NBC News president: Shuster suspended for Chelsea Clinton comments
NBC News President Steve Capus sent the
following statement to Media Matters for America:
NBC
NEWS STATEMENT REGARDING CHELSEA CLINTON COMMENT:
On
Thursday's "Tucker" on MSNBC, David Shuster, who was serving as
guest-host of the program, made a comment about Chelsea Clinton and the Clinton
campaign that was irresponsible and inappropriate. Shuster, who apologized this
morning on MSNBC and will again this evening, has been suspended from appearing
on all NBC News broadcasts, other than to make his apology. He has also
extended an apology to the Clinton
family. NBC News takes these matters seriously, and offers our sincere regrets to the Clintons
for the remarks.
Media Matters noted Shuster's comments here.
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Towleroad,
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Media Matters reports that MSNBC has suspended Shuster and released the following statement: "Shuster, who apologized this morning on MSNBC and will again this evening, has been suspended from appearing on all NBC News broadcasts, other than to make his apology. He has also extended an apology to the Clinton family. NBC News takes these matters seriously, and offers our sincere regrets to the Clintons for the remarks." Read more...
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Gawker,
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David Schuster, an NBC News correspondent whom no one on Earth had ever cared about before today, has just been suspended for announcing that it was "weird" how the Clintons "pimped out Chelsea" when they made her call all those superdelegates and those ladies from The View. Chris Matthews, Tucker Carlson, and even lovable old Pat Robertson will still appear on the network regularly. Read more...
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Wonkette,
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David Shuster sort of called Chelsea Clinton a whore, so now he’s “suspended” from, uh, guest hosting Tucker Carlson’s show? Read more...
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