Roland Martin Fires Back At Trump Adviser Who Called Him a ‘Quota Hire’
Political pundit Roger Stone is a longtime supporter of Donald Trump, and frequently appears on TV to defend his controversies and push his platforms. On July 28, Stone tweeted that political contributor Ana Navarro and NewsOne Now host Roland Martin were only hired by CNN in order to fulfill “quotas”:
Ana Navarro the dumbest person on TV since CNN fired moron @rolandmartin – both quota hires #CNN
— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) July 28, 2015
So called political analyst Anna Navarro is literally a moron. #quota? #cnn
— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) July 13, 2015
(Navarro is still with CNN, Martin left in 2013.)
When Martin found out about this on Tuesday, he took to Twitter and unloaded in an extensive rant against Stone:
I laugh at despicable people like @RogerJStoneJr. They think calling me & @ananavarro a racial quota hire causes pain. I LAUGH at him.
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) August 4, 2015
Sorry @RogerJStoneJr. I have self-esteem. I know my worth. I know my value. Punks like you can’t reduce my 24-year career to quotas.
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) August 4, 2015
As Martin went on he started to bring in outside references. First, he compared Stone to Sam Nunberg, a former Trump campaign adviser who was after being connected to racist Facebook posts. Martin expressed his thoughts that it won’t take long for Stone’s remarks to be recognized as racist, and that he will soon be fired as well:
So @realDonaldTrump has already fired one racist campaign aide this week. He needs to now fire despicable @RogerJStoneJr.
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) August 4, 2015
Martin then compared the situation to the film Django Unchained, aligning himself with the titular protagonist who struggles to get the better of a ruthless slave owner:
.@RogerJStoneJr, I’m that Black guy who isn’t afraid of punks like you. You’re Mr. Candy. I’m Django. I’m a free Black man. Deal with it!
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) August 4, 2015
Finally, Martin pointed to Brad Nagel, another Trump aide who came under scrutiny today for connections to posts that described President Obama as a Nazi and that his supporters were his zombified drones.
ANOTHER racist working for @realDonaldTrump busted! Trump Staffer Caught Sharing Racist Memes on Facebook… http://t.co/EKaI4UQaSb
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) August 4, 2015
Navarro has yet to respond to Stone’s comments.
[h/t Media Matters]
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