Ailes Apologizes to ADL for Nazi Comparisons
Politico reports:
Roger Ailes has apologized to the Anti-Defamation League for his use of the expression “Nazi attitudes” to describe NPR executives in an interview with Howard Kurtz, and the ADL has accepted his apology.
“I was of course ad-libbing and should not have chosen that word,” Ailes wrote in a letter to Abe Foxman, ADL’s national director. “but I was angry at the time because of NPR’s willingness to censor Juan Williams for not being liberal enough.”
Foxman, a Holocaust survivor, replied: “I welcome Roger Ailes apology, which is as sincere as it is heartfelt. Nazi comparisons of this nature are clearly inappropriate and offensive. While I wish Roger had never invoked that terminology, I appreciate his efforts to immediately reach out and to retract his words before they did any further harm.”
Ailes and Foxman seem to have established an open line of communication of late. After the ADL criticized Glenn Beck for his statements about George Soros’ actions during the Holocaust, Ailes reached out to Foxman, Kurtz reported.
