Cuomo Prime Time program, but the arch-conservative didn't apologize for his attack on Native Americans, instead saying the comments were taken "out of context." That sealed his fate, according to a report in HuffPost, which said executives terminated his contract this week.“I think after that appearance, it was pretty clear we couldn’t use him again,” an anonymous CNN executive told HuffPost on Saturday.Many were bewildered that CNN even hired Santorum in the first place, since the former politician built a career demonizing LGBTQ+ people.
As recently as 2019, Santorum, utilizing CNN's platform, compared Pete Buttigieg's homosexuality with Donald Trump's infidelities.Santorum is known for his many other anti-LGBTQ+ stances, including.