Curt Schilling Initially Defends Breitbart Colleague Yiannopoulos, Then Apologizes After Watching Video

According to a report by Fox Business Network, there is “fierce debate” inside Breitbart about whether or not to fire Milo Yiannopoulos in the wake of the controversial editor’s widely condemned comments from a newly resurfaced video in which he seemed to be defending pedophilia.

One of Yiannopoulos’s Breitbart colleagues — former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, who hosts a daily radio show for the website called Whatever it Takes — initially defended the provocateur on Monday evening. But he quickly apologized after his Twitter followers sent him the video, which he said he hadn’t seen before commenting.

Let me see if I have this right. @lenadunham child molestor Woody Allen, sex with a minor, Roman Polanski, rapist, But Milo is the problem?

— Curt Schilling (@gehrig38) February 21, 2017

Schilling engaged with his followers for approximately 40 minutes before being sent a link to the video, after which he immediately reversed his position.

Ok, pretty important piece of news, and commentary, I went into this discussion without. That’s a whole different ball of wax to be sure. https://t.co/qsvBiqfLWs

— Curt Schilling (@gehrig38) February 21, 2017

UPDATE! I had NO idea of the video/audio of Milo’s interview which he defends and hides the identity of pedophiles. There’s no circumstance

— Curt Schilling (@gehrig38) February 21, 2017

In any setting ever where protection of a molester is appropriate and IMO legal? But I apologize if it appeared in any way I was ‘defending”

— Curt Schilling (@gehrig38) February 21, 2017

that sort of commentary. I’ll accept any and all abuse thrown my way for not thoroughly going through ALL the material before responding.

— Curt Schilling (@gehrig38) February 21, 2017

Schilling kept his word and did accept criticism from his followers. He also, in a few cases, returned fire.

@NewsGlue No, “Schilling” jumped into the conversation prior to having all the commentary. Thereby making a HUGE mistake.

— Curt Schilling (@gehrig38) February 21, 2017

@stillwinning2 I do think it’s awesome how apologizing is known to the left as “backtracking”. Good stuff

— Curt Schilling (@gehrig38) February 21, 2017

@CadillacSwanger Not defending, merely stating that unlike your candy ass I didn’t curl up in the fetal position when I heard it

— Curt Schilling (@gehrig38) February 21, 2017

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