Stephanie Ruhle Addresses Kudlow Comments On-Air: ‘We Wish Him Success in His Job’

After apologizing on Twitter, MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle briefly addressed her comments about Larry Kudlow‘s faith on-air this afternoon.

To recap, Ruhle made some dismissive remarks about Kudlow’s invocation of “God’s will,” and after getting criticism from Fox News and from Kudlow himself, she apologized.

As a reporter, a mom & a Catholic, I know words matter & I want to clear something up.
I meant no offense when discussing @larry_kudlow’s WH appointment. I apologize if my comments came off as dismissive of his faith.
I would never question another person’s believe in God.

— Stephanie Ruhle (@SRuhle) March 17, 2018

Kudlow accepted the apology, and this afternoon Ruhle took a moment to address the matter on-air:

“As a person who has been in business and business reporting for 21 years, please listen to this. I know that words matter. It’s really important to me that I clear something up that happened… the other day on air. I meant absolutely no offense when we were discussing Larry Kudlow’s interview about his White House appointment. I apologize if my off-handed comment came off as dismissive of his faith. I assure you, I would never, ever question another person’s belief in God. What I would really hope is that all of us who are caught up… in this constant toxic political churn, I hope all of us can open our hearts and minds and just forgive more. I’ve reached out to Larry directly. I’ve asked his forgiveness for me inadvertently turning his faith into a story, and if I have contributed to the toxic airwaves over the last few days in any way, I ask for your forgiveness as well.”

“We might disagree or agree with Larry on trade or tariffs,” Ruhle concluded, “I know that we are on the same page––Ali, Larry, and I are all rooting for this country. We wish him success in his job and we want every American to thrive.”

Watch above, via MSNBC.

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