MSNBC president apologizes to RNC, fires employee responsible for tweet

From the Daily Caller:

In the wake of the Republican National Committee’s call for an effective boycott of MSNBC over an offensive tweet, network president Phil Griffin issued an apology Thursday.

“The tweet last night was outrageous and unacceptable,” Griffin wrote in a statement read on air by The Cycle host Ari Melber, according to Mediate. “We immediately acknowledged it was offensive and wrong, apologized and deleted it.”

“We have dismissed the person responsible for the tweet,” he continued. “I personally apologize to Mr. Priebus and to everyone offended. At MSNBC, we believe in passionate, strong debate about the issues, and we invite voices from all sides to participate. That will never change. Signed, Phil Griffin.”

I like that the head of the RNC called for a boycott of PMS-NBC by all Republicans, but he should have called for a boycott of all NBC channels unless the apology was on air and Griffin forced to answer questions for someone like Ann Coulter.