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NEW YORK — On CNN, Santorum was a senior political commentator who was often tasked with giving the Republican point of view during campaign coverage. His parting ways with the network was confirmed Saturday by Alison Rudnick, vice president of HLN Communications and CNN Diversity and Inclusion. Santorum sparked controversy in an April 23 speech before the Young America’s Foundation, a conservative youth organization. Santorum said immigrants created a nation based on the Judeo-Christian ethic from a blank slate. “We birthed a nation from nothing,” he said. “Yes, there were Native ...

CNN has dropped Rick Santorum as a senior political commentator amid controversy over recent disparaging remarks the former senator made about Native Americans. Driving the news: Speaking at a Young America's Foundation event last month, Santorum said, "We birthed a nation from nothing — I mean, there was nothing here. I mean, yes, we have Native Americans, but candidly, there isn't much Native American culture in American culture."Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free.What they're saying: "[I] can confirm that we parted...

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Staff and wire reports On CNN, Santorum was a senior political commentator who was often tasked with giving the Republican point of view during campaign coverage. His exit was confirmed to The Associated Press on Saturday by Alison Rudnick, vice president of HLN Communications and CNN Diversity and Inclusion. USA TODAY has reached out to CNN for further comment.  The former senator drew backlash last month for a April 23 speech about "birthing a nation from nothing" at the Standing Up For Faith & Freedom conference for Young America's Foundation, a conservative youth organization. A vi...

The comment prompted Fawn Sharp, president of the National Congress of American Indians, to call Santorum ‘an unhinged and embarrassing racist’.