Roger Stone calls Black radio host a racial slur on air
Roger Stone, US President Donald Trump’s longtime friend and political adviser, has called a Black radio host a racial slur while being on air.
This happened on Saturday while the two were debating Stone's federal conviction, which was commuted by Trump more than a week ago.
Stone was sentenced to more than three years in prison over charges stemming from investigation into the alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election.
He was convicted in November of seven charges, including lying to Congress and witness tampering in connection with special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.
On Friday, July 10, the White House announced that Trump had commuted Stone’s sentence days before he was scheduled to report to a federal prison in Georgia. The move spared Stone from having to spend up to 45 months behind bars.
During a live phone interview on Saturday night, Stone was grilled by radio host Morris W. O’Kelly on "the Mr. Mo'Kelly Show" in Los Angeles.
When asked about his conviction, Stone claimed it was the result of bias against himself and the president.
"It was a jury of my political opponents," Stone told O’Kelly.
"There are thousands of people treated unfairly daily," O'Kelly said in response. "Hell, your number just happened to come up in the lottery. I'm guessing it was more than just luck, Roger, right?"
Stone was silent for a moment but sounded like he was either away from the phone or covering it up when he said, "I don't really feel like arguing with this negro."
When questioned about it, Stone denied saying such a word.
"I'm sorry, what was that?" O'Kelly asked. "Roger? I'm sorry, what did you say?"
"I did not. You're out of your mind. You're out of your mind," Stone replied.
O'Kelly then continued the interview, asking him about his plans for the Trump presidential campaign.
"As a private citizen, I will be active on the president's behalf, writing, speaking, advocating," Stone said.
O'Kelly later took to Twitter, saying, "I'm nobody's NEGRO."
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