AN American TV news anchor was left in tears when a white anti-Trump campaigner used the N-word during a live TV interview.
According to The Sun, CNN’s Brooke Baldwin was visibly shocked when author Charles Kaiser used the racial slur while listing things Donald Trump’s adviser Stephen Bannon allegedly said or did last night.
It is the latest of a string of racially-charged incidents that have emerged since the billionaire won the US presidential election.
Baldwin immediately cut off the writer, adding: “Wow. Please don’t use the N-word on my show.”
Former journalist Kaiser appeared on the show with Paris Dennard, a black Trump supporter, who thanked Baldwin for objecting to the racist insult.
Kaiser defended his use of the word, saying he doesn’t use it but was merely quoting someone else who allegedly did.
But Baldwin added: “We’re done. The more I’ve sat here and listened to the fact someone used the N-word on the show. It’s not OK. It is not OK.
“Charles Kaiser, I respect you and enjoy having you as a guest, not OK.
“By the way, the claim Mr Bannon used the N-word? I’ve never heard of this, so there is that.”
Kaiser apologised but defended his use of the word on Facebook after the show.
He wrote: “In the heat of the moment, I said the word n****r on CNN. What’s worse, I think, is that I attributed its use to Bannon, rather than (Senator Jeff) Sessions, which was a mistake.
“I apologise to all those who were offended by my use of the word. But there is also a part of me that believes that you cannot convey the true horror of these early Trump appointments without using the actual words attributed to them.
“And as I said to my African-American debating opponent, I am horrified that any black person — or any decent American — would support Sessions’ appointment as Attorney General.”
Sessions was said to have used the racist term in 1981 when talking about the first black man to be elected as a county commissioner in Mobile, Alabama. He has denied the accusation.
Kaiser also posted a message of support from a black man, who wrote: “Obviously I can’t speak for all black people who watched today but I certainly realise quoting someone using the N-word does not convey support of or casual use of that word. I took no offence.
“And I agree with you, it is a disgrace that black people are supporting Jeff Sessions (let alone Donald Trump).”
The incident comes just a day after footage emerged showing American nationalists celebrating Donald Trump’s election victory by giving Nazi salutes.
The video was taken the annual conference of all-right think tank the National Policy Institute in Washington DC over the weekend.
According to The Sun, CNN’s Brooke Baldwin was visibly shocked when author Charles Kaiser used the racial slur while listing things Donald Trump’s adviser Stephen Bannon allegedly said or did last night.
It is the latest of a string of racially-charged incidents that have emerged since the billionaire won the US presidential election.
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| Brooke Badlwin on the edge of tears after the word was used |
Baldwin immediately cut off the writer, adding: “Wow. Please don’t use the N-word on my show.”
Former journalist Kaiser appeared on the show with Paris Dennard, a black Trump supporter, who thanked Baldwin for objecting to the racist insult.
Kaiser defended his use of the word, saying he doesn’t use it but was merely quoting someone else who allegedly did.
But Baldwin added: “We’re done. The more I’ve sat here and listened to the fact someone used the N-word on the show. It’s not OK. It is not OK.
“Charles Kaiser, I respect you and enjoy having you as a guest, not OK.
“By the way, the claim Mr Bannon used the N-word? I’ve never heard of this, so there is that.”
Kaiser apologised but defended his use of the word on Facebook after the show.
He wrote: “In the heat of the moment, I said the word n****r on CNN. What’s worse, I think, is that I attributed its use to Bannon, rather than (Senator Jeff) Sessions, which was a mistake.
“I apologise to all those who were offended by my use of the word. But there is also a part of me that believes that you cannot convey the true horror of these early Trump appointments without using the actual words attributed to them.
“And as I said to my African-American debating opponent, I am horrified that any black person — or any decent American — would support Sessions’ appointment as Attorney General.”
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| The moment the racial slur was used. |
Sessions was said to have used the racist term in 1981 when talking about the first black man to be elected as a county commissioner in Mobile, Alabama. He has denied the accusation.
Kaiser also posted a message of support from a black man, who wrote: “Obviously I can’t speak for all black people who watched today but I certainly realise quoting someone using the N-word does not convey support of or casual use of that word. I took no offence.
“And I agree with you, it is a disgrace that black people are supporting Jeff Sessions (let alone Donald Trump).”
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| President-elect Donald Trump |
The incident comes just a day after footage emerged showing American nationalists celebrating Donald Trump’s election victory by giving Nazi salutes.
The video was taken the annual conference of all-right think tank the National Policy Institute in Washington DC over the weekend.
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