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Headline Roundup March 30th, 2018

Laura Ingraham Facing Boycott Over David Hogg Tweet

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After Fox News host Laura Ingraham mocked Parkland survivor David Hogg on Twitter for his recent college rejections, he urged top advertisers to boycott her show. At least 11 companies have pulled their ads, including Office Depot, TripAdvisor, Expedia, Wayfair, Hulu, Nestle, and Jenny Craig.

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A Fox News host is under fire after taunting a Parkland survivor over his college rejections.

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Ads pulled from Ingraham show after she mocked Parkland survivor
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At least seven companies said on Thursday they were dropping advertisements from Laura Ingraham’s Fox News show after the conservative pundit mocked a teenage survivor of the Florida school massacre on Twitter and he responded with a call for a boycott.

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The Laura Ingraham Boycott Has Nothing To Do With Decency. It Has Everything To Do With Politics.
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On Wednesday, Laura Ingraham tweeted out an ill-advised knock on Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg. She tweeted that she believed Hogg had been whiny in discussing his rejection from certain colleges:

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