Ex-CNN pundit ‘shocked and dismayed’ at network’s link with ‘Muslim-bashing neo-con operative’

‘Reza Aslan, fired by CNN after directing a June Twitter outburst at US President Donald Trump, has said he’s “shocked and dismayed” at the network’s decision to hire a controversial neoconservative activist for its “investigation’s unit.”
Aslan, a noted expert on religion, was dismissed after he labelled Trump a “piece of sh*t” and “an embarrassment to America” following the president’s call for restoring his Muslim travel ban in response to a terror attack in London committed by a British national.
The decision to let go the best-selling author and TV host, who is himself a Muslim, came as CNN found itself under tremendous pressure from right-wing influencers who refused to accept the pundit’s apology. At the time, Aslan took the judgment on the chin, saying, “I recognize that CNN needs to protect its brand as an unbiased news source.”’
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