David Hogg: It’s disgusting that Ingraham used her apology to promote her show

Parkland student David Hogg rejected Fox News host Laura Ingraham’s apology for mocking his college rejections, saying that it’s “disgusting” that she only apologized to save her show.

Ingraham issued an apology on Thursday and invited Hogg to appear on her show anytime for “a productive discussion.” 

Any student should be proud of a 4.2 GPA —incl. @DavidHogg111. On reflection, in the spirit of Holy Week, I apologize for any upset or hurt my tweet caused him or any of the brave victims of Parkland. For the record, I believe my show was the first to feature David…(1/2)

— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) March 29, 2018

… immediately after that horrific shooting and even noted how “poised” he was given the tragedy. As always, he’s welcome to return to the show anytime for a productive discussion. WATCH: https://t.co/5wcd00wWpd (2/2)

— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) March 29, 2018

Ingraham’s apology came after she tweeted a Daily Wire story that Hogg was rejected from four colleges he had applied to.

Hogg — a vocal advocate for gun control — replied a few hours later, tweeting at the Fox News host and asking who her biggest advertisers were. He later tweeted out a list of Ingraham advertisers, telling people to contact those companies.

Hogg’s one tweet led to at least seven advertisers pulling their deals from Ingraham’s show.

CNN host Alisyn Camerota asked Hogg on Friday if he accepted her apology.

“No, she’s only apologizing after a third of her advertisers pulled out,” Hogg said. “ I think it’s really disgusting the fact that she basically tried promoting her show after apologizing.”

On Thursday, Hogg said he would only accept her apology is Ingraham denounced the way Fox News treats his friends.

I 100% agree an apology in an effort just to save your advertisers is not enough. I will only accept your apology only if you denounce the way your network has treated my friends and I️ in this fight. It’s time to love thy neighbor, not mudsling at children. https://t.co/H0yWs4zMGk

— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) March 29, 2018

“I think it’s great that corporate America is standing with me and the rest of my friends because when you come against one of us, whether it be me or anybody else, you’re coming against all of us,” he said.

It’s important for corporate and civic America to stand together “against these people” and show them that Parkland students cannot be pushed around, Hogg said.

Ingraham is “just wrong” in how she has been covering the Feb. 14 massacre at his Parkland, Fla., high school, Hogg said. 

“From a journalistic perspective, I would say that she needs to be more objective and needs to stand down,” Hogg said. “I’m not the issue here. The issue is gun violence in America. And she is trying to distract from that, and I hate it.”

She’s not objective because she has a talk show that pushes a specific point of view, Camerota pointed out.

“I know she’s a talk show host but she still has a responsibility to show both sides of a story,” Hogg said.