Milo Resigns From Breitbart, Thanks Company for Standing by Him ‘While Others Caved’
Calls Video Remarks ‘Poor Choice of Words’
Minutes before a scheduled press conference so-called “alt-right” figurehead and professional provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos released a statement announcing he has resigned from the far right wing website Breitbart, where he served as a senior editor.
“Breitbart News has stood by me when others caved,” the press release states. It calls the website “a significant factor” in his success.
“I would be wrong to allow my poor choice of words to detract from my colleagues’ important reporting,” he write, explaining his resignation.
Yiannopoulos has been under fire after a video resurfaced showing him condoning and defending – some have said advocating for – sexual relationships between adult men and teenaged boys as young as 13 or 14. Yiannopoulos has said he is not a pedophile and in a series of Facebook posts insisted his remarks were mischaracterized.
Breitbart’s editor-in-chief Tuesday morning called the release of the video an attack “by proxy” on President Donald Trump and his Chief White House Strategist Steve Bannon, who served as Breitbart’s publisher.
Milo resigns from Breitbart. pic.twitter.com/gtSfTRIi1l
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 21, 2017
Monday evening Yiannopoulos lost his $250,000 book deal in a belated move by his publisher, Simon & Schuster, which said it took them “careful consideration” to reach the correct conclusion. He also lost a speaking invitation at CPAC, the annual conservative confab, over his remarks.
Breitbart issued this statement:
Breitbart statement on Milo pic.twitter.com/SgTAnhoqPs
— Hadas Gold (@Hadas_Gold) February 21, 2017
Some responses via Twitter:
Note how he praises Breitbart for fully standing by him. It’s on record now hat Breitbart stands by Milo, even now. https://t.co/ctSAxGbyG2
— Robbie Medwed (@rjmedwed) February 21, 2017
Milo says his decision to resign from Breitbart is his alone, much like a 13-year-old who has sex with a 28-year-old. https://t.co/dP2L32Q2nN
— Josh Barro (@jbarro) February 21, 2017
Much of conservative activism these days is predicated upon just pissing off liberals. Speaks to their moral and intellectual bankruptcy. https://t.co/RQoCd53C6E
— Matt Ortega (@MattOrtega) February 21, 2017
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