Ingraham issues apology as advertisers pull from show
Laura Ingraham issued a lukewarm apology yesterday for mocking David Hogg’s college rejections after advertisers severed ties with her Fox News show.
“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 yesterday.
Ingraham added that any student “should be proud” of a 4.2 GPA, including Hogg. However, in her series of tweets, she noted that “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.”
Ingraham also included a link to the interview.
Rachael Ray’s pet food brand Nutrish said it is distancing itself from “The Ingraham Angle” after Hogg implored businesses to do so.
TripAdvisor and Wayfair, two Bay State companies, have also announced they were bolting from Ingraham’s show.
The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student had tweeted the names of 12 “Top Laura Ingraham Advertisers” on Wednesday night, urging users to contact them.
Ingraham had previously made fun of Hogg after the teen gun control activist was rejected by certain colleges.
The high school senior was in school when gunman Nikolas Cruz, a former student, opened fire and killed 17 people.