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Yahoo fires Washington bureau chief for comment on Romney, hurricane
Original Publication Date: August 29, 2012 8:43AM
Publication Updated: January 9, 2025 5:00AM
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Yahoo News has fired its Washington bureau chief after he was caught on a microphone saying Mitt Romney and his wife were “happy to have a party with black people drowning.”
Company spokeswoman Anne Espiritu said Wednesday that David Chalian’s remark was inappropriate and does not represent Yahoo’s views.
She says Yahoo is apologizing to the Republican presidential candidate and his supporters, and has reached out to the campaign to convey the message.
Chalian made the remark during a moment before Yahoo began its live coverage of the Republican convention on Tuesday evening. Yahoo is streaming coverage in association with ABC News.
The remark is an apparent reference to the Republican convention happening as Hurricane Isaac hits the Louisiana coast.
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