TV Anchor: Obama Smiles ‘Like A Split Watermelon’
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The British TV presenter may not know any better.
A Channel 4 presenter has found himself at the centre of a race storm after making reference to American President Barack Obama “smiling like a split watermelon”.
Matt Frei, Europe Editor for Channel 4 News, has apologised for using the expression during a report on the Pope’s high-profile visit to the US tonight…
The Channel 4 presenter quickly apologised on Twitter after coming under fire.
He wrote: “I apologise to those upset by my description of President Obama’s smile on tonight’s programme.
“It was intended as an entirely innocent phrase that apparently has a history I simply wasn’t aware of. Honestly no offence intended.”
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D.B. Hirsch is a political activist, news junkie, and retired ad copy writer and spin doctor. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.