Jeffrey Lord Reportedly Got A Call From Bannon After Nazi-Tweet-Related Firing From CNN
- 7 years ago
Jeffrey Lord, a conservative commentator who was recently fired from CNN for his use of Nazi salutation, reportedly received a call from White House chief adviser Steve Bannon on Thursday night.
Jeffrey Lord, a conservative commentator who was recently fired from CNN for his use of Nazi salutation, reportedly received a call from White House chief adviser Steve Bannon on Thursday night.
Candy Woodall, a PennLive reporter who was interviewing Lord when the call came in, revealed that he looked at the caller ID and said, “It's Stephen K. Bannon. I have to take this."
Woodall notes, “Bannon's was one of numerous calls Thursday night, but Lord was noticeably more confident after he said the White House adviser encouraged him to keep fighting.”
She also writes that Lord took the call in his home office and, “gave a quick series of answers to Bannon, ultimately noting there was a reporter in the house and he needed some time to consider his options before strategizing.”
Lord later declined to make comments about the discussion.
The end of Lord’s career with CNN came hours earlier and after a Twitter back-and-forth with liberal watchdog group Media Matters for America president Angelo Carusone. One of Lord’s tweets included a reference to a piece he’d recently published, in which he called Carusone’s group the “Media Matters Fascists.”
Carusone pointed out the name he’d used for the group was incorrect, to which Lord replied “Sieg Heil,” a phrase frequently used by the Nazi Party.
Not long after, CNN announced, “Nazi salutes are indefensible. Jeffrey Lord is no longer with the network."
Jeffrey Lord, a conservative commentator who was recently fired from CNN for his use of Nazi salutation, reportedly received a call from White House chief adviser Steve Bannon on Thursday night.
Candy Woodall, a PennLive reporter who was interviewing Lord when the call came in, revealed that he looked at the caller ID and said, “It's Stephen K. Bannon. I have to take this."
Woodall notes, “Bannon's was one of numerous calls Thursday night, but Lord was noticeably more confident after he said the White House adviser encouraged him to keep fighting.”
She also writes that Lord took the call in his home office and, “gave a quick series of answers to Bannon, ultimately noting there was a reporter in the house and he needed some time to consider his options before strategizing.”
Lord later declined to make comments about the discussion.
The end of Lord’s career with CNN came hours earlier and after a Twitter back-and-forth with liberal watchdog group Media Matters for America president Angelo Carusone. One of Lord’s tweets included a reference to a piece he’d recently published, in which he called Carusone’s group the “Media Matters Fascists.”
Carusone pointed out the name he’d used for the group was incorrect, to which Lord replied “Sieg Heil,” a phrase frequently used by the Nazi Party.
Not long after, CNN announced, “Nazi salutes are indefensible. Jeffrey Lord is no longer with the network."