills after opposing universal healthcare 😂😂😂