Posted on 03/29/2018 10:28:47 AM PDT by GIdget2004
Fox News host Laura Ingraham apologized Thursday after she posted a critical tweet about a Parkland, Fla. high school student.
"Any student should be proud of a 4.2 GPA —incl. @DavidHogg111. On reflection, in the spirit of Holy Week, I apologize for any upset or hurt my tweet caused him or any of the brave victims of Parkland," Ingraham tweeted.
"For the record, I believe my show was the first to feature David immediately after that horrific shooting and even noted how "poised" he was given the tragedy. As always, he’s welcome to return to the show anytime for a productive discussion."
The apology comes after Ingraham faced backlash after she posted a tweet critical of Parkland student, David Hogg, who has become a vocal advocate for gun control since the mass shooting last month at his high school.
Ingraham on Wednesday shared a Daily Wire story that reported Hogg was rejected from four colleges. “David Hogg Rejected By Four Colleges To Which He Applied and whines about it. (Dinged by UCLA with a 4.1 GPA...totally predictable given acceptance rates,)” Ingraham tweeted.
Hog replied a few hours later, asking who the Fox News host's biggest advertisers were in a tweet.
He later tweeted out a list of Ingraham's advertisers, directing people to contact those companies.
Online travel website TripAdvisor and Rachael Ray's pet food brand Nutrish have since said they would stop advertising on Ingraham's show.
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Too bad she gave him a needless win.
Disappointed in Laura.
And “in he spirit of Holy Week...” like what she said is unholy.
Good grief our side sure knows how to lose.
Wrong, wrong, wrong!
No. Her tweet was dishy. It was a dig at him
She’s sorry about that.
She should be. Not a mistake to apologize.
She’s figuring out that having a TV persona is a step up. She could’ve gotten away with this with just radio show.
Growing pains
She’s following the Bill O’Riley plan of thinking the left will let up on her....fat chance of that.
Disappointing. She fell right into their hands. I thought Laura would have been much stronger than this.
Although I wouldn’t be surprised if FNC forced her to do this to avoid issues with her advertisers.
Some redneck Florida kid is going to clock this scrawny communist. My 8 year old grandson has bigger arms than this punk.
She not only capitulated, she got down on her knees and begged Der Hogg for forgiveness.
Stupid, lame, cowardly ... girl.
His SAT score shows that he’s an idiot kid. Now if he were black or Hispanic, his SAT score is good enough to get in to any Ivies. Also it shows that 4.2 gpa really isn’t that good especially when it’s from Marjorie Stoneman high school.
That sound you hear is America’s communists preparing to revolt.
You just helped the bastards.
Thanks for nothing.
And the problem with that is?
When did David Hogg get a free pass to gain admission into any university?
The criteria for university admission is now how much of a demagogue you can be?
No kidding. Never apologize. Double down.
Laura Ingraham has the same level of fortitude as a middle of the road pubic RINO. They all have weak knees when it comes to defending real conservatism.
Laura should not start these fights w/o considering the likely pushback. Yes, it’s stupid and pathetic, but right now, this weird kid named Hogg has a big megaphone via the media. No one knows how long it will last.
A few weeks ago, she (rightfull) went after certain loudmouth pro. basketball players, saying that they should ‘Shut Up and dribble the ball!” a few players took exception to that and voiced their disapproval. Laura didn’t have much else to add in order to keep the dialog going. She should have known someone like LeBron James would say something in response. He lives for the closeups and the drama.
Maybe Laura didn’t realize just how dyed in the wool facist this kid seems to be. It’s not just a game for him anymore.
He’s feeling powerful because most of his whims have been supported by the liberals. This would have been a perfect opportunity to showcase his socialist line of thinking.
Completely wrong, she should not apologize to him for any reason, he is a narcissistic, lying pig.
Yep she caved to the leftists.
I'd be scared of losing a $50 thousand a year job......What's your point?
I detect a little jealousy in your sarcasm....
Sad! She should have stood her ground like President Trump! Sad!
Hogg = 1, The Ditz = 0
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