Fox News host Laura Ingraham apologized to Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg on Thursday “for any upset or hurt” after she mocked the student’s GPA and his rejection from several colleges.
“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.
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. For the record, I believe my show was the first to feature David…(1/2)
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) March 29, 2018
Hogg dismissed the apology, however, telling the Fox host that “an apology in an effort just to save your advertisers is not enough.”
“I will only accept your apology only if you denounce the way your network has treated my friends and I in this fight,” he wrote in a tweet. “It’s time to love thy neighbor, not mudsling at children.”
On Wednesday, Ingraham tweeted a Daily Wire story about Hogg being rejected from four colleges he applied to, saying, “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.)”
Where Ingraham got 4.1 was unclear. As the article she linked to states, Hogg’s GPA is 4.2.
The teen responded by asking Ingraham who her biggest advertisers were.
“Asking for a friend. #BoycottingIngramAdverts” he tweeted. He later posted a list of companies for his followers to contact.
Pick a number 1-12 contact the company next to that #
Top Laura Ingraham Advertisers
1. @sleepnumber
2. @ATT
3. Nutrish
4. @Allstate & @esurance
5. @Bayer
6. @RocketMortgage Mortgage
7. @LibertyMutual
8. @Arbys
9. @TripAdvisor
10. @Nestle
11. @hulu
12. @Wayfair— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) March 29, 2018
Several advertisers subsequently announced they were pulling their ads from Ingraham’s show.
This story has been updated.
Don’t let her off the hook, finish her off. This isn’t the first or last time she had said such horrible things.
Stiffy McHeil is only sorry that lots of people took notice and were not amused.
Too little, too late, lady. Crawl back under your rock. You cannot atone for your true beliefs and your remarks. WE will remember!
There is a serious disconnect between these fool’s brains and their mouths and memories and their civic responsibilities… Another example of the Trump/Fox methodology:
“Ready…Fire!..Aim!”
(walk it back…walk it back…walk it back…whimper, whimper…)
Ahem. Don’t bring a knife to a gun fight.
These kids are not only more poised & righteous, but they can run rings around the denizens of Bullshit Mountain.