CNN announced on May 17 that they have severed ties with a freelance contributor over a since-deleted tweet calling for a new Adolf Hitler.
The Pakistan-based freelance journalist, Adeel Raja, tweeted on May 16, 鈥淭he world today needs a Hitler.鈥� He also tweeted in 2014 that he was supporting Germany in the World Cup finals was because 鈥淗itler was a German and he did good with those jews!鈥� Raja tweeted the next day, 鈥淗ail Hitler!鈥�
This guy has 54 articles under his byline at CNN. They should probably fire whoever does their background checks.
— Greg Price (@greg_price11)
CNN Head of Strategic Communications Matt Dornic The Daily Caller that Raja 鈥渉as never been a CNN employee, but 鈥渋n light of these abhorrent statements, he will not be working with CNN again in any capacity.鈥�
Raja tweeted on May 17, 鈥淕lad a single tweet contributed to the #Palestine cause and brought it to limelight with me loosing [losing] my job and the West鈥檚 claim of Freedom of expression and human rights!鈥�
Glad a single tweet contributed to the cause and brought it to limelight with me loosing my job and the West鈥檚 claim of Freedom of expression and human rights!
— Adeel Raja (@adeelraja)
Stop Antisemitism tweeted, 鈥淟esson of the day – don鈥檛 support a man who murdered millions.聽Good on you @CNN for saying NO! to hate and helping to protect your 91传媒 employees.鈥�
Lesson of the day – don鈥檛 support a man who murdered millions.聽
Good on you for saying NO! to hate and helping to protect your 91传媒 employees.
— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites)
First Amendment and defamation lawyer Ari Cohn also tweeted, 鈥淚magine citing 鈥榟uman rights鈥� when you get fired for praising the Holocaust.鈥�
Imagine citing "human rights" when you get fired for praising the Holocaust
— Ari Cohn (@AriCohn)
