Santorum caused anger after dismissing the role of Native Americans in history, saying that there was "nothing" in America before colonizers arrived.

CNN anchor Don Lemon said he was "furious" with Santorum's explanation and accused him of trying to "whitewash the whitewash that he whitewashed."

Santorum was widely lambasted over his remarks, with many accusing him of whitewashing the atrocities committed against indigenous peoples.

Anderson Cooper dug into the CNN contributor Rick Santorum after the former Pennsylvania senator suggested that businesses weren’t boarding up their storefronts “to keep Donald Trump supporters from looting.” “Where is the real threat here?” Santorum said during the panel Wednesday. “I don’t see any Republicans, I don’t see any […]

Former GOP Sen. Rick Santorum cut off the CNN analyst Gloria Borger while she was explaining the significance of Mike Pence repeatedly cutting off Kamala Harris at Wednesday’s vice-presidential debate. At a CNN panel afterward, Borger tried to praise Harris but was cut off by Santorum. “Women watching that are […]

The Republican former Sen. Rick Santorum said that asking President Donald Trump to denounce white supremacists was a low blow because they were his voter base. In Tuesday night’s presidential debate, the moderator, Chris Wallace, asked Trump to denounce racism and right-wing militias. Santorum later told CNN that Wallace “was […]

Former Republican Sen. Rick Santorum said on CNN that Christine Blasey Ford‘s testimony against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was “authentic” and would pose “a big problem for Brett Kavanaugh.” A number of commentators observed that Ford appeared confident and convincing when recalling how Kavanaugh allegedly groped and attempted to […]

President Donald Trump’s reaction to Sen. John McCain’s death fuelled a heated CNN debate on Monday night. Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers rebuked the president for the way he handled McCain’s death. President Donald Trump’s reaction to the death of Sen. John McCain fuelled a CNN debate on Monday night, […]

Reports the US Department of Health and Human Services cannot locate nearly 1,500 migrant children it placed with American sponsors have drawn attention since a department official testified about the issue last month. The story has caught fire amid discord within President Donald Trump’s administration on the handling of illegal […]

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Rick Santorum, a former Republican senator in Pennsylvania, suggested that students learn CPR instead of advocating for stricter gun control laws. On Wednesday, he walked back his remarks. Medical doctors strongly pushed back against Santorum’s original statement, explaining that gunshot victims often bleed to death before CPR can be administered. […]

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