The radio host who lied about getting an interview with Republican front-runner Donald Trump has now been fired, according to a statement released by the station.
Host Steve McCoy admitted on Thursday that he lied about the interview and said that he had been suspended, but Atlanta's News Radio 106.7 decided it needed to go a step further.
"For obvious reasons Steve McCoy no longer works at the station," said Greg Tantum, the station's program director.
McCoy not only lied about getting the interview but also about ground-rules the Trump campaign had given him for the interview.
"They said they wouldn’t take questions about his policy because his policies, they weren’t set in stone," McCoy told BuzzFeed.
After the media picked up on the story and criticized Trump for putting these stipulations on an interview, the campaign quickly shot the story down.
"This interview did not take place," Trump spokesperson Hope Hicks said. "It is a fraud and/or a spoof. The Trump campaign has never communicated with this man. He said Mr. Trump spoke to him yesterday prior to the debate, Mr. Trump never spoke to him yesterday or any day before that. The radio host admitted it was a fraud to our attorney, apologized and he is now hiding and not returning anyone’s call."
"This is representative of the dishonesty Mr. Trump faces from the media," said Hicks.