Salem Media Group's Larry Elder defends racist rant from Dilbert creator: “I did not think it was offensive at all”

Elder: “All you're doing, Scott, is saying things out loud that a lot of people, black and white people are saying quietly”

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From the March 22, 2023, edition of EpochTV's The Larry Elder Show

LARRY ELDER (HOST): All you're doing, Scott, is saying things out loud that a lot of people, Black and white people are saying quietly.

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I didn't think it was offensive. I thought you were being sarcastic. I thought it was hyperbole. I thought it was frustration. I did not think it was offensive at all. I really did not. I would -- I said to myself, okay, he's gonna get hammered. He's gonna be called this, that, and the other. But these are the people that are looking for something.