Sinclair TV host resigns after threatening to sexually assault Parkland survivor David Hogg

A conservative commentator at a Sinclair Broadcast Group-owned television station in St. Louis has resigned after a statement he made threatening to sexually assault David Hogg drew harsh criticism and sparked the beginnings of an advertiser boycott. Preparing," read the March 26 tweet, which is too vulgar to print here in full, but was published as a screenshot by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, as the remark begun to draw more scrutiny in recent days. Advertisers, including Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, St. Louis health center Palm Health, and local real estate office the Gellman Team all announced they would stop advertising on Mr Allman's shows, spurred on by activists who took to social media to highlight the commentator's remarks, as well as Democratic state lawmaker Stacey Newman and others.

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