Axed Des Moines Register reporter blames 'right-wing ideologues' for firing, suggests he's oppressed
https://www.foxnews.com/media/aaron-calvin-des-moines-register-reporter-firedA Des Moines Register reporter who was let go this week over a piece that received heavy backlash has blamed "right-wing ideologues" for his firing and suggested he'd experienced oppression like "women and journalists of color" face in the industry.
Aaron Calvin's profile on 24-year-old Iowan and impromptu philanthropist Carson King, who raised over $1 million for a children's hospital, sparked an uproar because it had referred to a pair of racist tweets King had written as a 16-year-old high school student -- tweets for which King expressed remorse.
Calvin himself said he was caught off-guard after his critics delved into his own social media history and found racist and other offensive tweets. The Register announced on Thursday that Calvin was "no longer with the paper," as his tweets went against their employee policy.
First of all, Aaron Calvin went after Carson King who raised $1 million for University of Iowa's Stead Children's Hospital. Nothing political right there.
Then he found racist Tweets by King and ran it.
Now, Calvin is playing victim and calls himself an oppressed minority.