CNN severs ties with Jeffrey Lord

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    CNN severed ties with Jeffrey Lord on Thursday, hours after he ignited controversy by tweeting the words "Sieg Heil!" at a prominent liberal activist.

    "Nazi salutes are indefensible," a CNN spokesperson said in a statement. "Jeffrey Lord is no longer with the network."


    Lord said his tweet was misunderstood. He said he was mocking fascists, not acting like one.

    "I love CNN, but I feel they are caving to bullies here," he said in a telephone interview shortly after the network's decision was announced.

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