CNN host Reza Aslan was fired by his network, and his show “believers” was cancelled just days after his anti-Trump tweets. Aslan tweeted these remarks after President Trump’s tweets reacting to the terror attacks in London. Aslan referred to Trump as an “embarrassment to America and a stain on the presidency” and a “piece of s—t.” Aslan later apologized for these statements after they caused controversy, stating that “I lost my cool and responded to him in a derogatory fashion. That’s not like me. I should’ve used better language to express my shock and frustration at the president’s lack of decorum and sympathy for the victims of London. I apologize for my choice of words.” The idea that it isn’t like Aslan to use this choice of words is an interesting claim, because this isn’t nearly the first time he has used this kind of language to describe people, including President Trump. Many news sites have published articles with pointing out the same thing, while including links or screenshots of his many others tweets that use profanity. This is the second time in the span of about a week since CNN has dropped a host due to controversy, since comedian Kathy Griffin was fired after a disgusting and graphic photo she released. Griffin also lost her one sponsor, and all of her gigs.
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