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CNN Host Loses It When Guest Utters N-Word on Her Show

November 22, 2016

CNN host Brooke Baldwin became visibly upset when one of her guests said "n---er" on her show Tuesday, appearing close to tears at the end of the segment when she slammed him for uttering the slur.

The guest, left-wing author Charles Kaiser, criticized elements of Donald Trump's candidacy as bigoted and said that recently appointed Trump adviser Stephen Bannon used the term in the past, although he did not provide any evidence for the claim.

"If you don’t want to support the alt-right, don't choose as a White House counselor a man who uses the word n---er," Kaiser said.

"Wow," Baldwin said.

She interrupted him shortly after, asking him to not use the word on the show.

"I'm sorry," Kaiser said. "I never use the n-word, except when I'm quoting someone who's been appointed by the president to serve in the Oval Office since this is such a disgusting moment in our history."

Later in the segment, after Kaiser chastised fellow guest Paris Dennard, an African-American Trump supporter, Baldwin cut the segment off.

"I think it's shameful that any African American would support this man to be attorney general," Kaiser said of Dennard's support of Sen. Jeff Sessions (R., Ala.) for the position.

Dennard retorted that he would not question Kaiser's allegiances, adding Trump would do good things for the black community. Baldwin cut in and sounded like she was about to cry.

"All right, gentlemen, we're done," Baldwin said. "I appreciate both your voices. I am still–the more I've sat here and listened to the fact that somebody used the n-word on this show—it is not OK."

She sighed deeply.

"Charles Kaiser, I respect you. I enjoy having you on as a guest, but not OK," she said. "By the way, the claim that Mr. Bannon used the n-word, I've never heard of this, so there's that."

Bannon, previously the chairman of the right-wing website Breitbart News, became CEO of Trump's presidential campaign in August and was recently appointed a top Trump White House strategist. His appointment has stirred controversy because of Breitbart's ties to the "alt-right," in addition to accusations that he's made bigoted statements in the past. Bannon has stated he is an economic nationalist and rejects white nationalism.

Update: (4:21 p.m.) Kaiser apologized for his remarks in an interview with the Washington Post, saying he mistook an accusation against Sessions for one against Bannon about using the slur.

Published under: CNN , Donald Trump , Racism