Ted Nugent canceled a planned interview on CNN's Erin Burnett OutFront after comparing the network to Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels and lashing out at host Wolf Blitzer for condemning Nugent's inflammatory rhetoric, including attacking President Obama as a “subhuman mongrel.”

On her CNN show, Burnett revealed that Nugent had canceled the interview two hours before it was scheduled to air, citing illness.

Nugent came under widespread criticism after calling Obama a “subhuman mongrel” at a gun show. On February 18, CNN host Wolf Blitzer condemned Nugent's comments, noting that the phrase “subhuman mongrel” bore resemblance to “untermensch,” which is “what the Nazis called Jews ... to justify the genocide of the Jewish community.” Blitzer also highlighted the controversy surrounding Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, for whom Nugent made appearances as part of Abbott's campaign for Texas governor.

Nugent responded to Blitzer and CNN by lashing out at Blitzer and tweeting “CNN Joseph Goebbells Saul Alinsky propaganda ministry mongrels” and “So much media has lost its soul lying Saul Alinsky Joseph Geobbells [sic] freaks.”

After hyping the interview on his Twitter account, Nugent did not tweet about the cancellation.