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| Parkland student David Hogg rejects Fox News host's apology | Parkland student David Hogg rejects Fox News host's apology |
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| A student survivor of a Florida high school shooting has brushed aside a Fox News host's apology after she mocked his university rejections. | A student survivor of a Florida high school shooting has brushed aside a Fox News host's apology after she mocked his university rejections. |
| Twelve companies have said they are pulling ads from Laura Ingraham's programme after 17-year-old David Hogg tweeted a call for a boycott. | |
| On Wednesday, she accused the activist of whining after he said four colleges had declined his applications. | On Wednesday, she accused the activist of whining after he said four colleges had declined his applications. |
| He has been a target of online abuse since last month's attack in Parkland. | He has been a target of online abuse since last month's attack in Parkland. |
| Keeping up the pressure on Friday, David told the New York Daily News: "I would love to see her go." | Keeping up the pressure on Friday, David told the New York Daily News: "I would love to see her go." |
| He tweeted on Thursday night: "I will only accept your apology only if you denounce the way your network has treated my friends and I in this fight. | He tweeted on Thursday night: "I will only accept your apology only if you denounce the way your network has treated my friends and I in this fight. |
| "It's time to love thy neighbour, not mudsling at children." | "It's time to love thy neighbour, not mudsling at children." |
| The teenage activist - who has amassed nearly 700,000 Twitter followers since last month's attack - told CNN on Thursday: "I think it's great that corporate America is standing with me and the rest of my friends." | The teenage activist - who has amassed nearly 700,000 Twitter followers since last month's attack - told CNN on Thursday: "I think it's great that corporate America is standing with me and the rest of my friends." |
| He also rejected her invitation to appear on her show and discuss his gun control campaign. | He also rejected her invitation to appear on her show and discuss his gun control campaign. |
| "I think it's really disgusting, the fact that she basically tried promoting her show after apologising to me," he told CNN. | "I think it's really disgusting, the fact that she basically tried promoting her show after apologising to me," he told CNN. |
| On Friday, the exodus of sponsors continued, despite Ms Ingraham's tweeted apology. | On Friday, the exodus of sponsors continued, despite Ms Ingraham's tweeted apology. |
| TripAdvisor, JoS A Bank, Expedia, Hulu, Johnson & Johnson, Office Depot, Jenny Craig, Atlantis, Wayfair, Stich Fix, Nestlé and Nutrish have all announced they will withdraw commercials from The Ingraham Angle. | |
| On her Thursday night show, Ms Ingraham ignored the boycott. | On her Thursday night show, Ms Ingraham ignored the boycott. |
| Republican campaign strategist Steve Schmidt praised David Hogg as fearless. | Republican campaign strategist Steve Schmidt praised David Hogg as fearless. |
| "This kid's not scared," he said. "He's not scared of the NRA. He's not intimidated and scared by Laura Ingraham." | "This kid's not scared," he said. "He's not scared of the NRA. He's not intimidated and scared by Laura Ingraham." |
| The furore touched off on Wednesday when Ms Ingraham posted on Twitter: "David Hogg Rejected By Four Colleges To Which He Applied and whines about it." | The furore touched off on Wednesday when Ms Ingraham posted on Twitter: "David Hogg Rejected By Four Colleges To Which He Applied and whines about it." |
| The teenager had mentioned to celebrity gossip website TMZ a day earlier that he had been turned away from four colleges in the University of California system. | The teenager had mentioned to celebrity gossip website TMZ a day earlier that he had been turned away from four colleges in the University of California system. |
| A day later - as advertisers joined a boycott - the Fox presenter struck a conciliatory tone by praising David's exam grades. | A day later - as advertisers joined a boycott - the Fox presenter struck a conciliatory tone by praising David's exam grades. |
| "On reflection, in the spirit of Holy Week, I apologise for any upset or hurt my tweet caused him or any of the brave victims of Parkland," she said. | "On reflection, in the spirit of Holy Week, I apologise for any upset or hurt my tweet caused him or any of the brave victims of Parkland," she said. |
| But a TripAdvisor spokesperson said Ms Ingraham's original comments "cross the line of decency". | But a TripAdvisor spokesperson said Ms Ingraham's original comments "cross the line of decency". |
| Wayfair said "the decision of an adult to personally criticise a high school student who has lost his classmates in an unspeakable tragedy is not consistent with our values". | Wayfair said "the decision of an adult to personally criticise a high school student who has lost his classmates in an unspeakable tragedy is not consistent with our values". |
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