The "Ultimate Trump Loyalist" and former Top Advisor to the Donald Trump Campaign Roger Stone will no longer appear on CNN after the network was made aware of a recent series of disparaging tweets the Trump ally directed towards CNN political analyst and former Jeb Bush-backer Ana Navarro. Earlier in the campaign season, while still employed by the Trump campaign, Stone referred to her as a "quota hire".
A CNN spokesperson confirmed that Stone would be banned from appearing on the network to Media Matters after the watchdog organization brought the comments to the news organization's attention:
He will no longer appear as a guest on CNN
Stone's latest tweets called Navarro a "pompous shithead", and an "abusive diva" who was "dumber than dogshit". The more recent tweet was directed towards CNN's highest-profile personality, Anderson Cooper.
Stone's History of Offensive and Racist Tweets
It's unclear whether or not CNN was familiar with any of Stone's prior racially charged, ethically dubious or intellectually challenged remarks on twitter, some directed at the network and it's personalities specifically.
In November of 2012, Stone used heinous language while attacking then-CNN analyst Roland Martin...
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