Hogg on Fox’s Ingraham: ‘Bully’ sorry for lost ads

Shooting survivor wants her to denounce coverage

Parkland school shooting survivor David Hogg says Fox News Channel host Laura Ingraham is a bully and that he is unmoved by her apology after she called him out on Twitter for failing to gain admittance into some of his top college choices.

Hogg told CNN he believes Ingraham apologized to stop the bleeding after several major corporations announced they would not advertise on her show, The Ingraham Angle, which airs weeknights at 10 p.m. ET.

“The apology ... was kind of expected, especially after so many of her advertisers dropped out,” Hogg said. “I’m glad to see corporate America standing with me and the other students of Parkland and everybody else. Because when we work together we can accomplish anything.”

Hogg cited other instances where he said Ingraham behaved like a bully, from a conflict with gays while she was at Dartmouth in 1984 to recently dismissing political comments by LeBron James by suggesting he “shut up and dribble.”

“It’s disturbing to know that somebody can bully so many people and just get away with it, especially to the level that she did,” Hogg said on CNN. “No matter who somebody is, no matter how big or powerful they may seem, a bully is a bully and it’s important that you stand up to them.”

The controversy flared last week when Ingraham ripped Hogg on social media for failing to gain admittance to several schools — “and whines about it.” Hogg struck back, listing some of Ingraham’s advertisers on Twitter and suggested his 700,000-plus Twitter followers complain to them.

Wayfair, Nestle, TripAdvisor, Hulu, Office Depot, Jenny Craig, Expedia and Johnson & Johnson were among companies that quickly distanced themselves from Ingraham’s show. As the list grew, Ingraham tweeted a peace offering.

“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,” she said. Hogg was unmoved.

“I will only accept your apology only if you denounce the way your network has treated my friends and I in this fight,” he tweeted. “It’s time to love thy neighbor, not mudsling at children.”

Ingraham announced Friday she was taking a week off from the show.

Laura Ingraham has apologized to Parkland student David Hogg. AP