CNN drops ‘Believer’ host Reza Aslan days after he called Donald Trump a ‘piece of s***’ for his response to the London Bridge terror attacks’
CNN announced it would not move forward with Reza Aslan’s travel show
Aslan slammed Trump on Twitter for emphasizing the need for his travel ban in the wake of the London Bridge attacks before apologizing on Sunday
Aslan confirmed the news on Friday and said it was best he part ways with CNN because he needed to ‘honor his voice’ as a social commentator – not a journalist
Aslan’s travel show, which examined various religions, premiered in March 2017
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By JESSICA CHIA
DAILYMAIL.COM
9 June 2017
CNN has dropped host Reza Aslan days after he called President Donald Trump a ‘piece of s***’ on Twitter.
‘CNN has decided to not move forward with production on the acquired series “Believer with Reza Aslan,”‘ the network said in a statement. ‘We wish Reza and his production team all the best.’
Aslan issued an apology on Sunday after he slammed Trump on Twitter for emphasizing the need for his travel ban in the wake of the London Bridge attacks.
But it wasn’t enough, and Aslan defended himself on Friday, saying it was best to part ways with CNN in order to ‘honor his voice’ as a social commentator.
Aslan called Trump a ‘piece of s***’ after the president responded to the London Bridge attacks by tweeting: ‘We need to be smart, vigilant and tough. We need the courts to give us back our rights. We need the Travel Ban as an extra level of safety!’
Aslan wrote: ‘This piece of shit is not just an embarrassment to America and a stain on the presidency. He’s an embarrassment to humankind.’
He later deleted the tweet and lamented his choice of words, writing: ‘When in the first few minutes of the terror attack in London, the President of the United States tweeted about his travel ban, I lost my cool and responded to him in a derogatory fashion.
‘That’s not like me. I should have 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.’
CNN then made it clear that Aslan was a ‘host’ – not an employee – and responded by saying: ‘We are pleased that he has apologized for his tweets. That kind of discourse is never appropriate.’
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